Dianne Louise Haskett (born March 4, 1955) was mayor of London, Ontario, Canada, from 1994 to 2000. The focus of Mayor Haskett's two (three-year) mayoral terms was downtown revitalization, heritage preservation, economic development, neighbourhood protection, protecting the environment, international relations, trade corridors' infrastructure and anti-poverty initiatives. March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... now. ... Nickname: The Forest City Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Middlesex County Settled 1826 (as village) Incorporated 1855 (as city) City Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best Governing Body London City Council MPs Sue Barnes (LPC) vacant seat Irene Mathyssen (NDP) Joe Preston (CPC) MPPs Chris Bentley (OLP) Deb Matthews (OLP... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

From 1991-1994, Haskett was a member of London's elected board of control on city council.

Haskett was born and raised in London's Kensal Park district north of Springbank Drive, a descendant of the pioneer Haskett family, one of the early Irish Protestant settlers in London and area. She is a member of the Metropolitan United Church in London. [1] The United Church of Canada (French: lÉglise Unie du Canada) is Canadas second largest church (after the Roman Catholic Church), and its largest Protestant denomination. ...

Haskett earned her B.A. from the University of Waterloo in 1974, her LL.B. from the University of Western Ontario in 1977, and her LL.M. from the London School of Economics in 1979. She has also studied law at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Institute for Advanced Legal Studies at Cambridge University, England. The University of Waterloo, also known as UW, UWaterloo, or simply, Waterloo is a medium-sized research-intensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The University of Western Ontario (Western or UWO) is a coeducational, non-denominational, research-intensive university located in London, Ontario. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as the London School of Economics or simply the LSE, is a specialist university, located on Houghton Street in Central London, off the Aldwych and next to the Royal Courts of Justice. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, with some dormitories on the south end of campus located in Cleveland Heights. ... Nickname: The Forest City Motto: Progress and Prosperity Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Cuyahoga Founded 1796 Incorporated 1836 Mayor Frank G. Jackson (D) Area    - City 82. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ...

She later founded her own law firm, Haskett Menear & Associates, which grew to include six lawyers. She stepped aside from her duties as a lawyer to serve on the London City Council and was a member of the London Board of Control from 1991-1994 until she was elected mayor in November of 1994, beating Deputy-Mayor Jack Burghardt by slightly more than 1,000 votes. London City Council is the governing body of the city of London, Ontario, Canada. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A devout Christian, in 1995 she refused to issue a Gay Pride Proclamation on the basis that she'd previously formulated a policy for proclamations which excluded controversial, sexuality-related events such as Gay Pride. London City Council also declined to issue the Gay Pride Proclamation by a vote of 14-5. A Christian is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, referred to as Christ. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Six color rainbow gay pride flag flying over Castro Street, San Francisco, June 2005 The gay pride or simply pride campaign of the gay rights movement has three main premises: that people should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity, that sexual diversity is a gift, and that...

Richard Hudler, president of the Homophile Association of London, Ontario (HALO), filed an official complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Commission in 1995, a tribunal of which ultimately determined in 1997 after a three-day public hearing that the City of London and Mayor Haskett had discriminated against HALO in the provision of a municipal service. Both the City of London and Haskett were fined $5,000. The Ontario Human Rights Commission was established in the Canadian province of Ontario in 1961 to administer the Ontario Human Rights Code. ...

In protest, she withdrew from her duties as mayor for three weeks (without pay) by staying in her Port Stanley, Ontario, townhouse and did not campaign during the last three weeks of the 1997 election, although she was re-elected to a second term as mayor by a 2-1 landslide over Deputy-Mayor Grant Hopcroft. Haskett used no campaign signs during the 1997 civic election, instead using green-and-gold ribbons. Port Stanley is a village in the Municipality of Central Elgin, Ontario located on the north shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of Kettle Creek. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1996, Haskett participated in an evangelical Christian rally in London called the "March of Jesus". One of the speakers was Rev. Miguel Sanchez of the London Gospel Temple, who prayed for deliverance "from the darkness and deception of the spirit of Islam". Haskett bowed her heard during the prayer, and later said, "From what I know of him, I believed Rev. Sanchez and all other participants have a great love for all people".^[1] She later described Sanchez's comments as unfortunate. Haskett's role in this event was strongly criticized by members of London's Muslim community.^[2] Some members of this community have also expressed concern about her return to political life in 2006. Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the Quran, its principal scripture, whose followers, known as Muslims (مسلم), believe God (Arabic: الله ) sent through revelations to Muhammad. ...

