Bill Walker - MPP for Bruce/Grey/Owen Sound

Dear God, our prayers are with MPP Mr. Bill Walker today and we ask that You would be with him and the staff that work with him. Give him answers to tough questions and the ability to make decisions in his constituency that will be of most benefit to those he serves. In his role as Critic for Community and Social Services, may he help the Cabinet Minister to give good leadership to this area of responsibility. We also ask that You give him times of rest, relaxation and rejuvenation with family and friends.

BIOGRAPHY

Bill Walker is a second-term member of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition at Queen’s Park.

Bill was re-elected to the Ontario Legislature on June 12, 2014, capturing 47 per cent of the popular vote to retain his seat in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound.

Bill currently serves as Progressive Conservative Critic for Community and Social Services, and Long-Term Care and Wellness. He previously served as Critic for Children and Youth Services, as well as Deputy Health Critic for Rural and Northern Ontario. As Opposition Critic, Bill’s responsibility is to ensure that government programs and legislation are achieving their intended purpose.

Prior to his election to provincial parliament, Bill worked as Operations Manager at Bruce Power, and was Executive Director at the Bruce Peninsula Health Services Foundation where he led a successful campaign to raise $3 million for the Lion’s Head and Wiarton hospitals.

Bill was born and raised in Hepworth where he developed a strong sense of family values and a deep appreciation for our rural heritage. For this reason, Bill has long been active in Grey and Bruce, committing his time to social and economic causes. He has served on the popular Wiarton Willie Festival, Heart and Stroke Foundation and Bluewater Education Foundation.

Bill and his wife Michaela have two boys, Zach and Ben. In his spare time, Bill is a practicing amateur auctioneer and a minor sports coach for various local teams.

http://billwalkermpp.com/page.php?page=bio

Bill Walker is a second-term member of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition at Queen’s Park. - See more at: http://billwalkermpp.com/page.php?page=bio#sthash.fM22rtZX.dpuf

Bill Walker is a second-term member of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition at Queen’s Park.

Bill was re-elected to the Ontario Legislature on June 12, 2014, capturing 47 per cent of the popular vote to retain his seat in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound.

Bill currently serves as Progressive Conservative Critic for Community and Social Services, and Long-Term Care and Wellness. He previously served as Critic for Children and Youth Services, as well as Deputy Health Critic for Rural and Northern Ontario. As Opposition Critic, Bill’s responsibility is to ensure that government programs and legislation are achieving their intended purpose.

Prior to his election to provincial parliament, Bill worked as Operations Manager at Bruce Power, and was Executive Director at the Bruce Peninsula Health Services Foundation where he led a successful campaign to raise $3 million for the Lion’s Head and Wiarton hospitals.

Bill was born and raised in Hepworth where he developed a strong sense of family values and a deep appreciation for our rural heritage. For this reason, Bill has long been active in Grey and Bruce, committing his time to social and economic causes. He has served on the popular Wiarton Willie Festival, Heart and Stroke Foundation and Bluewater Education Foundation.

Bill and his wife Michaela have two boys, Zach and Ben. In his spare time, Bill is a practicing amateur auctioneer and a minor sports coach for various local teams.
- See more at: http://billwalkermpp.com/page.php?page=bio#sthash.fM22rtZX.dpuf

Bill Walker is a second-term member of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition at Queen’s Park.

Bill was re-elected to the Ontario Legislature on June 12, 2014, capturing 47 per cent of the popular vote to retain his seat in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound.

Bill currently serves as Progressive Conservative Critic for Community and Social Services, and Long-Term Care and Wellness. He previously served as Critic for Children and Youth Services, as well as Deputy Health Critic for Rural and Northern Ontario. As Opposition Critic, Bill’s responsibility is to ensure that government programs and legislation are achieving their intended purpose.

Prior to his election to provincial parliament, Bill worked as Operations Manager at Bruce Power, and was Executive Director at the Bruce Peninsula Health Services Foundation where he led a successful campaign to raise $3 million for the Lion’s Head and Wiarton hospitals.

Bill was born and raised in Hepworth where he developed a strong sense of family values and a deep appreciation for our rural heritage. For this reason, Bill has long been active in Grey and Bruce, committing his time to social and economic causes. He has served on the popular Wiarton Willie Festival, Heart and Stroke Foundation and Bluewater Education Foundation.

