Jeremy Harrison was born on January 29,1978 and is a Canadian politician who has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan since 2007, representing the electoral district of Meadow Lake as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.
21 Facts About Jeremy Harrison
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Jeremy Harrison grew up in the area of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, and graduated from Carpenter High School.
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Jeremy Harrison completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Alberta in Edmonton; he graduated with a Law degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 2004, and with a Master's of Public Administration from the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy in 2011.
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Jeremy Harrison first got involved in politics in 1996 when he purchased a membership with the Reform Party of Canada.
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Jeremy Harrison became more actively involved in Reform politics while studying in Alberta, ultimately working on Stephen Harper's Canadian Alliance and Conservative Party leadership campaigns in 2002 and 2004, and working as part of Harper's staff when he served as Leader of the Opposition prior to the 2004 federal election.
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Jeremy Harrison raised questions about the result, alleging without evidence that intimidation and ballot stuffing by the Liberals resulted in the seat being "stolen"; in particular, Jeremy Harrison pointed to apparent turnouts of 100 per cent on some First Nations in the district.
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However, a judicial recount demanded by Jeremy Harrison confirmed Merasty's victory, by a margin of 67 votes.
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Jeremy Harrison was criticized for singling out First Nations polling stations in his allegations, while the high turnout at some polls was suggested to likely have been due to an underestimation of reserve populations.
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Jeremy Harrison was cited as being part of the Conservative Party's alleged "In and Out" funding scheme during the 2006 election, which saw the party exceed spending limits by transferring money back and forth between the national party and local campaigns.
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Jeremy Harrison responded by pointing out nobody was "alleging that individual candidates did anything wrong".
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Jeremy Harrison has since been re-elected four times, most recently in the 2024 general election.
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On May 29,2009, Premier Brad Wall appointed Jeremy Harrison, who had quickly earned a reputation as an outspoken backbencher, to cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs.
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Jeremy Harrison was dropped from cabinet in May 2012, but retained his position as House Leader.
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In June 2014, Jeremy Harrison returned to cabinet as associate minister of economy responsible for trade, tourism, innovation, and immigration.
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Jeremy Harrison stated that one of his top priorities would be opposing the federal carbon tax, while stating that "very serious mistakes" had been made in the government's handling of the Global Transportation Hub, which was embroiled in scandal due to questionable land dealings.
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Jeremy Harrison dropped his advocacy for a review of the GTH scandal.
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On May 24,2024, Jeremy Harrison resigned his longtime position as Government House Leader following his admission to an allegation from Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Randy Weekes that he had once brought a gun with him into the Legislative Building; although he initially denied the allegation, Jeremy Harrison then apologized and admitted to bringing "a properly cased long gun" into the building when he stopped there en route to hunting.
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On November 7,2024, following the 2024 general election, Jeremy Harrison was named Minister of Crown Investments Corporation.
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Fitzpatrick told CBC that Jeremy Harrison was "rude and abrasive" during the episode, and refused to answer questions; Jeremy Harrison declined to answer questions from CBC over the controversy.
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On May 16,2024, Jeremy Harrison was the subject of a series of allegations by Speaker Randy Weekes.