29 Facts About Larry Maguire

Larry Maguire was born on June 1,1949 and is a politician and activist farmer in Manitoba, Canada.

Larry Maguire is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada and sat on the House Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.

Larry Maguire was the owner and operator of Larry Maguire Farms Limited in Elgin with his former spouse, Beryl from 1975 to 2001 when the farmland was sold to neighbours.

Larry Maguire was named mid-Canada's Outstanding Young Farmer in 1986, and received a Certificate of Merit from the Manitoba Agricultural and Food Sciences Grads Association in 1990.

Larry Maguire was twice elected as the Canadian Wheat Board Advisory Committee's Western Manitoba Representative, serving from 1987 to 1994.

Larry Maguire was chairman of the Agricultural Diversification Alliance and a public governor of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange in this period, and advocated changes to the federal Crow Equity Fund.

Larry Maguire served as president of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association from 1995 to 1999.

Larry Maguire campaigned for re-election as a Wheat Board advisor in 1994 on an openly anti-monopoly platform, arguing that sellers could receive higher prices through an open market.

Larry Maguire was defeated by pro-monopoly candidate Bill Nicholson, 2,728 votes to 1,544.

Larry Maguire supported the anti-monopoly position in a 1997 CWB referendum on barley sales.

Larry Maguire was critical of the referendum question, arguing that it should have included a dual-market option.

In 1998, Larry Maguire was appointed to a council evaluating proposals for the Agri-food Research and Development Initiative.

Larry Maguire sought the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba nomination for Arthur-Virden in April 1999, but lost to rival candidate Gary Nestibo.

Larry Maguire finished second on the first ballot, behind Gary's wife Lorna Nestibo, but won on the second count with support from third-place candidate Grant Fotheringham.

Larry Maguire was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 1999 provincial election, as the New Democratic Party won a majority government under Gary Doer.

Larry Maguire entered the legislature as a member of the opposition.

Larry Maguire was appointed as the Progressive Conservative critic for the environment, and lobbied for improvements to the provincial Water Rights Act.

Larry Maguire represented the PCs in an all-party delegation to Ottawa to advocate increased funding for farmers, and served on an all-party provincial committee on agriculture.

Larry Maguire was promoted to finance critic later in the year.

Larry Maguire decided not to open a constituency office following his 1999 election, saying that he could communicate with his constituents by telephone and e-mail.

Larry Maguire was re-elected in the 2003 provincial election, as the NDP won an increased majority across the province.

Larry Maguire was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election, in which the New Democratic Party won a third consecutive majority government.

Larry Maguire emphasized farming issues in his nomination speech, and argued that he would be successful in bringing Reform Party supporters back to the Progressive Conservatives.

Larry Maguire was pushed into third place behind the Reform candidate and Liberal Party of Canada Glen McKinnon.

Larry Maguire planned to seek the PC nomination again for the 1997 election, but withdrew in favour of Brandon Mayor Rick Borotsik.

Larry Maguire was re-elected in the 2015 and 2019 Canadian federal elections.

Larry Maguire's endorsement is a recognition of his efforts to protect water and wetlands as an MLA and an MP.

On March 23,2025, Larry Maguire announced that he would not run for re-election in the 2025 federal election.

Larry Maguire seems to have been elected as the Canadian Wheat Board's Western Manitoba advisor in 1986 and 1990.