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{{Short description|Canadian politician (1931–2024)}}
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| office = [[Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Ontario)|Minister of Agriculture and Food]]
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'''John Keith Riddell''' (born December 10, 1931) is a former [[politician]] in Ontario, [[Canada]]. He was a [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 1973 to 1990, and served as a [[cabinet minister]] in the government of [[David Peterson]].


'''John Keith Riddell''' (December 10, 1931 – January 23, 2024) was a Canadian politician in Ontario. He served as a [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Canada)|Member of the Provincial Parliament]] (MPP) in the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 1973 to 1990, representing [[Huron—Bruce (provincial electoral district)|Huron]] and Huron—Middlesex for the provincial [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal Party]]. He was also [[Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Ontario)|Minister of Agriculture and Food]] from 1985 to 1989 in the government of [[David Peterson]].
==Background==
Riddell was educated at the Ontario Agricultural College in [[Guelph]], [[Ontario]], and worked as a high-school teacher and a livestock sales owner and operator-auctioneer. He is a prominent member of the Agricultural Institute of Canada.


==Politics==
==Early life==
Riddell was born in [[London, Ontario]],<ref name="LFP obit">{{cite news|title=Jack Riddell, former Ontario agriculture minister, dies at age 92|url=https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/jack-riddell-former-ontario-agriculture-minister-dies-at-age-92|first=Brian|last=Williams|date=January 24, 2024|accessdate=January 29, 2024|newspaper=The London Free Press}}</ref> on December 10, 1931.<ref name="OLA bio"/> He was educated at the Ontario Agricultural College in [[Guelph]], and worked as a high school teacher, livestock sales owner, and operator-auctioneer.<ref name="LFP obit"/><ref name=Rolph>{{cite news|title=Jack Riddell, former Ontario agricultural minister, dies at 92|url=https://www.lakeshoreadvance.com/news/jack-riddell-former-ontario-agricultural-minister-dead-at-92|first=Dan|last=Rolph|date=January 24, 2024|accessdate=January 29, 2024|newspaper=[[Exeter Lakeshore Times-Advance]]}}</ref>
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He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in a [[by-election]] on March 16, 1973, defeating [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] candidate Don Southcott by 2,968 votes in the riding of [[Huron (electoral district)|Huron]].<ref>{{cite news |title=30-year reigns end: Liberals thump PCs in St. George, Huron |last=Webster |first=Norman |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=March 16, 1973 |page=1}}</ref> He was re-elected by somewhat narrower margins in the elections of [[Ontario general election, 1975|1975]],<ref name="1975 results">{{cite news |title=Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 19, 1975 |page=C12}}</ref> [[Ontario general election, 1977|1977]],<ref name="1977 results">{{cite news |title=Ontario provincial election results riding by riding |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=June 10, 1977 |page=D9}}</ref> and [[Ontario general election, 1981|1981]], in the redistributed riding of [[Huron—Middlesex]].<ref name="1981 Election Results">{{cite news|author=Canadian Press |title=Election results for Metro Toronto ridings |newspaper=The Windsor Star |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0NtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QlIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6285%2C1391429 |date=1981-03-20 |location=Windsor, Ontario |page=22 |accessdate=2014-03-06}}</ref>


==Political career==
Riddell was on the traditionalist right-wing of the Liberal Party, and represented agricultural interests in the legislature. He brought forward a private "right-to-farm" bill in the 1980s, attempting to protect farmers against urban incursion and related matters.
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Riddell was first elected to the Ontario legislature in a by-election on March 16, 1973, defeating [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] candidate Don Southcott by 2,968 votes in the riding of [[Huron (electoral district)|Huron]].<ref>{{cite news |title=30-year reigns end: Liberals thump PCs in St. George, Huron |last=Webster |first=Norman |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=March 16, 1973 |page=1}}</ref> He was re-elected by somewhat narrower margins in the elections of [[1975 Ontario general election|1975]],<ref name="1975 results">{{cite news |title=Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 19, 1975 |page=C12}}</ref> [[1977 Ontario general election|1977]],<ref name="1977 results">{{cite news |title=Ontario provincial election results riding by riding |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=June 10, 1977 |page=D9}}</ref> and [[1981 Ontario general election|1981]], in the redistributed riding of [[Huron—Middlesex]].<ref name="1981 Election Results">{{cite news|author=Canadian Press |title=Election results for Metro Toronto ridings |newspaper=The Windsor Star |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0NtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QlIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6285%2C1391429 |date=March 20, 1981 |location=Windsor, Ontario |page=22 |accessdate=March 6, 2014}}</ref>


