| Her Honour the Honourable Judy Foote PC ONL | |
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| 14th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office May 3, 2018 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Governor General | Julie Payette Mary Simon |
| Premier | Dwight Ball Andrew Furey |
| Preceded by | Frank Fagan |
| Minister of Public Services and Procurement Receiver General for Canada | |
In office November 4, 2015 – August 24, 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Diane Finley |
| Succeeded by | Carla Qualtrough |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bonavista—Burin—Trinity | |
In office October 19, 2015 – September 30, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Churence Rogers |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Random—Burin—St. George's | |
In office October 14, 2008 – August 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Matthews |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Grand Bank | |
In office February 22, 1996 – October 9, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Matthews |
| Succeeded by | Darin King |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Judy May Crowley[1] June 23, 1952 Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Howard Foote |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Alma mater | Memorial University of Newfoundland, Lambton College |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Website | www.govhouse.nl.ca |
Judy May Foote PC ONL (née Crowley; born June 23, 1952)[1] is a Canadian former politician, 14th and current lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. She is the first woman to hold the position.[2]
Prior to her appointment as viceregal representative of the King in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador, Foote was the Liberal Member of Parliament for the ridings of Bonavista—Burin—Trinity (2015–2017) and Random—Burin—St. George's (2008–2015). She was the federal Minister of Public Services and Procurement from 2015 until her resignation from cabinet and Parliament for family reasons on August 24, 2017.[3][4]
Early life[]
Foote was born on June 23, 1952, in Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador.[5] She was the head of the university relations division of the Memorial University of Newfoundland before she entered politics.[6]
Political career[]
Foote served as the communications director for premier Clyde Wells before she ran for an elected position.[6]
She ran in the 1993 provincial election in Grand Bank but lost to PC incumbent Bill Matthews.
Foote represented the electoral district of Grand Bank in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2007 as a member of the Liberal Party.[6]
She served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Development and Rural Renewal from 1996 to 1997, as Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology from 1997 to 1998, as Minister of Education from 1998 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2003.[5] In February 2003, Foote became Newfoundland's Minister of Industry, Trade and Rural Development in a cabinet shuffle.[7] Foote was narrowly reelected by 43 votes after a recount reduced her initial 50-vote lead in the Newfoundland and Labrador general election in October 2003.[8]
In 2007, Foote stepped down from the House of Assembly after she won the Liberal party nomination for Random—Burin—St. George's against former Newfoundland cabinet minister Oliver Langdon and businessman Roger Jamieson to run in the 2008 federal election.[6] Foote was then elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 2008, succeeding longtime Liberal MP Bill Matthews. In 2009, Foote, along with the other five Liberal MPs from Newfoundland, voted against the 2009 Canadian federal budget because it went against funding promises made to the province in the 1985 Atlantic Accord.[9][10]
Foote became the Liberal Deputy House Leader in September 2010, but after she was reelected in the 2011 federal election,[11] she accepted the position of Liberal Whip, which she held until the 2015 federal election.[5][12]
Minister of Public Services and Procurement[]
Upon the Liberal victory in 2015, she joined the cabinet as Minister of Public Services and Procurement. She received the highest percentage of votes of any candidate nationwide in the 2015 election winning her seat with nearly 82% of all votes. In the House of Commons, Foote was seated next to Justin Trudeau during the Liberal Party's time in Government until her resignation.
