Jim Wiseman
| Jim Wiseman | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1990–1995 |
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| Preceded by | Norah Stoner |
| Succeeded by | Janet Ecker |
| Constituency | Durham West |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 21, 1949 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Residence | Ajax, Ontario |
| Occupation | High school teacher |
James Perry "Jim" Wiseman (born April 21, 1949) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.
Wiseman has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto and a Master of Arts degree from McMaster University. He worked as a high-school history teacher before entering political life. His son Evan, ran for the NDP in the 2011 election in the riding of Ajax—Pickering. He was active in the environmental movement. He was the founding member of a local environment group called Pickering/Ajax Citizens Together For The Environment.
Wiseman ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial election, and finished third behind Liberal Norah Stoner and a Progressive Conservative candidate in the Greater Toronto Area riding of Durham West. He ran for the federal New Democratic Party in the Canadian election of 1988 in the riding of Ontario. During the campaign he spoke against Toronto dumping garbage at Brock West a local garbage dump. He finished third behind Progressive Conservative René Soetens and a Liberal candidate.
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