Mike Harris
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Born in Toronto, Harris grew up in North Bay and worked as a ski instructor and schoolteacher before becoming a school board trustee in 1974. In 1981, he became a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the riding of Nipissing. He became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in the 1990 leadership election. That same year, a provincial election was called in which Harris carried the PCs to a modest boost in support, though they still remained in third place. However, five years later, he led the PCs to a strong majority government in the 1995 provincial election. He later led the party to a second majority in 1999.
During his tenure as premier, Harris emphasized the Common Sense Revolution. Although his policy of lower taxes grew the deficit, his deep cuts to social services, health care, education, and infrastructure spending were enough to eliminate the deficit and balance the budget in 1999. The Harris Government also faced the 1997 Ontario teachers' strike and gained criticism for its handling of the Walkerton ''E. coli outbreak'' and the Ipperwash crisis.
In 2002, Harris retired as premier and PC leader, and was succeeded by Ernie Eves in both capacities. After leaving office, Harris went into the private sector and became a fellow at the Fraser Institute, a conservative think tank. Despite speculation about a potential foray into federal politics, Harris declined to run in the 2004 Conservative Party leadership election. Provided by Wikipedia
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21by Lewis, Sue, Roberts, Gilbert, Harris, Mike P., Prigmore, Carina, Wanless, SarahGet access
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22by Lewis, Sue, Roberts, Gilbert, Harris, Mike P, Prigmore, Carina, Wanless, SarahGet access
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24by Harris, Mike P., Heubeck, Martin, Bogdanova, Maria I., Newell, Mark A., Wanless, Sarah, Daunt, FrancisGet access
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25by Harris, Mike P., Heubeck, Martin, Bogdanova, Maria I., Newell, Mark A., Wanless, Sarah, Daunt, FrancisGet access
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26by Watanuki, Yutaka, Wanless, Sarah, Harris, Mike, Lovvorn, James R., Miyazaki, Masamine, Tanaka, Hideji, Sato, KatsufumiGet access
Published in Journal of Experimental Biology (2006)
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27by Van Der WAL, RENÉ, TRUSCOTT, ANNE‐MARIE, PEARCE, IMOGEN S. K., COLE, LISA, HARRIS, MIKE P., WANLESS, SARAHGet access
Published in Global Change Biology (2008)
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28by van der Wal, Rene, Truscott, Anne-Marie, Pearce, Imogen S. K., Cole, Lisa, Harris, Mike P., Wanless, SarahGet access
Published in Global Change Biology (2008)
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29by Bennett, Sophie, Harris, Mike P, Wanless, Sarah, Green, Jonathan A, Newell, Mark A, Searle, Kate R, Daunt, FrancisGet access
Published in Ecology and Evolution (2022)
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30by Bennett, Sophie, Harris, Mike P., Wanless, Sarah, Green, Jonathan A., Newell, Mark A., Searle, Kate R., Daunt, FrancisGet access
Published in Ecology and Evolution (2022)
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31by Bennett, Sophie, Harris, Mike P., Wanless, Sarah, Green, Jonathan A., Newell, Mark A., Searle, Kate R., Daunt, FrancisGet access
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32by Bennett, Sophie, Harris, Mike P., Wanless, Sarah, Green, Jonathan A., Newell, Mark A., Searle, Kate R., Daunt, FrancisGet access
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33by Grémillet, David, Wanless, Sarah, Carss, David N., Linton, Danielle, Harris, Mike P., Speakman, John R., Le Maho, YvonGet access
Published in Ecology Letters (2001)
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34by Thaxter, Chris B, Daunt, Francis, Grémillet, David, Harris, Mike P, Benvenuti, Silvano, Watanuki, Yutaka, Hamer, Keith C, Wanless, SarahGet access
Published in PLoS ONE (2013)
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35by Thaxter, Chris B., Daunt, Francis, Gremillet, David, Harris, Mike P., Benvenuti, Silvano, Watanuki, Yutaka, Hamer, Keith C., Wanless, SarahGet access
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36by Thaxter, Chris B., Daunt, Francis, Hamer, Keith C., Watanuki, Yutaka, Harris, Mike P., Grémillet, David, Peters, Gerrit, Wanless, SarahGet access
Published in Journal of Avian Biology (2009)
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37by Layton-Matthews, Kate, Reiertsen, Tone, Erikstad, Kjell Einar, Anker-Nilssen, Tycho, Daunt, Francis, Wanless, Sarah, Barrett, Robert, Harris, MikeGet access
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38by Layton-Matthews, Kate, Reiertsen, Tone, Erikstad, Kjell Einar, Anker-Nilssen, Tycho, Daunt, Francis, Wanless, Sarah, Barrett, Robert, Harris, MikeGet access
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39by Thaxter, Chris B., Daunt, Francis, Hamer, Keith C., Watanuki, Yutaka, Harris, Mike P., Gremillet, David, Peters, Gerrit, Wanless, SarahGet access
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40Factors affecting moorland plant communities and component species in relation to prescribed burningby Harris, Mike P. K., Allen, Katherine A., McAllister, Hugh A., Eyre, Geoff, Le Duc, Mike G., Marrs, Rob H.Get access
Published in Journal of Applied Ecology (2011)
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