Bill and his wife Michaela have two boys, Zach and Ben. In his spare time, Bill is a practicing amateur auctioneer and a minor sports coach for various local teams.
- See more at: http://billwalkermpp.com/page.php?page=bio#sthash.fM22rtZX.dpuf

Bill Walker is a second-term member of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition at Queen’s Park.

Bill was re-elected to the Ontario Legislature on June 12, 2014, capturing 47 per cent of the popular vote to retain his seat in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound.

Bill currently serves as Progressive Conservative Critic for Community and Social Services, and Long-Term Care and Wellness. He previously served as Critic for Children and Youth Services, as well as Deputy Health Critic for Rural and Northern Ontario. As Opposition Critic, Bill’s responsibility is to ensure that government programs and legislation are achieving their intended purpose.

Prior to his election to provincial parliament, Bill worked as Operations Manager at Bruce Power, and was Executive Director at the Bruce Peninsula Health Services Foundation where he led a successful campaign to raise $3 million for the Lion’s Head and Wiarton hospitals.

Bill was born and raised in Hepworth where he developed a strong sense of family values and a deep appreciation for our rural heritage. For this reason, Bill has long been active in Grey and Bruce, committing his time to social and economic causes. He has served on the popular Wiarton Willie Festival, Heart and Stroke Foundation and Bluewater Education Foundation.

Bill and his wife Michaela have two boys, Zach and Ben. In his spare time, Bill is a practicing amateur auctioneer and a minor sports coach for various local teams. - See more at: http://billwalkermpp.com/page.php?page=bio#sthash.fM22rtZX.dpuf

Bill Walker is a second-term member of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition at Queen’s Park.

Bill was re-elected to the Ontario Legislature on June 12, 2014, capturing 47 per cent of the popular vote to retain his seat in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound.

Bill currently serves as Progressive Conservative Critic for Community and Social Services, and Long-Term Care and Wellness. He previously served as Critic for Children and Youth Services, as well as Deputy Health Critic for Rural and Northern Ontario. As Opposition Critic, Bill’s responsibility is to ensure that government programs and legislation are achieving their intended purpose.

Prior to his election to provincial parliament, Bill worked as Operations Manager at Bruce Power, and was Executive Director at the Bruce Peninsula Health Services Foundation where he led a successful campaign to raise $3 million for the Lion’s Head and Wiarton hospitals.

Bill was born and raised in Hepworth where he developed a strong sense of family values and a deep appreciation for our rural heritage. For this reason, Bill has long been active in Grey and Bruce, committing his time to social and economic causes. He has served on the popular Wiarton Willie Festival, Heart and Stroke Foundation and Bluewater Education Foundation.

Bill and his wife Michaela have two boys, Zach and Ben. In his spare time, Bill is a practicing amateur auctioneer and a minor sports coach for various local teams. - See more at: http://billwalkermpp.com/page.php?page=bio#sthash.fM22rtZX.dpuf

Daiene Vernile - MPP for Kitchener Centre

Dear God, we pray that You will continue to give Hon. Ms. Daiene Vernille Your discernment, strength and wisdom. Encourage her as she fulfills an important role in our legislature as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Research and Innovation. Help her to persevere in the tough times. Bless her and her family, enriching their lives with many new friendships and relationships. As she goes about her day today may she sense your presence. 

 

BIOGRAPHY

Daiene Vernile is an award winning Kitchener broadcast journalist who covered your issues for three decades on CTV’s Provincewide.

A compassionate listener and insightful interviewer, Daiene (pronounced Diane) investigated many subjects, including social, cultural, educational, economic, healthcare and other concerns.  Now she’s committing herself to directly helping you and advancing local matters at the front line of public service.

For thirty years, Daiene has been an active volunteer and community supporter.  She is a strong advocate on women’s issues, passionate champion for social justice, and hands-on volunteer for poverty reduction – including ten years at the St. John’s Kitchen helping prepare meals.    

Daiene is among Wilfrid Laurier University’s “100 Alumni of Achievement” who inspire lives of leadership and purpose.  She began her career as a Queens Park legislature reporter, expanded her  journalism skills in Texas, and returned home to Ontario, spearheading one of Canada’s longest running public affairs programs.   