The Liberal party formed a [[minority government]] following the [[Ontario general election, 1985|1985 provincial election]], after having been out of power for 42 years. Riddell, re-elected without difficulty,<ref name="1985 results">{{cite news |title=Results of vote in Ontario election |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=May 3, 1985 |page=13}}</ref> was appointed [[Minister of Agriculture and Food (Ontario)|Minister of Agriculture and Food]] on June 26, 1985.<ref name="1985PetCab">{{cite news |title=Liberals pledge reform as they take over in Ontario |newspaper=The Gazette |location=Montreal, Que |date=June 27, 1985 |page=B1}}</ref> Easily re-elected again in the [[Ontario general election, 1987|1987 provincial election]],<ref name="1987 results">{{cite news |title=Results from individual ridings |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=September 11, 1987 |page=F2}}</ref> Riddell remained Agriculture Minister until August 2, 1989.<ref name="1989PetCab">{{cite news |title=Veterans bear load as 8 ministers cut in Peterson shuffle |last=Allen |first=Gene |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=August 3, 1989 |page=A1}}</ref> He did not run for re-election in 1990.
The Liberals formed a [[minority government]] following the [[1985 Ontario general election|1985 provincial election]], after having been out of power for 42 years. Riddell, re-elected without difficulty,<ref name="1985 results">{{cite news |title=Results of vote in Ontario election |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=May 3, 1985 |page=13}}</ref> was appointed [[Minister of Agriculture and Food (Ontario)|Minister of Agriculture and Food]] on June 26, 1985,<ref name="1985PetCab">{{cite news |title=Liberals pledge reform as they take over in Ontario |newspaper=The Gazette |location=Montreal, Que |date=June 27, 1985 |page=B1}}</ref> succeeding [[K. Ross Stevenson|Ross Stevenson]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ontario Liberal's take the reins, win first vote|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/386317594|page=P4|first=Duncan|last=McMonagle|date=July 5, 1985|access-date=January 29, 2024|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|id={{ProQuest|386317594}}|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> In that capacity, Riddell helped establish the Ontario Family Farm Interest Rate Reduction program to lower interest payments (which were more than 20%),<ref name=Rolph/><ref name=OAHOF>{{cite web|title=John (Jack) Keith Riddell|date=July 9, 2019 |url=https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/john-jack-keith-riddell/|access-date=January 29, 2024|publisher=Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association}}</ref> and also created over 30 new programs for farmers.<ref name=Rolph/> He expressed his concern that the 1988 [[Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement]] would be detrimental to farmers in Ontario, estimating that they could lose [[Canadian dollar|C$]]95 million, as well as lower food quality.<ref>{{cite news|title=Riddell fears farmers' cost in free trade|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/435721193|page=H6|first=Larry|last=Welsh|date=February 10, 1988|access-date=January 29, 2024|newspaper=Toronto Star|id={{ProQuest|435721193}}|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> During his tenure as minister, he frequently clashed with the [[Ontario Federation of Agriculture]] (OFA) over its efforts to establish a funding mechanism for general farm groups and amend the farm property tax rebate program.<ref name=Vansickle>{{cite news|title=New agriculture minister an unknown in farm circles|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/253824794|page=A10|first=Janice|last=Vansickle|date=August 3, 1989|access-date=January 29, 2024|newspaper=Windsor Star|id={{ProQuest|253824794}}|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> The OFA also disputed Riddell's statement to the legislative assembly that the government was adequately consulting the farm sector on the latter issue.<ref>{{cite news|title=OFA raps Riddell's lack of consultation|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/253791069|page=D9|date=June 8, 1989|access-date=January 29, 2024|newspaper=Windsor Star|id={{ProQuest|253791069}}|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref>

