Donald Abel (born February 4, 1952 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) is a former Canadian politician and community activist. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1990 provincial election as the NDP MPP representing the former riding of Wentworth North (which is now part of Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot). February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Area: 1,117. ... As a result of serious scandals, David Petersons Liberal government was defeated by a large protest vote. ... The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a democratic socialist political party in Canada. ... A Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. ... Wentworth North was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. ... Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot is the name of a former federal and current provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ...

Prior to entering politics, Abel served 10 years as the President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1572, and was a CUPE National Representative for a brief period preceding his election to the Ontario Legislature. He studied Economics, Industrial Sociology, Political Science, Labour History and Labour Law at the Labour College of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is Canadian trade union serving the public sector though it has, in recent years, organized workplaces in the non-profit and para-public sector as well. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Economics Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Economics U.S. Economic Calendar Economics at the Open Directory Project Economics textbooks on Wikibooks The Economists Economics A-Z Institutions and organizations Bureau of Labor Statistics - from the American Labor Department Center... Industrial Sociology (also known as sociology of industrial relations or sociology of work) is the study of the interaction of people within industry it includes the study of boss-subordinate, inter-departmental, and management / trade-union relationships´. Moreover, on a macrosociological scale, it is the study of the impact of... Niccolò Machiavelli, ca 1500, became the key figure in realistic political theory, crucial to political science Political science is an academic and research discipline that deals with the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. ... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ...

Abel's election victory was rated as one of the biggest election upsets of the 1990 provincial election. He defeated the high profile Liberal cabinet minister and Government House Leader Chris Ward. Prior to the election, Liberal insiders declared Ward's seat "the safest seat in Ontario". Abel won by a mere 88 votes. The Ontario Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... Alternate meanings in cabinet (disambiguation) A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... Christopher Campbell Ward (born June 21, 1949 in Birmingham, England) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. ...

During his tenure with the Bob Rae Government, Abel served as Government Whip (1990-1993), Deputy Chief Government Whip (1993-1995), and Government Caucus Personnel Committee Chairperson (1993-1995). He played a major role in supporting the NDP Government's controversial Rent Control Bill. He is best remembered for his stand on environmental issues including his adamant opposition to the proposed construction of a mega-dump in Flambough Ontario. Plans for the mega-dump were cancelled in 1996. He also introduced a Private Member's Bill providing certain rights for Hearing Ear Dogs, which failed to pass through the legislature due to the governments defeat in 1995. The Honourable Robert Keith (Bob) Rae, PC , OC , O.Ont , QC , LL.B , LL.D (born August 2, 1948 in Ottawa, Ontario) was the 21st premier of Ontario, and the first leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) to serve in that capacity. ... In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ...

In 1994, Abel was one of twelve NDP MPPs to vote against a government bill which would have extended spousal benefits to same-sex couples. This decision cost him support within the party. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Province-wide dissatisfaction with the NDP government's attempts to deal with the worst global recession in sixty years prompted the general public to switch their support to Progressive Conservative leader Mike Harris and his party's Common Sense Revolution. Abel, along with 54 other NDP members, lost his seat in the 1995 provincial election. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party of Ontario) is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. ... Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945, in Toronto, Ontario) was the twenty-second Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. ... 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. ...

After the election, Abel established the Dundas Review, a weekly community newpaper that provided local news coverage to thousands of community readers. Abel and his wife now own and operate a cottage resort in central Ontario.