Progressive Conservative Party candidates, 1984 Canadian federal election

Progressive Conservative Party candidates, 1984 Canadian federal election

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada fielded a full slate of candidates in the 1984 federal election, and won 211 out of 282 seats to form a majority government. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages. Information on others may be found here.

Manitoba

John Hare (Winnipeg—Birds Hill)

Hare is the son of Jack Hare, a Winnipeg businessman who was the Member of Parliament for St. Boniface from 1978 to 1979. [Barbara Aggerholm, "Tory candidate gets grant", "Winnipeg Free Press", 24 August 1984, 1.] The younger Hare initially sought the Progressive Conservative nomination in St. Boniface, but lost to Leo Duguay. [Richard Cleroux, "Language case going to top court", "Globe and Mail", 6 March 1984, N4; Jim Still, "Not credible" [letter] , "Winnipeg Free Press", 1 September 1984, 44.] He received 20,644 votes (39.56%) in Birds Hill, finishing second to New Democratic Party incumbent Bill Blaikie.

Hare is owner of the firm J.H. Hare and Associates Ltd., which sells ingredients to the livestock industry. [John Dietz, "Egg Yolks Deliver E. coli Scour Protection", "National Hog Farmer", 15 June 2003, 18; Martin Cash, "Manitoba companies ready for trade mission to Italy", "Winnipeg Free Press", 29 January 2000, B20.] He has been president and chief executive officer of Nutratech Inc., and in 2004 started a company called Source Life Sciences Inc. [Geoff Kirbyson, "Source jumps into capital pool", "Winnipeg Free Press", 1 March 2004, C7.] He has marketed a Canadian product called therapeutic antibodies in Southeast Asia, for the purpose of fighting E.coli and salmonella in piglets. [Steve Sandford, "Canadian product may help to fight E.coli in Southeast Asia", "National Post", 27 March 1999, D10.]

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