Riddell was on the traditionalist, right-of-centre faction of the Liberal Party and represented agricultural interests in the legislature.<ref name="Hickl Szabo">{{cite news|title=Agriculture minister is haunted by African famine|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/386134764|page=A3|first=Regina|last=Hickl–Szabo|date=April 24, 1986|access-date=January 29, 2024|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|id={{ProQuest|386134764}}|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> He apologized to the legislative assembly in July 1985, after opining that [[Larry Grossman (politician)|Larry Grossman]] (who was Jewish and running to be leader of the Progressive Conservatives) would find it challenging to garner support in rural Ontario because "there still is a racist feeling" in those areas, but resisted calls to resign.<ref>{{cite news|title=New minister regrets rural racism remarks|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/386284958|page=P3|date=July 3, 1985|access-date=January 29, 2024|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|id={{ProQuest|386284958}}|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> Two years later, Riddell tabled a private "right-to-farm" bill – the ''Farm Practices Protection Act'' – in an attempt to protect farmers against urban incursion and related matters.<ref name=Rolph/><ref>{{cite news|title=Nuisance suits against farms to be barred under new bill|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/435687746|page=C7|date=December 21, 1987|access-date=January 29, 2024|newspaper=Toronto Star|id={{ProQuest|435687746}}|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> Easily re-elected again in the [[1987 Ontario general election|1987 provincial election]],<ref name="1987 results">{{cite news |title=Results from individual ridings |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=September 11, 1987 |page=F2}}</ref> he remained agriculture minister until August 2, 1989,<ref name="1989PetCab">{{cite news |title=Veterans bear load as 8 ministers cut in Peterson shuffle |last=Allen |first=Gene |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=August 3, 1989 |page=A1}}</ref> when he was replaced by [[David Ramsay (Ontario politician)|David Ramsay]].<ref name=Vansickle/> Riddell announced in June 1990 that he was not going to run for re-election in the [[1990 Ontario general election|snap election that September]]. At the time, he was the second-longest serving Liberal MPP after [[Robert Nixon (politician)|Robert Nixon]], having spent 17 years in the provincial legislature.<ref name=quits>{{cite news|title=Ex ag minister calls it quits|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/253853595|page=D7|date=June 12, 1990|access-date=January 29, 2024|newspaper=Windsor Star|id={{ProQuest|253853595}}|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref>


===Cabinet positions===
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==Later life==
==Later life==
After retiring from politics, Riddell intended to serve in a new ambassadorial post to instruct American lawmakers on the complexities of agriculture in the province, which was to be established by Premier [[David Peterson]] before the Liberals' unexpected defeat in the 1990 election.<ref name=quits/> In September 1996, Riddell co-chaired a provincial fundraising committee in a bid to keep the [[Country Heritage Park|Ontario Agriculture Museum]] in [[Milton, Ontario|Milton]] open, after its funding from the provincial government was slashed.<ref>{{cite news|title=Campaign to save museum gets boost|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/437536138|page=BR1|first=Frank|last=Calleja|date=September 26, 1996|access-date=January 29, 2024|newspaper=Toronto Star|id={{ProQuest|437536138}}|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> He was president of the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association from 2003 to 2004 and was also president of the Ontario Institute of Agrologists.<ref name=Rolph/>
Riddell was president of the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association in 2003-04, and has served as president of the Ontario Institute of Agrologists. He is also a prominent member of Heartland Community Credit Union Ltd.

Riddell was inducted into the Ontario Agriculture Hall of Fame on June 11, 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Proulx |first1=William |title=Former MPP inducted into hall of fame |url=https://www.southwesternontario.ca/community-story/7196371-former-mpp-inducted-into-hall-of-fame/ |accessdate=June 29, 2018 |agency=Exeter Times-Advocate |publisher=Metroland Media Group Ltd. |date=March 22, 2018}}</ref> Two years later, his family established a scholarship in his honour for [[Senior (education)|seniors]] in the [[Avon Maitland District School Board]] who demonstrate "academic and leadership skills in their community" and will study agriculture in Canada.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jack Riddell Family Fund established|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2351245436|page=A12|date=January 16, 2019|access-date=January 29, 2024|newspaper=Lakeshore Advance|location=Grand Bend|id={{ProQuest|2351245436}}|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Riddell was married to Leone Bryan for almost three decades until 1981. Together, they had five children and lived on a farm in [[Exeter, Ontario]], from 1967 onwards.<ref name="Hickl Szabo"/> After they divorced, he married Anita Morta,<ref name="funeral home">{{Cite web |title=Obituary of Jack Riddell – T. Harry Hoffman & Sons Funeral Home |url=https://hoffmanfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/1716/Jack-Riddell/obituary.html |access-date=January 25, 2024 |website=hoffmanfuneralhome.com |language=en-US}}</ref> who worked as his secretary at the Ontario legislature.<ref name="Hickl Szabo"/> They remained married until her death in September 2023.<ref name=Rolph/><ref name="funeral home"/>

