Jonathan Denis represented the constituency of Calgary-Acadia as a Progressive Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2008 until 2015.
21 Facts About Jonathan Denis
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Jonathan Denis was re-elected to the newly named constituency of Calgary-Acadia on April 23,2012.
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Jonathan Denis is the son of a Canadian Armed Forces veteran.
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Jonathan Denis graduated in 1993 from Luther College, a private school in Regina, SK.
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Jonathan Denis received a commerce degree from the University of Regina in 1997 and a law degree from the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon in 2000.
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Jonathan Denis served as a member of the Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, the Public Accounts Committee, the Standing Committee on Health, and the Cabinet Policy Committee on Health.
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Jonathan Denis was sworn in as Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs as well as Deputy Government House Leader on January 15,2010.
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On October 12,2011, Jonathan Denis was sworn in as Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security.
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On May 9,2012, Jonathan Denis was appointed Minister of Justice, Solicitor General, Attorney General, and Provincial Secretary Alberta.
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On September 1,2012, Jonathan Denis enacted stricter drunk driving penalties.
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On June 13,2014, Jonathan Denis' department provided a grant from the Civil Forfeiture Fund to the Edmonton Pride Centre, to support programs for LGBTQ youth.
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On July 21,2014, Jonathan Denis doubled the limit in Alberta small claims court to $50,000.
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On September 15,2014, Jonathan Denis was re-appointed to his previous positions by Premier Jim Prentice.
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Jonathan Denis continued as a candidate but was defeated in the May 5,2015 general election, finishing third.
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In June 2021, Jonathan Denis represented Edmonton city councillor and mayoral candidate Mike Nickel.
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The fixer claimed he was hired by Jonathan Denis to get the phone records of the former Calgary Herald reporter now of The Canadian Press.
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The fixer claimed Jonathan Denis told him he wanted to trace sources the reporter had drawn on for a story about whether the size of Jonathan Denis's wedding to his second wife, broke COVID-19 protocols.
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In June 2024, Jonathan Denis won what may be the biggest case of libel in Canadian history, $6.6M in damages.
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Jonathan Denis said that he had no recollection of any such call.
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Jonathan Denis added that he had "overused alcohol in the past".
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Jonathan Denis hired a firm called Reality Defender, which analyzed the video and concluded that it was likely manipulated.