Jim Bradley (politician)
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James J. Bradley MPP |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for St. Catharines |
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Assumed office June 9, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Mercer Johnston |
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February 19, 1945 Sudbury, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Teacher |
James J. (Jim) Bradley (born February 19, 1945) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a long-time Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 1977. He represents the riding of St. Catharines. He has served in the provincial cabinets of David Peterson, Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne.
Before entering politics, Bradley was a teacher with the Lincoln County Board of Education. He was elected as a city councillor to the St. Catharines city council in 1970, but also remained in the classroom until 1977.
After failed bids in the elections of 1967 and 1971, Bradley was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1977 election in the riding of St. Catharines, and has served as MPP for that riding since that time. He fended off strong challenges from the New Democratic Party in the 1990 election and the Progressive Conservative Party in 1995 election. On all other occasions since 1977, he has been re-elected without difficulty.
When the Liberals came to power under David Peterson following the 1985 election, Bradley became Minister of the Environment and held that position until the Liberals were defeated in the 1990 election. He is generally regarded as Ontario's most effective Environment Minister, although some believe that his ambitions for the portfolio were undermined by Peterson and Finance Minister Robert Nixon. As Environment Minister, Bradley expanded Blue Box Recycling, making it a province-wide initiative, as well as instituting tough new penalties for polluters, enforced by a strengthened investigation and enforcement branch.
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