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Ian Waddell
Q.C.
Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks of British Columbia
In office
November 1, 2000 – May 15, 2001
Preceded byJoan Sawicki
Succeeded byJoyce Murray
Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture of British Columbia
In office
February 18, 1998 – October 31, 2000
Succeeded byGerard Janssen
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Vancouver-Fraserview
In office
May 28, 1996 – May 16, 2001
Preceded byBernie Simpson
Succeeded byKen Johnston
Member of Parliament
for Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
Vancouver Kingsway (1979-1988)
In office
May 22, 1979 – October 25, 1993
Preceded bySimma Holt
Succeeded bySharon Hayes
Personal details
BornNovember 21, 1942
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyNew Democrat
Residence(s)Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
London School of Economics
ProfessionLawyer

Ian Gardiner Waddell Q.C. (born November 21, 1942) is a Canadian politician, author and filmmaker who served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1993 and in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2001.

Early life and career

Waddell was born in Glasgow, Scotland,[1] and immigrated to Canada when he was five.[2] His father was an electrician, and his mother was a waitress. Initially staying in Scarborough, Ontario, the family later moved to Etobicoke.[3] He studied history at the University of Toronto (UT), graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1963.[4] After receiving a teaching diploma from the Ontario College of Education that same year, he taught at Western Tech in Toronto.[3][5] He then returned to UT to study law, graduating with an LLB in 1967.[4] Later he studied at the London School of Economics (LSE), from which he received a master's degree in international law.[6][7]

Critical of the Law Society of Upper Canada, Waddell moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he articled at McTaggart, Ellis and Company.[3][5] He worked as assistant city prosecutor for the City of Vancouver (1971-72), and then as defence counsel as a criminal lawyer.[6] Later, as Legal Director at Community Legal Assistance Society, he was counsel on the first successful consumer class action in Canada.[7][8] He went on to be counsel to Justice Tom Berger's landmark Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry (1974-77),[2][7][9] before becoming partner at DeCarlo & Waddell.[8]

Political career

Waddell supported the Liberal Party of Canada in his youth; he joined the Liberal club during his time at UT, and chauffeured party leader Lester Pearson during the 1962 federal election campaign.[3][5] During his time at LSE, he became convinced of the merits of social democracy, and with the realization that the British Columbia Liberal Party had a more conservative stance, he came to support the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), canvassing for that party's candidates during the 1969 provincial election.[5]

He won the nomination as a New Democratic Party candidate in 1977,[3] and ran for that party in the 1979 federal election, contesting the riding of Vancouver Kingsway. He won the seat with 45% of the vote, beating incumbent Liberal candidate Simma Holt, and was re-elected member of parliament (MP) for that riding in the 1980 and 1984 federal elections.[10] He served as NDP's energy critic at the time of the National Energy Program, before covering other portfolios such as economic development, employment, fisheries and communications.[1]

During the repatriation of the Canadian constitution, Waddell participated in drafting Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 and Section 92A of the Constitution Act, 1867;[2][11] the former provides constitutional protection to the indigenous and treaty rights of indigenous peoples in Canada, while the latter gave provinces greater control over non-renewable natural resources.[12]

With the dissolution of Vancouver Kingsway, Waddell instead contested the newly established riding of Port Moody—Coquitlam in the 1988 federal election. He was elected MP for that riding,[13] and served as NDP's justice critic in the 34th Canadian Parliament.[1] Following the resignation of Ed Broadbent as federal NDP leader in 1989, Waddell joined in the leadership race;[14][15] he placed sixth in the first ballot before withdrawing.[16] He sought re-election in Port Moody—Coquitlam in the 1993 federal election, but came in third with 21% of the vote, ending his 14-year career as MP.[13][17]

As a BC NDP candidate in the 1996 provincial election, Waddell was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia to represent the riding of Vancouver-Fraserview, winning by 380 votes.[18] He was appointed Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture in February 1998 by Premier Glen Clark.[6] As minister, Waddell was responsible for the first Olympic bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler, beating out well financed Calgary and political favorite Quebec City.[7] He brought in a film tax credit, which created a billion dollar film industry in BC.[citation needed] He subsequently served as Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks under Ujjal Dosanjh from November 2000 to April 2001.[6][19] He lost the Vancouver-Fraserview seat to Liberal candidate Ken Johnston in the 2001 provincial election.[18]