In May 2016, Foote appeared alongside premier Dwight Ball to announce that $250 million will be loaned to the provincial government from the federal government to reduce controversial taxes proposed in the provincial budget and Foote also said that more federal help for the province is coming in the future.[13]
Foote was the minister responsible for overseeing the roll-out of the Phoenix pay system in 2016. That system has had serious problems with underpayments and over payments, and the opposition NDP have suggested that Foote take more responsibility for the problems.[14]
On August 24, 2017, following a leave of absence for personal reasons since April 2017, Foote announced she was resigning from the federal cabinet and her seat as an MP because she had learned that she carries the BRCA2 cancer-causing gene and that she had passed it on to her children.[3][4] However, she said that she was cancer-free at the time and her children were "well."[4]
Lieutenant Governor[]
On March 20, 2018, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of Foote to succeed Frank Fagan as the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador.[15][16] She is the first woman to be appointed as the viceregal representative for the province.[17] Foote was sworn in on May 3, 2018.[2]
Personal life[]
In 2000, Foote was diagnosed with breast cancer while serving as a provincial Member of the House of Assembly for the District of Grand Bank and underwent procedures and treatments. In June 2014, Foote announced that she was battling breast cancer for the second time.[18][19]
Electoral record[]
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| Canadian federal election, 2011: Random—Burin—St. George's | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Judy Foote | 12,914 | 49.65 | −4.10 | ||||
| Conservative | John Ottenheimer | 8,322 | 32.00 | +11.49 | ||||
| New Democratic | Stella Magalios | 4,465 | 17.17 | −6.60 | ||||
| Green | Tanya Gutmanis | 307 | 1.18 | −0.80 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 26,008 | 100.00 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 120 | 0.46 | +0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 26,128 | 45.80 | +4.73 | – | ||||
| Eligible voters | 57,047 | – | – | |||||
| Random—Burin—St. George's – 2008 Canadian federal election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Judy Foote | 12,557 | 53.7 | ||
| New Democratic | Terry White | 5,553 | 23.8 | ||
| Conservative | Herb Davis | 4,791 | 20.5 | ||
| Green | Kaitlin Wainwright | 462 | 2.0 | ||
| Total valid votes | 23,363 | ||||
| Grand Bank – 2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Judy Foote | 3101 | 49.32% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Darin King | 3058 | 48.53% | – | |
| NDP | Bill Wakeley | 136 | 2.15% | ||
| Grand Bank – 1999 Newfoundland general election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Judy Foote | 3964 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | John Bolt | 1146 | – | – | |
| NDP | Richard Rennie | 538 | |||
| 1996 Newfoundland general election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Judy Foote | 4136 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Herb Edwards | 2521 | – | – | |
| 1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Matthews | 3406 | – | – | |
| Liberal | Judy Foote | 2805 | |||
| NDP | Joseph L. Edwards | 181 | |||
Titles, styles, honours, and arms[]
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Titles[]
- November 4, 2015 – May 3, 2018: The Honourable Judy Foote
- May 3, 2018 – present: Her Honour the Honourable Judy Foote, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
As Lieutenant Governor, Foote is entitled to be styled Her Honour while in office and The Honourable for life.[22] Prior to her appointment Foote was already entitled to the style The Honourable for life as a member of the King's Privy Council for Canada.
Honours[]
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- Appointments
November 4, 2015: Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada (PC)- May 3, 2018: Member of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador (ONL)
- May 3, 2018 – present: Chancellor of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador (while in office)
- 3 May 2018: Dame of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (D.StJ) (Vice-Prior in Newfoundland and Labrador while in office)
- Medals
- 2002: Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal[23]
- 2012: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal[24]
Honorary military appointments[]
- 3 May 2018 – Present: Honorary Colonel of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.
- 3 May 2018 – Present: Patron of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires (Newfoundland and Labrador Branch).
- 3 May 2018 – Present: Honorary Chief of Police of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary.
