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In 2011 Ashton received the support of American documentary film maker [[Michael Moore]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Michael Moore delivers the goods for Niki Ashton |first=John |last=Barker |url=http://www.thompsoncitizen.net/article/20110225/THOMPSON0501/110229953/-1/thompson/michael-moore-delivers-the-goods-for-niki-ashton |newspaper=Thompson Citizen |publisher=Glacier Media Group |date=February 25, 2011 |accessdate=June 11, 2011 |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |ref=}}</ref> in her fight to prevent the closing of Brazilian mining company [[Vale (mining company)|Vale]]'s smelter and refinery in [[Thompson, Manitoba]]. Vale, which owned the refinery after it took over Canadian company [[Vale Limited|Inco]], had earlier received a $1 billion unsecured loan from the [[Government of Canada|Harper Government]] and under the [[Investment Canada Act]] signed a contractual agreement with the federal government. A media investigation found that Vale broke this agreement but as of May 2011 the government has yet to file punitive action against Vale.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mike-friends-blog/it-was-flint-yesterday-its-us-wisconsin-today |title=It Was Flint Yesterday, It's Us and Wisconsin Today, and Tomorrow It's Going to Be Everyone |first=Niki |last=Ashton |date=February 25, 2011 |work=Mike & Friends Blog |publisher=[[Michael Moore]] |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=June 11, 2011 |quote= |ref= }}</ref> |
In 2011 Ashton received the support of American documentary film maker [[Michael Moore]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Michael Moore delivers the goods for Niki Ashton |first=John |last=Barker |url=http://www.thompsoncitizen.net/article/20110225/THOMPSON0501/110229953/-1/thompson/michael-moore-delivers-the-goods-for-niki-ashton |newspaper=Thompson Citizen |publisher=Glacier Media Group |date=February 25, 2011 |accessdate=June 11, 2011 |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |ref=}}</ref> in her fight to prevent the closing of Brazilian mining company [[Vale (mining company)|Vale]]'s smelter and refinery in [[Thompson, Manitoba]]. Vale, which owned the refinery after it took over Canadian company [[Vale Limited|Inco]], had earlier received a $1 billion unsecured loan from the [[Government of Canada|Harper Government]] and under the [[Investment Canada Act]] signed a contractual agreement with the federal government. A media investigation found that Vale broke this agreement but as of May 2011 the government has yet to file punitive action against Vale.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mike-friends-blog/it-was-flint-yesterday-its-us-wisconsin-today |title=It Was Flint Yesterday, It's Us and Wisconsin Today, and Tomorrow It's Going to Be Everyone |first=Niki |last=Ashton |date=February 25, 2011 |work=Mike & Friends Blog |publisher=[[Michael Moore]] |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=June 11, 2011 |quote= |ref= }}</ref> |
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Niki Ashton is currently a candidate for the leadership of the NDP <ref>http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/ashton-decides-to-throw-hat-into-ndp-ring-133345663.html</ref>. |
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==Electoral record== |
==Electoral record== |
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Revision as of 15:24, 7 November 2011
Niki Ashton | |
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| Member of Parliament for Churchill | |
| Assumed office 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Tina Keeper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 9, 1982 Thompson, Manitoba |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Ryan Barker |
| Residence(s) | Thompson, Manitoba |
| Profession | University lecturer, researcher |
Niki Christina Ashton, (born September 9, 1982) is the New Democratic Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. She was first elected in the 2008 federal election.
A resident of Thompson, Manitoba, she is the daughter of Manitoba provincial NDP cabinet minister Steve Ashton. She has been an instructor at the University College of the North.[1]
Personal life
Ashton was born in Thompson and attended École Riverside School and R.D. Parker Collegiate high school. She later attended the Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong. She has a B.A in Global Political Economy from the University of Manitoba, and a M.A in International Affairs from Carleton University.
Later, she was a coordinator and promoter of volunteering at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. At the event, she assisted the Chinese team.
She has studied human rights in Canada and was awarded the Ahmed Ali Hashi Human Rights Scholarship for her work.
She speaks Greek, French, English and Spanish. She has studied Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Turkish, and is currently learning Cree.
Ashton was married in summer 2011.
Career
In 2005, she defeated incumbent New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Bev Desjarlais for the NDP nomination due, in part, to the same-sex marriage issue after Desjarlais broke party ranks to vote against the Civil Marriage Act. Desjarlais subsequently quit the party and sat as an independent for the remainder of her term; she ran against Ashton as an independent candidate in the election in Churchill in the 2006 Canadian federal election.[2] Some of Ashton's major themes in her campaign were getting federal funding for the University College of the North, as well as getting a federal government northern development agreement.
Although the labour unions in Thompson endorsed Ashton,[3] the NDP vote nevertheless split between Ashton and Desjarlais, and the riding was won by Liberal Party candidate Tina Keeper.[4]
Ashton defeated Keeper in the 2008 election to regain the riding for the NDP.
In 2011 Ashton received the support of American documentary film maker Michael Moore[5] in her fight to prevent the closing of Brazilian mining company Vale's smelter and refinery in Thompson, Manitoba. Vale, which owned the refinery after it took over Canadian company Inco, had earlier received a $1 billion unsecured loan from the Harper Government and under the Investment Canada Act signed a contractual agreement with the federal government. A media investigation found that Vale broke this agreement but as of May 2011 the government has yet to file punitive action against Vale.[6]
Niki Ashton is currently a candidate for the leadership of the NDP [7].
Electoral record
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References
- ^ "About Niki Ashton". Niki Ashton. New Democratic Party. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^ "Churchill MP quits NDP after nomination loss". CBC News. October 18, 2005. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^ "NDP Candidate Niki Ashton Backed by Unions". Manitoba Federation of Labour. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^ "Canada Votes 2006 - Candidates & Ridings - 216 Churchill". CBC News. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^ Barker, John (February 25, 2011). "Michael Moore delivers the goods for Niki Ashton". Thompson Citizen. Glacier Media Group. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^ Ashton, Niki (February 25, 2011). "It Was Flint Yesterday, It's Us and Wisconsin Today, and Tomorrow It's Going to Be Everyone". Mike & Friends Blog. Michael Moore. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^ http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/ashton-decides-to-throw-hat-into-ndp-ring-133345663.html