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| '''Antony David John "Tony" Penikett''' (born 1945) is a mediator and negotiator and former politician in ], ]. | '''Antony David John "Tony" Penikett''' (born 1945) is a mediator and negotiator and former politician in ], ]. | ||
| ==Political Activity & Current Position== | |||
| ==Early life and political activity== | |||
| Tony Penikett was the: Whitehorse City Councillor from 1977-1979; then Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Whitehorse West during 1978-1995; | |||
| Born in ], ], on November 14, 1945 and educated at ] in England and in Alberta and Ontario, Penikett began his Yukon working life as an asbestos mine labourer at ], ], where he became active in his union as a shop steward and chair of the grievance committee. | |||
| soon after he was Senior Advisor, Cabinet planning Unit, Government of Saskatchewan, Regina from 1995-1997; then Deputy Minister, Negotiations and, later, Labour, Government of British Columbia, Victoria from 1997-2001. | |||
| Currently, he is President of Tony Penikett Negotiations Inc., 2001-present. | |||
| An activist with the ] (NDP), Penikett was campaign manager in the ] for ], the first indigenous northern MP ever elected to the House of Commons.<ref name=hatchet>"No all-candidates meetings in Yukon: Opponent wary of Tory hatchet man". '']'', June 22, 1974.</ref> He was the party's candidate in ] in the ], but was not elected.<ref name=hatchet /> | |||
| Penikett became a member of the New Democratic Party's federal council in 1973 and served as executive assistant to ] from 1975 to 1977.<ref name=regina>"Penikett gets Regina post". '']'', September 27, 1995.</ref> He then returned to Yukon, where he was elected to ] in 1977.<ref name=regina/> | |||
| He was president of the federal NDP from 1981 to 1985.<ref name=regina/> | |||
| ==Premier of Yukon== | |||
| He was first elected to the ] in 1978, representing the constituency of ] as a member of the ]. He was the party's only MLA successfully elected that year. | |||
| In 1981, Penikett succeeded ] as leader of the party. Under his leadership, independent MLA ] ] to join the party, and ] won a by-election for the party in October.<ref name=byelection>"NDP's by-election win makes it Opposition". '']'', October 15, 1981.</ref> With the party having surpassed the ] in seats, Penikett became ].<ref name=byelection /> | |||
| The party won six seats in the ], retaining Official Opposition status.<ref>"The voters are few, but they're serious". '']'', June 19, 1982.</ref> | |||
| In the ], the party won eight seats, forming a ] with Penikett serving as government leader.<ref>. '']'' (]), May 14, 1985.</ref> Four of the party's eight MLAs were of ] descent, with a by-election win by ] in 1987 bringing First Nations representation in the government to five out of nine;<ref name=dominance /> this remains the all-time historical record for First Nations representation in a Canadian legislature.<ref name=dominance /> Joe's by-election win also lifted the party to ] status.<ref name=dominance /> | |||
| Penikett fought the federal government for a better deal for the territory in ] and for control over its natural resources.<ref name=northof60>"North of 60, hopes linked to command of resources". '']'', February 1, 1988.</ref> He and ], premier of the ], also fought for a greater role at ].<ref>"Status low at provincial talks: Yukon, NWT leaders remain outsiders". '']'', August 20, 1988.</ref> Penikett's government negotiated and signed an umbrella agreement for ] ],<ref name=deal>"Deal signed to settle Yukon Indian claim". '']'', May 30, 1989.</ref> negotiated the first four agreements with individual First Nations,<ref>], "Yukon offers model of native government". '']'', October 21, 1992.</ref> and developed an economic development strategy for the Yukon in consultation with citizens. | |||
| Penikett also brought forward the Yukon Human Rights Act, which banned discrimination on the basis of age, race, gender or sexual orientation.<ref name=dominance /> It was only the second such act passed anywhere in Canada.<ref name=dominance /> | |||
| The NDP formed a ] after the ], winning nine seats.<ref>"Yukon NDP comes out of wilderness". '']'', February 22, 1989.</ref> Later that year, Penikett took on the title of ],<ref>"Yukon leader Penikett takes title of Premier". '']'', October 13, 1989.</ref> the first government leader in the territory to be given that title, in a bid to increase the territory's clout in relations with the federal and provincial governments.<ref>"Territories' leaders battle to be heard". '']'', November 10, 1989.</ref> | |||
| Penikett's government opposed the ], believing it would make it impossible for the Yukon to ever become a ].<ref>Tony Penikett, "Meech Lake Accord freezes out Canada's North". '']'', October 28, 1987.</ref> According to Penikett, the accord violated the rights of Yukon residents by granting to each existing province an absolute veto over the creation of a new province, as well as by giving provinces, but not territories, consultation rights on the appointment of new ] and new ] justices,<ref>"Yukon leader pledges fight over accord". '']'', July 17, 1987.</ref> and would condemn northerners to "forever be second-class citizens".<ref>"Territories demand a share in benefits of Meech accord". '']'', November 28, 1987.</ref> Penikett's government fought the accord in court, although its case was dismissed by the Yukon Court of Appeal.<ref>"Rights of Yukoners not violated by Meech Lake deal, court rules". '']'', December 24, 1987.</ref> During the subsequent ] negotiations, Penikett raised many of the same concerns that he had during Meech,<ref>"Northern leaders denounce `betrayal'". '']'', July 30, 1992.</ref> although he ultimately supported the final deal.<ref>"CONSTITUTIONAL DEAL: NDP approves pact". '']'', August 31, 1992.</ref> | |||
