Editing Jack Reimer

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{for|the Nazi concentration camp guard|Jakob Reimer}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
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|name               = Jack F. Reimer
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|office             = [[Manitoba Minister of Urban Affairs|Minister of Urban Affairs]]
|term_start         = May 9, 1995
|term_end           = October 5, 1999
|premier            = [[Gary Filmon]]
|predecessor        = [[Linda McIntosh]]
|successor          = ''transferred to [[Minister of Local Government (Manitoba)|Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs]]''
|office2            = [[Manitoba Minister of Housing|Minister of Housing]]
|term_start2        = May 9, 1995
|term_end2          = October 5, 1999
|premier2           = [[Gary Filmon]]
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|successor2         = ''transferred to [[Minister of Family Services and Housing (Manitoba)|Minister of Family Services and Housing]]''
|office3            = Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]] for [[Southdale (electoral district)|Southdale]]<br><small>[[Niakwa]], 1990–1999</small>
|term_start3        = September 11, 1990
|term_end3          = May 22, 2007
|predecessor3       = [[Herold Driedger]]
|successor3         = [[Erin Selby]]
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|birth_place        = [[East Kildonan, Winnipeg|East Kildonan]], [[Winnipeg]]
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|party              = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative]]
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|alma_mater         = [[University of North Dakota]]
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'''Jack F. Reimer''' is a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative]] politician in [[Manitoba]], Canada. He was a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]] (MLA) from 1990 to 2007, and served in the government of [[Gary Filmon]].<ref name="LAM bio">{{cite web |title=MLA Biographies - Living |url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/mla_bio_living.html#r |archiveurl= |publisher=[[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]] |date=4 November 2009 |archivedate= |quote= |accessdate=July 18, 2014}}</ref>

The son of Jacob Frank Reimer, a [[Russia]]n immigrant, he grew up in East Kildonan where his father owned a service station<ref name=jfreimer>{{cite news |url=http://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-77911/name-Jacob_Reimer/ |title=Jacob Reimer |newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press |date=May 30, 2003}}</ref> and he graduated from Miles MacDonell Collegiate. Reimer has a degree in [[sociology]] from the [[University of North Dakota]]. Before entering politics, he was a marketing and management instructor for [[Imperial Oil]], and worked in the automobile and tourism industries in Manitoba. He also owned a restaurant and service station.<ref name=ohandley>{{cite book |title=Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1998-1999 |last=O'Handley |first=Kathryn |isbn=0-7876-3558-8}}</ref> Reimer has received a Mayor's Award for Leadership and Service to the [[Winnipeg]] community, as well as a Certificate of Merit from the government of Canada.

He married Joan McAdam.<ref name=jfreimer/>

Reimer was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the [[1990 Manitoba general election|1990 general election]], defeating [[Manitoba Liberal Party|Liberal]] candidate [[Linda Asper]] in the southeastern Winnipeg riding of [[Niakwa]], 4950 votes to 4301.<ref name=cbc/> He was re-elected by a wider margin in [[1995 Manitoba general election|1995]],<ref name=cbc/> in a period when provincial Liberal fortunes were on the decline (the [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba|New Democratic Party]] (NDP) does not have a strong historical presence in this section of Winnipeg).

On May 9, 1995, Reimer was appointed [[Manitoba Minister of Urban Affairs|Minister of Urban Affairs]] and [[Manitoba Minister of Housing|Minister of Housing]] in Gary Filmon's government. He retained these portfolios until the Progressive Conservative government was defeated in [[1999 Manitoba general election|1999]].<ref name="LAM bio"/> Reimer himself was easily re-elected in the 1999 election, defeating his NDP opponent by over 2500 votes in the renamed [[Southdale (electoral district)|Southdale]] riding.<ref name=cbc/>

In the [[2003 Manitoba general election|2003 election]], Reimer was re-elected by 1299 votes over his 26-year-old NDP opponent, Carolyn Frost.<ref name=cbc/> He held several critic positions while an opposition MLA.

Reimer opposed efforts by the Manitoba government to provide safe injection paraphernalia to drug addicts, arguing instead for a zero-tolerance policy in such matters. He also criticized the expansion of a [[casino]] economy in the province.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba-gamblers-lose-the-most-in-canada-1.256671 |title=Manitoba gamblers lose the most in Canada |publisher=CBC News |date=August 31, 2001}}</ref>

He lost his seat to his NDP challenger, former journalist [[Erin Selby]], in the [[2007 Manitoba general election|2007 provincial election]].<ref name=cbc>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/manitobavotes2007/riding/040 |title=Manitoba Votes 2007- Riding Profiles |publisher=CBC |accessdate=2010-07-18 }}</ref>

==References==
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{{succession box|title=[[Niakwa (Manitoba riding)|Member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly for Niakwa]]|
                 before=[[Herold Driedger]]|
                 after=This riding was abolished in 1999.|
                 years=1990–1999}}
{{succession box|title=[[Southdale (electoral district)|Member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly for Southdale]]|
                 before=This riding was created 1999|
                 after=[[Erin Selby]]|
                 years=1999–2007}}
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