Editing Stan Struthers (section)

==Political career==
Struthers was first elected to the Manitoba Legislature in the [[1995 Manitoba general election|1995 provincial election]] as the member for [[Dauphin (provincial electoral district)|Dauphin]]. He was re-elected as the MLA for the redistributed Dauphin—Roblin riding in [[1999 Manitoba general election|1999]] and [[2003 Manitoba general election|2003]].<ref name=votes>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/dauphin-1.1075966 |title=Dauphin |work=Manitoba |publisher=CBC News}}</ref> In his first term, he served as the NDP's Natural Resources Critic and Deputy Agriculture Critic. After the NDP formed government, Struthers served as the legislative assistant to the [[Minister of Health (Manitoba)|Minister of Health]], [[Dave Chomiak]]. [[Premier of Manitoba|Premier]] [[Gary Doer]] appointed Struthers as [[Minister of Conservation (Manitoba)|Minister of Conservation]] on November 4, 2003. On November 3, 2009, Premier [[Greg Selinger]] appointed Struthers as Minister of [[Minister of Agriculture (Manitoba)|Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives]].<ref name=living/>

In 1995, Struthers supported [[Lorne Nystrom]]'s campaign for the leadership of the federal [[New Democratic Party]]. In 2003, he supported [[Bill Blaikie]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.billblaikie.ca/ndp.php/leadershipsupporters/ctoctocsupport |title=Cross Canada Support for Bill |publisher=Bill Blaikie, Elmwood&mdash;Transcona |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070401195027/http://www1.billblaikie.ca/ndp.php/leadershipsupporters/ctoctocsupport |archivedate=April 1, 2007 |accessdate=June 29, 2012 |ref=}}</ref>

He was re-elected in the [[2007 Manitoba general election|2007]]<ref name=votes/> and [[2011 Manitoba general election|2011 election]]s.<ref name=living>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/mla_bio_living.html#s |title=MLA Biographies - Living |publisher=Manitoba Legislative Assembly |accessdate=2014-07-13}}</ref>

Struthers resigned his cabinet position on November 3, 2014 along with [[Jennifer Howard (Canadian politician)|Jennifer Howard]], [[Theresa Oswald]], [[Erin Selby]], and [[Andrew Swan]], due to concerns about Premier Selinger's leadership.<ref>{{cite news |title= Premier Greg Selinger replaces 5 cabinet ministers in government revolt| url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/premier-greg-selinger-replaces-5-cabinet-ministers-in-government-revolt-1.2822132|newspaper=CBC News| accessdate=November 4, 2014}}</ref> He remained an NDP MLA after resignation from cabinet. He did not seek re-election in Dauphin in the [[2016 Manitoba general election|2016 general election]].

In February 2018, in association with the global [[Me Too movement]], several women came forward with allegations that Stan Struthers sexually harassed and inappropriately touched several of his staff over many years while a member of the Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{cite news |title= Former MLA dubbed 'Minister Tickles' apologizes after 5 women allege years of unwanted touching| url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/stan-struthers-manitoba-allegations-1.4525575|newspaper=CBC News| accessdate=February 8, 2018}}</ref> During these years, Struthers' staff often referred to him as "Minister Tickles" behind his back. Party officials received at least three complaints about Struthers' tickling and harassment between 2010 and 2015 but no formal investigations took place. Struthers issued an apology for his behaviour in February 2018.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}