| After seven years in power, the NDP was defeated in the ] by the ] ].<ref name=premier>"New Yukon leader rejects Penikett's 'Premier' moniker". '']'', October 21, 1992.</ref> Penikett's successor, ], dropped Penikett's use of the title "Premier", reverting to the older form "Government Leader",<ref name=premier /> although the "Premier" title was reinstituted in 1996 by ] and has remained in use ever since.<ref name=premier/> | |||
| On April 25, 1994 Penikett resigned as leader of the Yukon NDP,<ref>"For a new NDP chief, look north again?" '']'', May 12, 1994.</ref> and was succeeded by Piers McDonald. He remained in the legislature as the MLA for Whitehorse West until September 27, 1995, when he resigned to accept a position as a policy advisor in the office of ] Premier ].<ref name=regina/> | |||
| ==Later career== | |||
| There was an attempt later in 1994 to draft Penikett as leader of the federal New Democratic Party, but he declined to run.<ref>], "The NDP prepares to size up the pretenders to McLaughlin's throne". '']'', January 20, 1995.</ref> In 2003, after he had moved to ], he was rumoured to be a candidate to lead the ], but did not run. | |||
| In 1998 he was appointed by the government of ] to lead contract negotiations with the province's public sector unions.<ref>"Veteran negotiator enters native disputes". '']'', June 18, 1998.</ref> | |||
| Between 1998 and 2000, Penikett and his colleague John Calvert negotiated 32 public sector accords (on early retirement, pay equity and joint trusteeship of pension plans) with public sector employer organizations and unions representing 250,000 provincial public employers. This is to date the largest number of social contracts ever negotiated in Canada. | |||
| From 2001 to 2005, Penikett was a senior fellow on native treaty issues and a visiting professor for the Undergraduate Semester in Dialogue at ]. He has also worked at the ], and for West Coast Environmental Law. | |||
| Penikett was appointed as the ]'s Canada Fulbright Chair in Arctic Studies for 2013-14. For the duration of this award, he will be located at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, and conducting a “Comparative Study of Canadian and U.S. Approaches to Issues of Arctic Governance in the 21st Century.” | |||
| ==Personal life== | |||
| Penikett is the father of actor ],<ref name=dominance /> best known for his work as ] in '']'' and ] in '']''. His twin daughters Sarah and Stephanie Penikett have also appeared on television, in '']'' and '']''.<ref name=dominance /> Their mother, Lulla Sierra Johns,<ref name=dominance /> is a member of the ].<ref name=dominance /> | |||
| Penikett is the author of ''Reconciliation: First Nations Treaty Making in British Columbia'' (Douglas & McIntyre, 2006); two television films, ''The Mad Trapper'' (BBC TV, London, 1972) and ''La Patrouille Perdu'' (ORTF, Paris, 1974); and several plays. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:12, 23 May 2014
| Tony Penikett | |
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| 3rd Premier of the Yukon | |
| In office May 29, 1985 – November 6, 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Commissioner | Douglas Bell John Kenneth McKinnon |
| Preceded by | Willard Phelps (Progressive Conservative) |
| Succeeded by | John Ostashek (Yukon Party) |
| Leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party | |
| In office 1981–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Berger |
| Succeeded by | Piers McDonald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antony David John Penikett Error: Need valid birth date: year, month, day Sussex, England |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
Antony David John "Tony" Penikett (born 1945) is a mediator and negotiator and former politician in Yukon, Canada.
Political Activity & Current Position
Tony Penikett was the: Whitehorse City Councillor from 1977-1979; then Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Whitehorse West during 1978-1995; soon after he was Senior Advisor, Cabinet planning Unit, Government of Saskatchewan, Regina from 1995-1997; then Deputy Minister, Negotiations and, later, Labour, Government of British Columbia, Victoria from 1997-2001.
Currently, he is President of Tony Penikett Negotiations Inc., 2001-present.
References
| Premiers of Yukon | ||
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| Leaders of the Yukon NDP | |
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- 1945 births
- Living people
- Premiers of Yukon
- People from Sussex
- Yukon New Democratic Party leaders
- Writers from Yukon
- People from Whitehorse, Yukon
- People educated at St Albans School, Hertfordshire
- Presidents of the New Democratic Party of Canada
- Yukon municipal politicians
- Canadian television writers
- Canadian non-fiction writers