With husband John, she spent three decades in Kitchener and welcomed firstborn Andrew while refurbishing a century old home in the downtown.  The household grew to include Curtis and Claire in the Forest Hill neighbourhood.  Today, with the family grown, Daiene is re-dedicating her energy to helping people across the community through this form of public service.

http://daienevernile.onmpp.ca/Biography

John Vanthof - MPP for Timiskaming & Cochrane

Lord God, we pray that You would be with MPP Mr. John Vanthof in the work he does, that he would be creative and be guided in the decisions he makes on behalf of the constituents of Timiskaming-Cochrane. We lift him up to You today and ask that You would bless and refresh him and his family. We ask that you would keep him safe as he travels around his vast Northern Ontario Riding. As his riding has many First Nation Communities, we ask that you would use him to bring unity to all people in our province. In Jesus name, Amen.

BIOGRAPHY 

John and his wife Ria have owned and operated a dairy and crop farm outside of Earlton Ontario since 1984. He was elected in Oct 2011 to represent the riding of Timiskaming Cochrane.

The Vanthofs have four children, three of whom are currently in university.

John’s public service career started with his election to the Temiskaming Dairy Producer Committee on which he has served for over twenty years including several years as Chairman. In 2004, John was elected for a term to the Board of Dairy Farmers of Ontario. John was DFO Director when Thornloe Cheese was threatened with closure and played a key role in its rebirth.

John also served on municipal council for twelve years, but he is most widely recognized for his ten year term as President of the Temiskaming Federation of Agriculture. During that time, the Federation represented the agricultural community in some key issues most notably the Adams Mine Landfill debate. The critical analysis of the Ministry of Environment’s approval, commissioned by the Federation, was one of the catalysts that stopped the project.

John was a member of the Board of Directors for the 2009 International Plowing Match. His main responsibility was the student educational program for the Match. He also sat on the Board of the Englehart and District Hospital, and the fundraising committee for the Englehart Family Health Clinic and was vice chair of the Temiskaming Foundation.

His hobbies include riding his motorcycle and avoiding rocks on Lake Wendigo.

http://johnvanthof.com/about-john/

John and his wife Ria have owned and operated a dairy and crop farm outside of Earlton Ontario since 1984. He was elected in Oct 2011 to represent the riding of Timiskaming Cochrane.
The Vanthofs have four children, three of whom are currently in university.
John’s public service career started with his election to the Temiskaming Dairy Producer Committee on which he has served for over twenty years including several years as Chairman. In 2004, John was elected for a term to the Board of Dairy Farmers of Ontario. John was DFO Director when Thornloe Cheese was threatened with closure and played a key role in its rebirth.
John also served on municipal council for twelve years, but he is most widely recognized for his ten year term as President of the Temiskaming Federation of Agriculture. During that time, the Federation represented the agricultural community in some key issues most notably the Adams Mine Landfill debate. The critical analysis of the Ministry of Environment’s approval, commissioned by the Federation, was one of the catalysts that stopped the project.
John was a member of the Board of Directors for the 2009 International Plowing Match. His main responsibility was the student educational program for the Match. He also sat on the Board of the Englehart and District Hospital, and the fundraising committee for the Englehart Family Health Clinic and was vice chair of the Temiskaming Foundation.
His hobbies include riding his motorcycle and avoiding rocks on Lake Wendigo.
- See more at: http://johnvanthof.com/about-john/#sthash.7b27Xc7q.dpu

John and his wife Ria have owned and operated a dairy and crop farm outside of Earlton Ontario since 1984. He was elected in Oct 2011 to represent the riding of Timiskaming Cochrane.
The Vanthofs have four children, three of whom are currently in university.
John’s public service career started with his election to the Temiskaming Dairy Producer Committee on which he has served for over twenty years including several years as Chairman. In 2004, John was elected for a term to the Board of Dairy Farmers of Ontario. John was DFO Director when Thornloe Cheese was threatened with closure and played a key role in its rebirth.
John also served on municipal council for twelve years, but he is most widely recognized for his ten year term as President of the Temiskaming Federation of Agriculture. During that time, the Federation represented the agricultural community in some key issues most notably the Adams Mine Landfill debate. The critical analysis of the Ministry of Environment’s approval, commissioned by the Federation, was one of the catalysts that stopped the project.
John was a member of the Board of Directors for the 2009 International Plowing Match. His main responsibility was the student educational program for the Match. He also sat on the Board of the Englehart and District Hospital, and the fundraising committee for the Englehart Family Health Clinic and was vice chair of the Temiskaming Foundation.
His hobbies include riding his motorcycle and avoiding rocks on Lake Wendigo.
- See more at: http://johnvanthof.com/about-john/#sthash.7b27Xc7q.dpuf