Riddell died on January 23, 2024, at a nursing home in Exeter at age 92.<ref name="LFP obit"/><ref name="funeral home"/>


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==Notes==
On June 11th, 2017, Riddell was inducted into the Ontario Agriculture Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Proulx |first1=William |title=Former MPP inducted into hall of fame |url=https://www.southwesternontario.ca/community-story/7196371-former-mpp-inducted-into-hall-of-fame/ |accessdate=29 June 2018 |agency=Exeter Times-Advocate |publisher=Metroland Media Group Ltd. |date=22 March 2018}}</ref>
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==External links==
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Jack Riddell
Minister of Agriculture and Food
In office
June 26, 1985 – August 2, 1989
PremierDavid Peterson
Preceded byK. Ross Stevenson
Succeeded byDavid Ramsay
Ontario MPP
In office
1973 – September 6, 1990
Preceded byCharles MacNaughton
Succeeded byPaul Klopp
ConstituencyHuron/Huron—Middlesex[A]
Personal details
Born(1931-12-10)December 10, 1931
London, Ontario, Canada
DiedJanuary 23, 2024(2024-01-23) (aged 92)
Exeter, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouses
Leone Bryan
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(div. 1981)​
Anita Morta
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(died 2023)​
Children5
Alma materOntario Agricultural College
OccupationTeacher, livestock sales barn owner/operator, and auctioneer

John Keith Riddell (December 10, 1931 – January 23, 2024) was a Canadian politician in Ontario. He served as a Member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1973 to 1990, representing Huron and Huron—Middlesex for the provincial Liberal Party. He was also Minister of Agriculture and Food from 1985 to 1989 in the government of David Peterson.

Early life

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Riddell was born in London, Ontario,[2] on December 10, 1931.[1] He was educated at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph, and worked as a high school teacher, livestock sales owner, and operator-auctioneer.[2][3]

Political career

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Riddell was first elected to the Ontario legislature in a by-election on March 16, 1973, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Don Southcott by 2,968 votes in the riding of Huron.[4] He was re-elected by somewhat narrower margins in the elections of 1975,[5] 1977,[6] and 1981, in the redistributed riding of Huron—Middlesex.[7]

The Liberals formed a minority government following the 1985 provincial election, after having been out of power for 42 years. Riddell, re-elected without difficulty,[8] was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Food on June 26, 1985,[9] succeeding Ross Stevenson.[10] In that capacity, Riddell helped establish the Ontario Family Farm Interest Rate Reduction program to lower interest payments (which were more than 20%),[3][11] and also created over 30 new programs for farmers.[3] He expressed his concern that the 1988 Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement would be detrimental to farmers in Ontario, estimating that they could lose C$95 million, as well as lower food quality.[12] During his tenure as minister, he frequently clashed with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) over its efforts to establish a funding mechanism for general farm groups and amend the farm property tax rebate program.[13] The OFA also disputed Riddell's statement to the legislative assembly that the government was adequately consulting the farm sector on the latter issue.[14]

Riddell was on the traditionalist, right-of-centre faction of the Liberal Party and represented agricultural interests in the legislature.[15] He apologized to the legislative assembly in July 1985, after opining that Larry Grossman (who was Jewish and running to be leader of the Progressive Conservatives) would find it challenging to garner support in rural Ontario because "there still is a racist feeling" in those areas, but resisted calls to resign.[16] Two years later, Riddell tabled a private "right-to-farm" bill – the Farm Practices Protection Act – in an attempt to protect farmers against urban incursion and related matters.[3][17] Easily re-elected again in the 1987 provincial election,[18] he remained agriculture minister until August 2, 1989,[19] when he was replaced by David Ramsay.[13] Riddell announced in June 1990 that he was not going to run for re-election in the snap election that September. At the time, he was the second-longest serving Liberal MPP after Robert Nixon, having spent 17 years in the provincial legislature.[20]

Cabinet positions

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Ontario provincial government of David Peterson
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Ross Stevenson Minister of Agriculture and Food
1985–1989 		David Ramsay

