Brian Vincent Tobin, PC (born October 21, 1954 in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian politician. The Privy Council Office as it apeared in the 1880s The Queens Privy Council for Canada is the ceremonial council of advisors to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by the Governor General of Canada for life on the advice of the Prime Minister. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stephenville (2005 est. ...

Brian Tobin

Tobin Studied political science at Memorial University in St. John's, Newfoundland. He worked a brief stint as a TV news announcer before joining the Liberal Party of Canada as a political aide. Photograph of Brian Tobin. ... Memorial University of Newfoundland, popularly known as MUN, is a comprehensive university located in St. ... St. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ...

First elected to the House of Commons as a Liberal in 1980, Tobin became familiar to Canadians in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a member of the so-called opposition "Rat Pack". The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. ... The Rat Pack was the nickname given to a group of high-profile Canadian Liberal opposition Members of Parliament during the Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney. ...

Following the 1993 federal election which saw the Liberals regain power from the Progressive Conservatives after almost a decade in opposition, Tobin was appointed Minister of Fisheries and Oceans for his loyalty to Jean Chrétien during Chrétien's second campaign for leadership of the Liberals in 1990. Popular vote map with bar graphs showing seat totals in the provinces and territories PC leader Kim Campbell. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is the person in the Cabinet of Canada responsible for supervising the fishing industry and administrating all navigable waterways in the country. ... Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, PC, QC, BA, LL.L, LL.D (born January 11, 1934) was the twentieth Prime Minister of Canada, serving from November 4, 1993, to December 12, 2003. ... This article is about the year. ...

In the ministry, Tobin distinguished himself from his colleagues with speeches rife with rhetoric and his youthful exuberance. Throughout 1994 he mounted a fierce campaign against foreign over-fishing of waters on the nose and tail of the Grand Banks, located just outside Canada's declared 200 nautical mile (370 km) EEZ. People across Canada took notice of this new and aggressive posture, a position that hadn't been taken by a federal minister - Liberal or Conservative - since the EEZ was declared in 1977. Map showing the Grand Banks and ground fish zones in eastern Canada from Fisheries and Oceans Canada. ... In international maritime law, an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is a seazone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources. ...

Critics note that Tobin was likely doing this to preserve his political life in his home province which was wracked by rapidly rising unemployment and social unrest at the fiscal situation caused by federal mismanagement of foreign and domestic overfishing, resulting in the 1990 "Northern Cod Moratorium". In April 1995 Tobin's department was embroiled in the so-called "Turbot War" which pitted Canada against the European Union. Later that month, Tobin conducted an international news conference from a barge on the East River outside the United Nations headquarters and dramatically displayed an illegal trawl net that had been cut from a Spanish trawler which was arrested outside the Canadian EEZ. Look up April in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Turbot War of 1995 was an international fishing dispute between Canada and the European Union which ended in Canada arresting a Spanish fishing trawler in international waters. ... New York City waterways: 1. ... United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Tobin helped organize a pro-Canada rally in Montréal before the October 1995 Quebec referendum - bussing in thousands of university students and other residents from English Canada, thus earning him the nickname of "Captain Canada" in a partial nod to his role in DFO. {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Concordia Salus (Salvation through harmony) Ville de Montréal, Québec, Canada Location. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In 1996 Tobin resigned from federal politics to pursue the leadership of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland after the resignation of Premier Clyde Wells. Tobin won handily and as Premier of Newfoundland, had the good fortune to preside over the province during an unprecedented economic boom brought on by offshore oil and gas exploration and development, as well as the discovery of one of the world's largest nickel deposits at Voisey's Bay in coastal Labrador. Tobin pursued tough negotiations with out-of-province companies seeking to export the resource for refining and smelting elsewhere, insisting that the resource will never be mined unless Newfoundlanders received secondary manufacturing and tertiary service spinoffs. A similar tough stance was taken in seeking to develop the lower Churchill River, keeping in mind the contract his predecessor Joey Smallwood had been forced to sign. 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ... Clyde Kirby Wells (born November 9, 1937) is a Newfoundland and Labrador judge and former politician and Premier of the province. ... Categories: Newfoundland and Labrador premiers | Stub ... Oil is a generic term for organic liquids that are not miscible with water. ... General Name, Symbol, Number nickel, Ni, 28 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 4, d Appearance lustrous, metallic Atomic mass 58. ... This article is about the region in Canada. ... Length 856 km Elevation of the source 1,550 m Average discharge 7,000 m³/s Area watershed 79,800 km² Origin  Smallwood Reservior, Labrador Mouth  Atlantic Ocean Basin countries Canada Churchill River and waterfalls, Labrador The Churchill River is a river in Newfoundland and Labrador which flows east from... Joey Smallwood (center) Joseph Roberts Joey Smallwood CC (December 24, 1900 - December 18, 1991) was the last Father of Confederation in Canada, bringing Newfoundland into Confederation in 1949. ...

