John Carman McClelland (born September 22, 1951 in Angola) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995. September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal it began, loyal it remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... The Ontario Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... The Ontario Legislature Building at Queens Park The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

McClelland moved to Canada at a young age, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree York University and a law degree from the University of Windsor. Before entering political life, he practised law as an associate at the firm of Fogler, Rubinoff, Toronto. McClelland was also elected as a trustee on the Windsor Board of Education in 1980, and was a board member of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities. A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... York University (YorkU) is a large comprehensive university, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The University of Windsor is a mid-sized university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. ... }|135px|City of Windsor, Ontario Official Flag]]|Coat Image=[[Image:{{{Coat Image}}}|135px|City of Windsor, Ontario Coat of Arms]]}} {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|250px|City of Windsor, Ontario, Canada location. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

McClelland first ran for the Ontario legislature in the general election of 1977, losing to New Democrat David Cooke by over 3,500 votes in Windsor—Sandwich. He did not seek office again until the 1987 provincial election, when he was easily elected in Brampton North as part of a Liberal landslide victory. McClelland served as a backbench supporter of David Peterson’s government for the next three years. The Ontario general election of 1977 was held to elect the 125 members of the Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament, or MPPs) of the Province of Ontario, Canada. ... The Ontario New Democratic Party (formerly known as the Ontario Cooperative Commonwealth Federation) is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. ... David Petersons Liberals were returned to power with a large majority. ... Brampton North is a former provincial electoral district in Ontario. ... In politics, a landslide victory (or just a landslide) is the victory of a candidate or political party by an overwhelming majority in an election. ... The Honourable David Robert Peterson, PC , LL.B , BA (born December 28, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) was the twentieth Premier of the Province of Ontario, Canada, from June 26, 1985 to October 1, 1990. ...

Prior to the 1990 election, McClelland was challenged for the Liberal nomination in his riding by the representative of a group which claimed the Peterson government had made insufficient outreach efforts to Ontario’s Sikh community. He won the nomination challenge, and went on to defeat NDP challenger John Devries by only 98 votes in the general election. The Liberals were upset by the NDP provincially, and McClelland moved to the opposition benches for the next five years. In 1993, he brought forward a private member’s bill dealing with the possibility of electoral recall. As a result of serious scandals, David Petersons Liberal government was defeated by a large protest vote. ... A Sikh man wearing a turban A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism, a religious faith originating in the Punjab. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government in the 1995 Ontario election, and McClelland lost to PC candidate Joe Spina by 5,348 votes. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party of Ontario) is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. ... The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada. ... Joe Spina (born September 1, 1946 in Sault Ste. ...

He resumed his legal practice after his defeat, and is now a member of the Peel Law Association Executive Committee and the Brampton Board of Trade. Peel County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. ...