Later life

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After retiring from politics, Riddell intended to serve in a new ambassadorial post to instruct American lawmakers on the complexities of agriculture in the province, which was to be established by Premier David Peterson before the Liberals' unexpected defeat in the 1990 election.[20] In September 1996, Riddell co-chaired a provincial fundraising committee in a bid to keep the Ontario Agriculture Museum in Milton open, after its funding from the provincial government was slashed.[21] He was president of the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association from 2003 to 2004 and was also president of the Ontario Institute of Agrologists.[3]

Riddell was inducted into the Ontario Agriculture Hall of Fame on June 11, 2017.[22] Two years later, his family established a scholarship in his honour for seniors in the Avon Maitland District School Board who demonstrate "academic and leadership skills in their community" and will study agriculture in Canada.[23]

Personal life

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Riddell was married to Leone Bryan for almost three decades until 1981. Together, they had five children and lived on a farm in Exeter, Ontario, from 1967 onwards.[15] After they divorced, he married Anita Morta,[24] who worked as his secretary at the Ontario legislature.[15] They remained married until her death in September 2023.[3][24]

Riddell died on January 23, 2024, at a nursing home in Exeter at age 92.[2][24]

Notes

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  1. ^ Huron: 1973–1975; Huron—Middlesex: 1975–1987; Huron: 1987–1990.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "John Keith Riddell". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. March 15, 1973. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Williams, Brian (January 24, 2024). "Jack Riddell, former Ontario agriculture minister, dies at age 92". The London Free Press. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Rolph, Dan (January 24, 2024). "Jack Riddell, former Ontario agricultural minister, dies at 92". Exeter Lakeshore Times-Advance. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Webster, Norman (March 16, 1973). "30-year reigns end: Liberals thump PCs in St. George, Huron". The Globe and Mail. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
  6. ^ "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
  7. ^ Canadian Press (March 20, 1981). "Election results for Metro Toronto ridings". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  8. ^ "Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
  9. ^ "Liberals pledge reform as they take over in Ontario". The Gazette. Montreal, Que. June 27, 1985. p. B1.
  10. ^ McMonagle, Duncan (July 5, 1985). "Ontario Liberal's take the reins, win first vote". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. P4. ProQuest 386317594. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via ProQuest.
  11. ^ "John (Jack) Keith Riddell". Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association. July 9, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  12. ^ Welsh, Larry (February 10, 1988). "Riddell fears farmers' cost in free trade". Toronto Star. p. H6. ProQuest 435721193. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via ProQuest.
  13. ^ a b Vansickle, Janice (August 3, 1989). "New agriculture minister an unknown in farm circles". Windsor Star. p. A10. ProQuest 253824794. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via ProQuest.
  14. ^ "OFA raps Riddell's lack of consultation". Windsor Star. June 8, 1989. p. D9. ProQuest 253791069. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via ProQuest.
  15. ^ a b c Hickl–Szabo, Regina (April 24, 1986). "Agriculture minister is haunted by African famine". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. A3. ProQuest 386134764. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via ProQuest.
  16. ^ "New minister regrets rural racism remarks". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. July 3, 1985. p. P3. ProQuest 386284958. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via ProQuest.
  17. ^ "Nuisance suits against farms to be barred under new bill". Toronto Star. December 21, 1987. p. C7. ProQuest 435687746. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via ProQuest.
  18. ^ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
  19. ^ Allen, Gene (August 3, 1989). "Veterans bear load as 8 ministers cut in Peterson shuffle". The Globe and Mail. p. A1.
  20. ^ a b "Ex ag minister calls it quits". Windsor Star. June 12, 1990. p. D7. ProQuest 253853595. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via ProQuest.
  21. ^ Calleja, Frank (September 26, 1996). "Campaign to save museum gets boost". Toronto Star. p. BR1. ProQuest 437536138. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via ProQuest.
  22. ^ Proulx, William (March 22, 2018). "Former MPP inducted into hall of fame". Metroland Media Group Ltd. Exeter Times-Advocate. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  23. ^ "Jack Riddell Family Fund established". Lakeshore Advance. Grand Bend. January 16, 2019. p. A12. ProQuest 2351245436. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via ProQuest.
  24. ^ a b c "Obituary of Jack Riddell – T. Harry Hoffman & Sons Funeral Home". hoffmanfuneralhome.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
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