[edit] Moves to Washington, D.C.

After Haskett's second, three-year term as mayor expired in December of 2000, she, her husband and daughter moved to Fairfax, Virginia, working with two D.C. area law firms in planning and implementing strategic business development and providing assistance in their immigration and estate planning work. Haskett completed her second Master's Law Degree in the Spring of 2005 from The George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C.. She also passed the Washington D.C. Bar exam and was sworn in as an attorney and member of the DC Bar in December, 2005. This article is about the year 2000. ... Fairfax is the name of some places in the United States of America: Fairfax, California Fairfax, Iowa Fairfax, Minnesota Fairfax, Missouri Fairfax, Ohio Fairfax, Oklahoma Fairfax, South Carolina Fairfax, South Dakota Fairfax, Vermont Fairfax, Virginia Fairfax, West Virginia Fairfax County, Virginia Fairfax District, Los Angeles, California Fairfax Station, Virginia Fairfax... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... George Washington University Law School is the oldest law school in the District of Columbia. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia. ...

Haskett has also been involved in a number of other projects in the Washington, D.C. area, including speechwriting, research and marketing and acting in an advisory capacity in Senate and Congressional campaigns. She worked as a communications adviser and researcher for Republican Senator Elizabeth Dole.^[3] She is a member of the Board of Trustees for the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy in Washington, D.C. and of Trinity Christian School of Fairfax, Virginia. GOP redirects here. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Elizabeth Hanford Liddy Dole (born July 29, 1936) was elected to the United States Senate in 2002 to represent North Carolina for a term ending in 2009. ... Wanniassa (postcode 2903) is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. ...

In 2000 her deputy mayor and protégé Anne Marie DeCicco succeeded her as mayor. Anne Marie DeCicco (born 1964) is the current mayor of London, Ontario, Canada. ...

[edit] Haskett returns to London and politics

On October 17, 2006, 1290-CJBK-AM, a London, Ontario radio station, and the A-Channel reported that Dianne Haskett had returned to London to seek the Conservative Party of Canada nomination in the London North Centre federal riding recently vacated by former Liberal MP Joe Fontana, who was a candidate for mayor of London in civic election 2006. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Nickname: The Forest City Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Middlesex County Settled 1826 (as village) Incorporated 1855 (as city) City Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best Governing Body London City Council MPs Sue Barnes (LPC) vacant seat Irene Mathyssen (NDP) Joe Preston (CPC) MPPs Chris Bentley (OLP) Deb Matthews (OLP... 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. ... London North Centre is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ... Law & Order, see Joe Fontana. ...

This information was confirmed by Haskett on October 18, 2006.

Haskett defeated Tom Weihmayr for the Conservative nomination in the federal riding of London North-Centre on October 24. Haskett is widely considered to be the choice of the party hierarchy. The local riding association was ordered to hold the nomination meeting on October 24, 2006, a decision Haskett was told of before the riding association,^[4] and Haskett's domain name was registered by the federal party on October 18, 2006, six days before the nomination meeting.^[5] (Weihmayr's name was never registered).

Throughout the campaign, Haskett has had to defend herself from accusations that her party has refused to allow her to speak to the national press.^[6]

Key members of Haskett's campaign team are campaign manager Ryan Sparrow (until recently the communications director for Environment Minister Rona Ambrose^[7]), former law firm partner Michael Menear, former member of London city council Ted Wernham, London businessperson Randy Collins, and Dale Mackness. Rona Ambrose, PC, MP, MA (born March 15, 1969 in Valleyview, Alberta) is Canadas Minister of the Environment. ...

The date of the by-election is November 27, 2006.

See also List of mayors of London, Ontario This is list of mayors of London, Ontario, Canada. ...

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] External link

• Haskett's Web site with the Conservative Party of Canada