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Gordon Earle

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Gordon S. Earle (born February 27, 1943) in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

A Canadian politician, Earle is a member of the New Democratic Party and a former member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Halifax West from 1997 to 2000.

Earle was a senior public servant, having served as Chief Human Rights Officer and assistant to the Ombudsman in Nova Scotia and as Ombudsman of Manitoba .

While in Parliament, Earle was the NDP critic of Multiculturalism, Citizenship and Immigration, Indian Affairs and Northern Development, National Defence, and Veteran Affairs. Earle lost his seat in the Canadian federal election, 2000.

In 2004, he contested the conservative riding of South Shore—St. Margaret’s , in which a small part of the old Halifax West, in which he resided, had been moved under redistricting. He was defeated by incumbent Consevative Gerald Keddy in the Canadian federal election, 2004.

Preceded by:
Geoff Regan, Liberal
Members of Parliament from Halifax West Succeeded by: Geoff Regan, Liberal
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