Tony Martin (politician)
| Tony Martin | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie |
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In office 2004–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Carmen Provenzano |
| Succeeded by | Bryan Hayes |
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In office 1990–2003 |
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| Preceded by | Karl Morin-Strom |
| Succeeded by | David Orazietti |
| Constituency | Sault Ste. Marie |
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August 31, 1948 Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland |
| Political party |
Ontario NDP, 1990-2003, Federal NDP, 2004-2011 |
| Spouse(s) | Anna (Celetti) Martin |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Sault Ste. Marie |
| Profession | businessman, community-development worker |
Anthony A. "Tony" Martin (born August 31, 1948) is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, representing the riding of Sault Ste. Marie for the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the federal NDP in 2004, representing the Sault Ste. Marie riding.
Martin was raised in Wawa, Ontario, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Laurentian University in 1974. Later in the same year, he received a Diploma in Recreational Leadership from Confederation College. He was the founder of the Sault Ste. Marie Soup Kitchen, and was for some time the owner and General Manager of Transcend Homes, a local workers' cooperative. A devout Roman Catholic, Martin also served as a trustee on the Northern District Catholic School Board, and was a pastoral assistant at the Blessed Sacrament Parish in Sault Ste. Marie from 1981 to 1990.
Martin is married to Anna Celetti. They have four children.
On February 9, 2014, Martin was hospitalized in Sault Ste. Marie after suffering a stroke.
Martin ran for the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1990 after Karl Morin-Strom, the sitting Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Sault Ste. Marie, announced his retirement. He faced a difficult challenge in retaining the seat for his party. The Ontario Liberal Party ran a strong candidate in Don MacGregor, while the upstart anti-bilingualism Confederation of Regions Party made strong inroads into the riding's anglophone/working-class base, which traditionally votes NDP. Martin ultimately won the seat by only 697 votes over MacGregor, after a late drive from the city's unions. Elsewhere in the province, the NDP won several historical breakthroughs and formed government for the first time in its history.
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