Before entering political life, Larry Maguire was the owner and operator of Maguire Farms Limited. He was named mid-Canada's Outstanding Young Farmer in 1986, and received a Certificate of Merit from the Manitoba Agricultural and Food Sciences Grads Association in 1990. Maguire was a President of the Western Canadian Wheat Grower's Association, and served as the Western Manitoba Advisory Representative on the Canadian Wheat Board during the 1990s. During this period, Maguire was associated with Farmers for Justice (later renamed Farmers for Economic Freedom), a right-wing advocacy group which opposed the Wheat Board.
In 1993, Maguire ran as a Progressive Conservative in the federal riding of Brandon-Souris. He finished in third place with 8234 votes; victorious Liberal candidate Glen McKinnon received 12130.
In the provincial election of 1999, Maguire was elected as a Progressive Conservative in the rural, southwestern riding of Arthur-Virden. He received 4215 votes, against 3063 for New Democrat Peter Kalynuk. The NDP won the general election, and Maguire was subsequently appointed as opposition finance critic.
Maguire defeated Kalynuk again in the 2003 election, this time by 4135 votes to 3219. The NDP once again won the general election, and Maguire remained in opposition.
Maguire mentioned the train stations in Vermont that received facility grant money for either new construction or renovations, including the Randolph multimodal station, the station in White River Jct., and stations in Brattleboro, Waterbury, and St. Albans (these three stations are pursuing enhancement grants).
Maguire also noted the commuter train will not require a turnaround because bud (self contained engines) cars are used and the train set is shorter.
Maguire stated Railtex operates the trains and is interested in liability and safety issues related to the bike path as well as whether the bike path limits their ability to operate and grow.
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