It was also during this time in the lead-up to the millennium that Newfoundland undertook an aggressive tourism marketing campaign which focused on important anniversaries such as the 500th year since John Cabot's voyage of discovery (1997), as well as the 1000th year since vikings such as Leif Ericson made landfall on the province's shores (2000). Tobin brought his province international exposure with his negotiations to have Newfoundland's unique time zone and geographic position recognized to a world-wide live television audience as being the first location in North America to celebrate the arrival of the millennium. A millennium is a period of time, literally equal to one thousand years (from Latin mille, thousand, and annum, year). ... John Cabot gazes across Bristol Harbour Giovanni Caboto (c. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ... A statue of Leif Ericson near the Minnesota State Capitol in St. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

In the fall of 2000 Tobin suddenly resigned to pursue reelection to the federal House of Commons in a snap election called by Jean Chrétien - his departure from the premiership causing immediate speculation among Newfoundlanders and Canadians about his aspirations for the leadership of the federal Liberals following what was assumed would be Chrétien's final term as prime minister. Furthering the speculation, Chretien appointed his friend the choice and powerful position of Minister of Industry, which put Tobin in a position to develop a relationship with the nation's business leaders who would ultimately be financing any potential leadership campaign. In the winter of 2002 Tobin resigned and left federal politics completely in what was interpreted by observers to be frustration at the stranglehold on the future leadership of the Liberal party by the then Minister of Finance, Paul Martin. This article is about the year 2000. ... In the Cabinet of Canada, The Minister of Industry is responsible for overseeing the federal governments economic development and corporate affairs department, Industry Canada. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Minister of Finance is one of the most important positions in the Cabinet of Canada. ... Paul Martin (born August 28, 1938, in Windsor, Ontario) was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada and is the outgoing leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. ...

In retirement from politics, Tobin has served on the board of several Canadian corporations, and became CEO of Magna International Developments (MID), controller of MAgna's vast real estate and horse track holdings (the latter through MEC). He left in a dispute over the propriety of a share buy-back program. He has authored his suggestively-named auto-biography entitled All In Good Time.

With the defeat of the Liberals in the 2006 Canadian federal election to Stephen Harper's Conservatives, Prime Minister Paul Martin announced his intention to resign the leadership of the party. On January 31st, 2006 Brian Tobin offically announced that he would not be running for the Federal Liberal Leadership. This put to rest many of the rumors that he would run to replace former Primer Minister Paul Martin. The 2006 Canadian federal election (more formally, the 39th General Election) was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... Stephen Joseph Harper, PC, MP, MA (born April 20, 1959) is the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a right-of-centre political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... A Liberal leadership convention will be held no later than March 2007 but could be held as early as late 2006, to replace Paul Martin as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. ...

Alphonsus (Fonse) Faour (born November 16, 1951 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland is a former Canadian politician. ... Humber—Port au Port—St. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Humber—St. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... For the Liverpool and England footballer Gerry Byrne, see Gerry Byrne (football). ... Clyde Kirby Wells (born November 9, 1937) is a Newfoundland and Labrador judge and former politician and Premier of the province. ... This is a list of the premiers and Prime Ministers of Newfoundland and Labrador from the granting of responsible government in 1855 through dominion status, the colony joining Canadian confederation in 1949 and up to the modern day. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Beaton Tulk (May 22, 1944 - ) is an educator and civil servant and a former Newfoundland politician and provincial premier. ... Fred J. Mifflin (born February 6, 1938) is a retired Rear Admiral in the Canadian Forces and a former politician. ... Bonavista—Trinity—Conception was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Honourable Reuben John Efford, PC, MP (born January 6, 1944 in Port de Grave, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian politician. ...

External links

• Federal Political Biography from the Library of Parliament