John Paul Harney
| John Paul Harney | |
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| Member of Parliament for Scarborough West |
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In office 1972–1974 |
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| Preceded by | David Weatherhead |
| Succeeded by | Alan Martin |
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Jean-Paul Harney February 2, 1931 Lévis, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Parents | Michael Harney, Blanche Lemieux |
| Residence | Prince Edward County, Ontario |
| Alma mater | Queen's University |
| Profession | Poet, Professor |
| Religion | Unitarian |
John Paul Harney (born Jean-Paul Harney; born February 2, 1931) is a Canadian professor and former politician.
After completing his M.A. at Queen's University in 1961, he became an assistant professor of English at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph, Ontario, and taught there until 1966. He was also a poet, and gave readings at the Guelph Public Library. In 1970, he became a humanities professor at York University, and was still a professor of Canadian studies there in 1992.
Harney ran as a candidate for the New Democratic Party throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
From 1962 to 1965, he stood as a candidate for the House of Commons of Canada in Wellington South. After moving to Toronto, he then stood once more as a candidate in Scarborough West in the 1968 federal election. He won a seat in the House of Commons in the 1972 federal election, but was defeated in 1974. He continued to campaign in subsequent elections there up to 1980. In addition, he sought the NDP nomination in the 1978 federal byelection for Broadview, but lost out to Bob Rae.
He was the Provincial Secretary for the Ontario New Democratic Party from 1966 to 1970. In that time, he was also the campaign manager for that party's breakthrough campaign in the 1967 general election.
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