Arms[]
Foote was granted a coat of arms by the Canadian Heraldic Authority through Grant of Arms and Supporters, with differences to Carla Jean Foote, Jason Howard Foote and Heidi Ellen Lee Foote, on May 15, 2019.[26]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Judy M. Foote" (in en). Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. http://www.govhouse.nl.ca/lieutenantgovernor/bio.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kinsella, Stephanie (May 3, 2018). "Judy Foote celebrates 'a new day, a new beginning' at historic swearing-in". CBC News. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/judy-foote-lieutenant-governor-installation-ceremony-1.4646382.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "'I love my family': Judy Foote steps down as MP because of health risk to her children". The National Post. August 24, 2017. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/judy-foote-stepping-down-as-minister-and-liberal-mp-for-family-health-reason.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Bryden, Joanne; Smith, Joanna (August 24, 2017). "Judy Foote resigning as minister and Liberal MP for family reasons". CTV News. http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/judy-foote-resigning-as-minister-and-liberal-mp-for-family-reasons-1.3559633.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "FOOTE, Judy, B.A., B.Ed.". Library of Parliament. http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=669a6720-3704-48ff-a218-4035d05107a6&Language=E&Section=ALL.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Foote takes Liberal nomination for federal race". CBC News. August 3, 2007. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/foote-takes-liberal-nomination-for-federal-race-1.655154.
- ↑ Dunfield, Allison (April 22, 2009). "Newfoundland cabinet shuffled". The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/newfoundland-cabinet-shuffled/article1157767/.
- ↑ Canadian Press (November 21, 2003). "Newfoundland recount confirms Liberal's win". The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/newfoundland-recount-confirms-liberals-win/article1169413/.
- ↑ Bryden, Joan (April 9, 2009). "Newfoundland MPs test Ignatieff's grip on party". The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/newfoundland-mps-test-ignatieffs-grip-on-party/article1147803/.
- ↑ "MPs approve federal budget". cbc.ca. 2009-02-03. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/02/03/budget-vote.html.
- ↑ "Innu leader delivers Conservatives from N.L. shutout". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2011-05-02. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/innu-leader-delivers-conservatives-from-n-l-shutout-1.976524.
- ↑ "Liberals unveil shadow cabinet". National Post. June 1, 2011. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/liberals-unveil-shadow-cabinet.
- ↑ "VOCM.COM|Deficit Reduction Levy Dropped for Most Residents | Article". http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn%3D2%26id%3D62813%26popular%3D1.
- ↑ "Phoenix pay debacle spotlight: Should it belong to the bureaucrat or her boss?" (in en-US). Ottawa Citizen. 2016-11-26. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/ndp-says-foote-hiding-behind-her-dm-in-phoenix-fiasco.
- ↑ "Prime Minister announces new Lieutenant Governor for Newfoundland and Labrador". Office of the Prime Minister (Canada). March 20, 2018. https://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2018/03/20/prime-minister-announces-new-lieutenant-governor-newfoundland-and-labrador.
- ↑ "Judy Foote named lieutenant-governor of Newfoundland and Labrador" (in en-CA). CTV News. March 20, 2018. https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/judy-foote-named-lieutenant-governor-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-1.3850252.
- ↑ "Judy Foote is 'honoured' to be named 1st female lieutenant-governor in N.L.". CBC News. March 20, 2018. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/judy-foote-lieutenant-governor-1.4583743.
- ↑ Herridge, Paul (June 12, 2014). "'I intend to fight this'". The Southern Gazette. http://www.southerngazette.ca/News/Local/2014-06-12/article-3760028/%26lsquo%3BI-intend-to-fight-this%26rsquo%3B/1.
- ↑ Thomas, Brodie (June 9, 2014). "MP Judy Foote battling breast cancer". The Western Star. http://www.thewesternstar.com/News/Local/2014-06-09/article-3756797/MP-Judy-Foote-battling-breast-cancer/1.
- ↑ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
- ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Table of titles to be used in Canada". June 18, 1993. http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1359387359874/1359387575355.
- ↑ "Judy Foote's Golden Jubilee Medal Citation" (in en). https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/125-16547.
- ↑ "Judy Foote's Diamond Jubilee Medal Citation" (in en). https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/126-1153.
- ↑ "Patronage of the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador" (in en). https://www.govhouse.nl.ca/role/representing-newfoundland-and-labrador/.
- ↑ General, The Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Foote, Judy May [Individual"] (in EN). https://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project-pic.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=3175&ProjectElementID=11213.
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