John and his wife Ria have owned and operated a dairy and crop farm outside of Earlton Ontario since 1984. He was elected in Oct 2011 to represent the riding of Timiskaming Cochrane.
The Vanthofs have four children, three of whom are currently in university.
John’s public service career started with his election to the Temiskaming Dairy Producer Committee on which he has served for over twenty years including several years as Chairman. In 2004, John was elected for a term to the Board of Dairy Farmers of Ontario. John was DFO Director when Thornloe Cheese was threatened with closure and played a key role in its rebirth.
John also served on municipal council for twelve years, but he is most widely recognized for his ten year term as President of the Temiskaming Federation of Agriculture. During that time, the Federation represented the agricultural community in some key issues most notably the Adams Mine Landfill debate. The critical analysis of the Ministry of Environment’s approval, commissioned by the Federation, was one of the catalysts that stopped the project.
John was a member of the Board of Directors for the 2009 International Plowing Match. His main responsibility was the student educational program for the Match. He also sat on the Board of the Englehart and District Hospital, and the fundraising committee for the Englehart Family Health Clinic and was vice chair of the Temiskaming Foundation.
His hobbies include riding his motorcycle and avoiding rocks on Lake Wendigo.
- See more at: http://johnvanthof.com/about-john/#sthash.7b27Xc7q.dpuf

Lisa Thompson - MPP for Huron Bruce

Almighty God, we pray today for Lisa Thompson and the riding of Huron Bruce. We thank you for the strength, wisdom and provision you give to your servants. We ask today that you would pour out your blessing on MPP Thompson and the people of the riding she serves. We thank you for your faithfulness. Amen.  

 

BIOGRAHPY

Lisa is the Member of Provincial Parliament for Huron-Bruce and was first elected to the Ontario Legislature in  2011 and was re-elected in 2014.  She is currently the Progressive Conservative Critic for Environment & Climate Change.

Lisa was born in Wingham and resided in East Wawanosh which is located in Huron County until she left for the University of Guelph, where she studied and has a degree in Public Administration and Consumer Economics.

Most recently, Lisa served as the General Manager of the Ontario Dairy Goat Cooperative (ODGC). Lisa successfully negotiated the amalgamation of two organizations in 2005, which allowed the ODGC to evolve from a regional operation into a provincial cooperative with it’s headquarters based in Teeswater, and provides local employment and access to markets for the dairy goat industry. In the six years with the ODGC, Lisa worked to improve the relationship between producers and processors, and turned the cooperative into a multi-million dollar business venture.

Lisa’s professional highlights also include her time as a Rural Community Advisor for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program, Class 6; and the George Morris Executive Development Program.

Lisa is a strong supporter and has been involved with many community and agricultural organizations. She has served as an Ontario 4-H Foundation Trustee; Ontario 4-H Foundation Chair of the Board; Chair of the International Goat Symposium; Vice-Chair of Ontario Agri-Food Education Inc.; and choreographer and caller for Team Farmall, a set of square dancing tractors that travel the province providing entertainment at fall fairs and special events.

As a youth, Lisa always had a keen interest in provincial politics and has been an active volunteer for Huron-Bruce for many years.

Lisa resides in Teeswater with her husband Dennis, and are the proud parents to three step-children. Lisa enjoys spending time working with her family on the farm, skiiing, curling, cheering on local sports teams and spending time at Bruce Beach.

http://lisathompsonmpp.ca/meet-lisa/

Monique Taylor - MPP for Hamilton Mountain

Heavenly Father we thank you for the blessing of freedom we enjoy in this nation and province. Forgive us for taking our freedoms for granted. We ask today that your blessing would be upon Monique Taylor and the riding of Hamilton Mountain. We pray that she would know your strength, wisdom and provision. Amen.

BIOGRAPHY 

Monique Taylor is the Member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Hamilton Mountain.  She was elected on October 6th, 2011.

Prior to her election, Monique worked as an assistant to Scott Duvall, City Councillor for Ward 7 on Hamilton Mountain.  This work, in addition to her own personal experiences, brought Monique face to face with the issues, challenges, and struggles faced by the people of Hamilton.

During this time, Monique was also a key member of the campaign to save the McMaster Emergency room.

Monique has always focused her work on ways in which the provincial government needs to step up for the people of Hamilton and Ontario, a focus that continues in her work at Queen’s Park.

A graduate of the Toronto School of Business, an experienced hospitality worker, and a long-time community activist, Monique Taylor is determined to fight to make life more affordable for the people of Hamilton.

http://www.moniquetaylormpp.ca/bio/