In the 2004 federal election, Waddell ran for reelection to Parliament in the reconstituted district of Vancouver Kingsway, losing to Liberal candidate David Emerson.[20][21] At this time, Waddell came out as bisexual.[22][23] In a rematch between the two in the 2006 federal election, Waddell once again lost to Emerson.[24]

After politics

Since leaving politics, Waddell has worked as a consultant in environmental, governmental and aboriginal affairs.[8][25] In December 2013 he was appointed the honorary title of Queen's Counsel for his exceptional merit to law and contribution.[11] He also became a documentary film producer, winning the Best Producer Award in the 2016 Beverly Hills Film Festival alongside Dylan Playfair and Robert Lang for their film The Drop: Why Young People Don't Vote.[26][27] In addition, he released the political mystery novel A Thirst to Die For in 2002, and published his political memoir Take the Torch in 2018.[25][28]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Profile - Waddell, Ian Gardiner". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  2. ^ a b c "Transcript: Ian Waddell: A Life in Progressive Politics". TVO. 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  3. ^ a b c d e Hopkins, Thomas (1980-10-06). "Giant-killer in the NDP's fold of young fighters". Maclean's. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  4. ^ a b "Vancouver, BC: Aboriginal Rights in Canada". University of Toronto. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  5. ^ a b c d Waddell, Ian (2018). Take the Torch. Harbour Publishing. ISBN 9780889711402.
  6. ^ a b c d "Hon. Ian Waddell - Members at dissolution of 36th Parliament on April 18, 2001". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  7. ^ a b c d "Waddell, Ian". MemoryBC. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  8. ^ a b c "Ian Waddell, Producer and Commentator". Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  9. ^ Mulgrew, Ian (2012-12-26). "Ian Mulgrew: Lawyer's BC Hydro fight was class-action genesis". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  10. ^ "Vancouver Kingsway, British Columbia (1953-06-13 - 1988-09-30)". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  11. ^ a b "Queen's counsel designation recognizes leading lawyers". Government of British Columbia. 2013-12-11. Archived from the original on 2018-04-05.
  12. ^ The Constitution Act, 1867, 30 & 31 Victoria (U.K.), c. 3, http://canlii.ca/t/ldsw retrieved on 2019-03-14.
  13. ^ a b "Port Moody--Coquitlam, British Columbia (1988-10-01 - 1998-06-17)". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  14. ^ Clark, Marc (1989-09-11). "Reaching for the ring". Maclean's. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  15. ^ "Before he became provincial NDP leader, Adrian Dix once advised former NDP MP Ian Waddell, above, that he should abandon his bid to lead the federal party. Now Waddell has issued his own scathing account of the party's failed election strategy, writes Sun political affairs columnist Vaughn Palmer". Montreal Gazette. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  16. ^ Smith, Charlie (2018-04-21). "Is David Eby aiming to be Vancouver's next prime minister?". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2021-01-28. In 1989, former B.C. premier Dave Barrett came second and B.C. MP Ian Waddell came sixth behind Audrey MacLaughlin.
  17. ^ "CBC - Canada Votes 2004". CBC. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
  18. ^ a b "Vancouver-Fraserview". CBC News. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  19. ^ "NDP cabinet gets a major shake-up". CBC News. 2000-11-01. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  20. ^ "Vancouver Kingsway, British Columbia (1997-04-27 - )". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  21. ^ "Vancouver Kingsway". CBC News. 2010-09-20. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  22. ^ Hainsworth, Jeremy (2004-03-17). "Waddell steps through closet". Xtra West. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  23. ^ "Waddell comes out". Xtra!, March 18, 2004.
  24. ^ "NDP, Liberals in B.C. buck Conservative trend". CBC News. 2006-01-23. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  25. ^ a b Waddell, Ian (2013-09-13). "Pearson-like diplomat needed today to intervene in Syria". The Hill Times. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  26. ^ "The Drop: Why Young People Don't Vote". TVO. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  27. ^ "Beverly Hills Film Festival Unveils Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  28. ^ "Ian Waddell". iPolitics. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
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