Al McLean (politician)

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Al McLean
34th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
In office
September 26, 1995 – September 26, 1996
PremierMike Harris
Lieutenant GovernorHal Jackman
Preceded byDavid William Warner
Succeeded byEd Doyle
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Simcoe East
In office
March 19, 1981 – June 3, 1999
Preceded byGordon Smith
Succeeded byRiding abolished
Personal details
Born(1937-03-20)March 20, 1937
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
DiedNovember 20, 2024(2024-11-20) (aged 87)
Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Allan Kenneth McLean (March 20, 1937 – November 20, 2024) was a Canadian politician in Ontario. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1999 who represented the riding of Simcoe East. He was a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Miller and served as speaker of the assembly before being forced out of office due to a scandal.

Politics

McLean was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1981 provincial election, defeating NDP candidate Fayne Bullen by about 3,500 votes in the riding of Simcoe East.[1] He served as Deputy Whip of the PC party from 1983 to 1985, and was appointed a minister without portfolio by Premier Frank Miller on February 8, 1985.[2]

McLean's time as a cabinet minister was brief. He was re-elected over Fayne Bullen in the 1985 provincial election, but the Progressive Conservative Party was reduced to a fragile minority government provincially.[3] He was re-appointed as a minister without portfolio responsible for Northern Affairs and Housing on May 17, 1985, but the Miller government was defeated in the legislature one month later and McLean moved with his party to the opposition benches.[4]

McLean was one of only seventeen PC members re-elected in the 1987 provincial election, defeating Liberal Butch Orser by fewer than 1,000 votes.[5] In the 1990 provincial election, he defeated NDP candidate Dennis Bailey by only 740 votes.[6]

The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government in the 1995 election, and on this occasion McLean defeated his nearest opponent by more than 14,000 votes.[7] On September 26, 1995, he was chosen as speaker of the legislature.

In August 1996, McLean was accused of sexual harassment by an assistant to the Speaker. She complained that she had been harassed extensively since her appointment in March, six months previous. It was later revealed by the employee that there were four instances of sexual coercion and that McLean fired her after she rebuffed him.[8] McLean denied the allegations but further investigations revealed that he had been subject to previous sexual harassment claims ten years prior to this event. In that case McLean settled out of court. An investigation by The Globe and Mail found public documents that showed McLean had paid $2,000 to the complainant. There was at least one other instance of sexual harassment and in the latest case, McLean hired a private investigator to look into the background of his accuser. McLean was sued by the former employee and the suit was settled out-of-court for $400,000. The settlement and McLean's legal expenses were paid for by the Conservative government.[9]

When the legislature resumed sitting in September, the opposition NDP introduced a motion demanding that McLean be replaced. The PCs refused to vote on the motion. McLean went on to say that he would sue any MPP that made the decade old reports public. After receiving legal advice that he could not sue, McLean decided to take a three-month leave of absence for medical reasons. On September 26, 1996, McLean announced his resignation as Speaker of the House.[10]

McLean decided not to run in the 1999 election.[9]

Later life and death

In October 1999, McLean was appointed to the Assessment Review Board which hears appeals regarding municipal property taxes.[8] In 2015, McLean self-published his memoirs. Titled Farmer Politician, it details his career in politics. In the book he denies involvement in the sexual harassment complaints made against him.[11]

McLean died in Orillia, Ontario on November 20, 2024, at the age of 87.[12]

References

  1. ^ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  2. ^ "The Ontario Cabinet". The Globe and Mail. February 9, 1985. p. 4.
  3. ^ "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
  4. ^ "The new Cabinet". The Globe and Mail. May 18, 1985. p. 11.
  5. ^ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
  6. ^ "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.
  7. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 8, 1995. Retrieved 2014-03-02.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ a b "Former Speaker appointed to review board". The Globe and Mail. October 9, 1999. p. A7.
  9. ^ a b "McLean appointment is an embarrassment". The Kitchener Record October 13, 1999. p. A14.
  10. ^ David Mutimer, ed. (2002). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs (1996). Toronto: University of Toronto Press. pp. 122–3.
  11. ^ "Rural roots explored in former Orillia-area MPP's memoir". Orillia Today. December 23, 2015. p. 1.
  12. ^ "McLEAN, Allan Kenneth". OrilliaMatters.com. 2024-11-22. Retrieved 2024-11-23.

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