1. Victor Anthony Fedeli was born on August 8,1956 and is a Canadian politician who has been the Ontario minister of economic development, job creation and trade since 2019 and chair of Cabinet since 2018.
27 Facts About Vic Fedeli
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Vic Fedeli is the member of Provincial Parliament for Nipissing, and has held his seat for the Progressive Conservative Party since 2011.
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Vic Fedeli was mayor of North Bay from 2003 to 2010.
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Vic Fedeli stood as a candidate in the 2015 Ontario PC leadership race, but ultimately withdrew and endorsed Christine Elliott.
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Vic Fedeli was on the police services board, and in the local chamber of commerce.
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Vic Fedeli studied visual communications at Conestoga College and business at Nipissing University.
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In 1978, Vic Fedeli returned to North Bay and opened Vic Fedeli Advertising, which, in 1989, the Profit ranked his firm as one of 50 best places to work in Canada.
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Vic Fedeli was recognized as one of Canada's Most successful entrepreneurs in an episode of MoneyMakers.
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Vic Fedeli served ten terms on the board of the North Bay and District Chamber of Commerce, including as president in 1986.
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Vic Fedeli has served on the area's police board, health board, and conservation authority.
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Vic Fedeli was recognized for his work in North Bay with the non-profit Air Base Corporation, where he served as chairman from inception until 2002.
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Vic Fedeli was named North Bay's Citizen of the Year in 1999.
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Vic Fedeli received the Rotary International Paul Harris Fellowship in 1999, the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002, and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.
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Vic Fedeli was appointed honorary lieutenant colonel of The Algonquin Regiment in 2010, and honorary colonel in 2013.
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Vic Fedeli served as chair of several local fundraising campaigns and has provided nearly $2 million in area donations.
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Vic Fedeli funded the Critical Care Unit at the North Bay Regional Health Center with a $150,000 donation, and funded the Family Center at the Nipissing Serenity Hospice with a further $150,000 donation.
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Vic Fedeli provided the media with an auditor's statement each year, outlining the $350,000 in donations.
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In 2009, Vic Fedeli successfully launched an effort to win an exemption for Canadian businesses from the Buy American provision of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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On February 1,2010, Vic Fedeli announced he would not seek a third term as mayor in the October municipal election, keeping his promise from his first campaign in 2003 that he would only serve two terms.
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On January 13,2011, Vic Fedeli announced his candidacy to be the Progressive Conservative candidate in the 2011 provincial election.
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Vrebosch dropped out of the race soon after, citing family health concerns, and Vic Fedeli was acclaimed the PC candidate on February 26,2010.
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Vic Fedeli won the seat on election day over Liberal candidate Catherine Whiting, New Democratic candidate Henri Giroux and Green Party candidate Scott Haig with more than half the valid votes cast.
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Vic Fedeli was re-elected in the 2014 election, in the 2018 election, in the 2022 election, and again in the 2025 election.
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On September 10,2013, it was announced that Vic Fedeli would be replacing Peter Shurman as PC Finance critic.
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Vic Fedeli was named PC lead on the Standing Committee on Justice Policy, investigating the circumstances surrounding the gas plant cancellations.
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On September 18,2013, the Standing Committee on Estimates approved a motion brought forward by Vic Fedeli ordering the release of Ministry of Finance Documents relating to the ONTC in the months prior to the 2011 election.
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On June 29,2018, Vic Fedeli was sworn in as finance minister under newly the elected premier, Doug Ford.