Editing Joe Tascona

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name          = Joe Tascona
| image         =
| caption       =
| office1       = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Ontario MPP]]
| term_start1   = 1999
| term_end1     = 2007
| predecessor1  = ''New riding''
| successor1    = [[Aileen Carroll]]
| constituency1 = [[Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford (provincial electoral district)|Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford]]
| term_start2   = 1995
| term_end2     = 1999
| predecessor2  = [[Paul Wessenger]]
| successor2    = ''Riding abolished''
| constituency2 = [[Simcoe Centre (provincial electoral district)|Simcoe Centre]]
| party         = [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative]]
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1951|10|09}}
| birth_place   = [[Barrie, Ontario]], Canada
| residence     = 
| occupation    = Lawyer
| relations     = [[Patrick Brown (Canadian politician)|Patrick Brown]] (nephew)
}}
'''Joseph N. Tascona''' (born October 9, 1951) is a former politician in [[Ontario]], Canada. He was a [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] representing the [[electoral district (Canada)|ridings]] of [[Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford]] and [[Simcoe Centre]] from 1995 to 2007. He also served as an alderman for [[Barrie City Council]] from 1991 to 1995. In 2010 he ran for mayor of Barrie but lost to [[Jeff Lehman (politician)|Jeff Lehman]].

==Background==
Tascona is the son of Edna (Smith) and Joe Tascona.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.encyclopedia.com/international/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/tascona-joseph-n-bahons-mba-llb-barrie-simcoe-bradford| title = Tascona, Joseph N., B.A.(Hons.), M.B.A., LL.B. (Barrie-Simcoe-Bradford) {{!}} Encyclopedia.com}} </ref> He has an [[M.B.A.]] from [[McMaster University]] and an [[LL.B.]] from [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]], and worked as a prominent labour and employment lawyer before entering public life. He also worked for the [[Ford Motor Company]] in matters relating to production and labour relations. He has also written several articles for the ''Industrial Relations Centre'' at Queen's University on labour and employment law. Tascona also has a sister, Judy who is the mother of former [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] leader [[Patrick Brown (Canadian politician)|Patrick Brown]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2015/05/03/would-be-ontario-pc-leader-patrick-brown-driven-to-win.html|title=Would-be Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown driven to win {{!}} Toronto Star|work=thestar.com|access-date=2018-03-27|language=en}}</ref>

==Politics==
Tascona began his political career at the municipal level, serving on [[Barrie City Council]] from 1991 to 1995 as an [[alderman]] in the City of Barrie's second ward. Tascona was responsible for overseeing the construction of the Barrie Public Library, and the Molson Hockey Centre and helping secure Barrie's waterfront land for public use.

In the [[1995 Ontario general election|provincial election of 1995]], he was elected in the riding of [[Simcoe Centre (provincial electoral district)|Simcoe Centre]], defeating [[Liberal Party of Ontario|Liberal]] [[Bruce Owen]] and incumbent [[New Democratic Party of Ontario|New Democrat]] [[Paul Wessenger]] by a plurality of over 17,000 votes.<ref name="1995 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=simcoe+centre&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 8, 1995 |accessdate=2014-03-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115727/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=simcoe+centre&flag=E&layout=G |archivedate=April 2, 2015 }}</ref>  The Conservatives won the election and Tascona served as a [[backbench]] supporter of the [[Mike Harris]] government for the next four years.

In the [[1999 Ontario general election|1999 provincial election]], Tascona was re-elected in the redistributed riding of Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, defeating Liberal Maura Bolger by 18,345 votes.<ref name="1999 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=Barrie-Simcoe-Bradford&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 3, 1999 |accessdate=2014-03-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505054403/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=Barrie-Simcoe-Bradford&flag=E&layout=G |archivedate=May 5, 2014 }}</ref> During his second term, Tascona was appointed as [[Parliamentary assistant]] to several ministers including the [[Ministry of Education (Ontario)|Minister of Education]], the [[Solicitor General of Ontario|Solicitor General]] and the [[Ministry of Consumer Services (Ontario)|Minister of Consumer and Business Services]].

Although the Progressive Conservatives were defeated in the [[2003 Ontario general election|2003 provincial election]], Tascona was re-elected in his riding with a margin of victory of 9,531 votes.<ref name="2003 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=Barrie-Simcoe-Bradford&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 2, 2003 |accessdate=2014-03-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505054312/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=Barrie-Simcoe-Bradford&flag=E&layout=G |archivedate=May 5, 2014 }}</ref>  He was subsequently appointed opposition critic for the [[Ontario Attorney General|Attorney General]] and [[Ministry of Government Services (Ontario)|Government Service]]. Tascona was also elected as Second Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House. In April 2006, he introduced a private member's bill ''Restore the Deed Act'', calling for the protection of homeowners from title and mortgage fraud and such measures were implemented by the provincial government.

In the [[2007 Ontario general election|2007 provincial election]], Tascona was defeated by [[Aileen Carroll]] in the new riding of [[Barrie (provincial electoral district)|Barrie]].<ref name="2007 results">{{cite web|url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007160233/http://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 7, 2009 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 10, 2007 |accessdate=2014-03-02 |page=1 (x) }}</ref>

In 2010, Tascona ran for mayor of Barrie. He was the first to register his name. He lost to Barrie city councilor [[Jeff Lehman (politician)|Jeff Lehman]] on October 25.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tascona wants mayor's job |url=http://www.simcoe.com/news/article/632677 |date=December 10, 2009}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{OntarioMPPbio|id=joseph-n-tascona}}

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