Jim Maddin is a Canadian politician who was Mayor of Saskatoon from 2000 to 2003, and mayor of the town of Asquith in west central Saskatchewan from 2009 to 2015.
20 Facts About Jim Maddin
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Jim Maddin graduated from high school in Kerrobert in 1966.
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Jim Maddin joined the Saskatoon Police Service in 1972 and remained for 25 years, reaching the rank of superintendent in charge of the human resources division.
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Jim Maddin accepted early retirement in 1997, following budget cutbacks that he argued were political in nature.
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Jim Maddin entered political life in 1997, narrowly defeating former councillor Glen Penner to win election for Saskatoon City Council in Ward 1.
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Jim Maddin focused his campaign on restoring public confidence in the police service, and was appointed to the city's Police Services Board after the election.
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Jim Maddin promoted closer ties between the police and the city's aboriginal community in 2000, following allegations that two Saskatoon police officers may have abandoned an aboriginal man, Neil Stonechild, to freeze to death at the edge of the city.
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Jim Maddin campaigned for Mayor of Saskatoon in 2000, and was elected in an upset over four-term incumbent Henry Dayday.
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Jim Maddin's candidacy was endorsed by the Coalition of Progressive Electorates, and was fifty-two years old at the time.
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Jim Maddin supported a review of the city's police services while campaigning for office in 2000, and was openly critical of police chief Dave Scott's management of the force.
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Jim Maddin supported Scott's departure, arguing that it was necessary to ensure "a new direction for policing in Saskatoon".
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Jim Maddin instituted policies of "community policing" during his time in office, wherein police officers set up 'neighborhood shops' to encourage public cooperation in targeting crime.
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Jim Maddin expressed concern that the new city administration would dismantle the initiative.
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Jim Maddin supported efforts by the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority to open a casino in Saskatoon, arguing that it would generate $1.5 million annually in property taxes while providing a financial benefit to the city's aboriginal community.
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Jim Maddin unexpectedly finished fourth behind winner and longtime rival Don Atchison, as well as behind Peter Zakreski and Jim Pankiw.
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Jim Maddin joined the NDP in early 2004 and sought the party's nomination for Saskatoon-Wanuskewin in the 2004 federal election, but lost to rival candidate Priscilla Settee.
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Jim Maddin campaigned for the Saskatoon-Wanuskewin nomination again for the 2006 election, and this time was selected by the party.
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Jim Maddin finished third against Conservative incumbent Maurice Vellacott in the general election.
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Jim Maddin made a comeback attempt for mayor of Saskatoon in the 2006 election, and again lost to Atchison.
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In 2009, Jim Maddin was elected mayor of the town of Asquith, Saskatchewan.