Roger D. Grimes (born May 2, 1950) is a Newfoundland and Labrador politician. He is a former leader of the Liberal Party and was Premier of the province from 2001 until 2003. He was a teacher and former President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association before entering politics in 1989 when he was elected as a Liberal to the province's House of Assembly. Grimes entered the cabinet of Premier Clyde Wells in 1991 as minister of employment and labour relations and then served as minister of tourism, minister of education, minister of mines and energy and lastly minister of health until he won the 2001 leadership convention to become Liberal party leader, beating John Efford by 14 votes in a fierce and divisive contest. Efford and fellow leadership contestant Paul Dicks subsequently left provincial politics saying they couldn't work with Grimes. Efford has since asserted that he rightfully won the contest, and that pocketfuls of money were exchanged on the convention floor, and a ballot box "misplaced" for several hours during the counting of the results. Many supporters of Grimes painted Efford as a sore loser and self-serving politician because Efford's behaviour contributed to the demise of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland. May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1950 (MCML in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Official languages English Capital St. ... The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ... Categories: Newfoundland and Labrador premiers | Stub ... A teachers room in a Japanese middle school, 2005. ... House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral legislature, in some countries, often at subnational level. ... Clyde Kirby Wells (born November 9, 1937) is a Newfoundland and Labrador judge and former politician and Premier of the province. ... In Canadian politics, a leadership convention is held by a political party when the party needs to choose a leader due to a vacancy or a challenge to the incumbent leader. ... Hon. ...

Grimes was sworn in as Premier in 2001. During his premiership the name of the province officially became Newfoundland and Labrador.

In 2003, the federal government declared a moratorium on the last remaining cod fishery in Atlantic Canada in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. While Newfoundland and Labrador was again the most directly affected province by this decision, communities on Quebec's North Shore and in other parts of Atlantic Canada also faced difficulties. The Gulf of Saint Lawrence, the worlds largest estuary, is the outlet of North Americas Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean. ... Atlantic Canada consists of the four Canadian provinces on the Atlantic Ocean: Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. ...

Grimes, who was facing a pending election that fall, used the Gulf cod decision and perceived federal bias against the province as a catalyst to try to rally citizens around his administration. Grimes called for a review of the Act of Union by which the province had become a part of Canada and on July 2, 2003, the findings of the Royal Commission on Renewing and Strengthening Our Place in Canada (which Grimes had created in 2002) were released. Critics called this inquiry the "Blame Canada Commission". It noted the following stressors in the relationship between the province and Canada: July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced the Royal Commission on Renewing and Strengthening Our Place in Canada on March 19, 2002, in the Speech from the Throne. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• The huge impact of the destruction of the cod stocks.
• Hydroelectricity resources in Labrador have primarily benefitted Quebec.
• Chronically high unemployment.
• Lowest per-capita income in Canada.
• The highest tax rates.
• The worst out-migration.

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• more collaborative federalism;
• an action team to deal with the fishery;
• collaboration between Canada, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador on the development of the Gull Island hydro site;
• revision of the Atlantic Accord so that offshore oil and gas reserves primarily benefit the province;
• immediate and realistic negotiations on joint management of the fishery.

Grimes often clashed with the federal Liberal government of Jean Chrétien and became increasingly critical of his predecessor, Brian Tobin. When Grimes accused the federal government of bias in the Gulf Cod decision, many even in Newfoundland saw him as stirring up trouble for political gain. After the unsuccessful Royal Commission on Renewing and Strengthening Our Place in Canada, Grimes' popularity began to decline as his increasingly confrontational approach made it more difficult to win concessions from the federal government. Despite his attempts to strike an image as a fresh government, Grimes and his Liberals were defeated in the 2003 provincial election by the Progressive Conservatives under Danny Williams bringing an end to 14 years of Liberal rule in Newfoundland and Labrador. Federalism is the idea of a group or body of members that are bound together (latin: foedus, covenant) with a governing representative head. ... 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. ... 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. ... Brian Vincent Tobin, PC (born October 21, 1954 in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian politician. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a centre-right political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ... The Honourable Danny Williams, Q.C. , LL.B. , BA (born August 4, 1950 in St. ...

Although his popularity rose briefly during the public sector strike in early 2004 in which he opposed the government's plan to legislate strikers back to work, many in the province and within the Liberal party felt that Grimes had performed rather poorly as Leader of the Opposition. Provincial polls in 2004 had only 14% of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians favoring him to be premier if an election were held. By contrast, Premier Williams had approval ratings of 55% as of June 2005, and it reached as high as 74% after the offshore oil agreement. Grimes was seen as having damaged the provincial-federal Liberal relationship during the Gulf cod confrontation in 2003.

On May 30, 2005, Grimes stepped down as the leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. He is quoted as saying that the time was right for him to retire from provincial politics. May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...

Gerry Reid became interim leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador after Grimes announced his retirement. Gerry Reid was the Interm Leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...