Jay Hill (politician)

The Honourable
Jay Hill
PC
The Honourable Jay Hill PC
Interim Leader of the Maverick Party
	In office; June 23, 2020 – May 14, 2022
Preceded by	Peter Downing
Succeeded by	Colin Krieger
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
	In office; October 30, 2008 – August 6, 2010
Preceded by	Peter Van Loan
Succeeded by	John Baird
Minister of State; Chief Government Whip
	In office; February 16, 2006 – October 30, 2008
Preceded by	Karen Redman
Succeeded by	Gordon O'Connor
Member of Parliament; for Prince George—Peace River
	In office; October 25, 1993 – October 25, 2010
Preceded by	Frank Oberle Sr.
Succeeded by	Bob Zimmer
Personal details
Born	December 27, 1952 (age 71); Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	Maverick (since 2020)
Other political; affiliations	Reform (1993–2000); Canadian Alliance (2000–2001, 2002–2003); Democratic Representative Caucus (2001–2002); Conservative (2003–2020)
Spouse	Leah Murray
Residence(s)	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Profession	Farmer

Jay D. Hill PC (born December 27, 1952) is a Canadian politician who served as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Prince George—Peace River in British Columbia from 1993 to 2010. He served as Government House Leader in the House of Commons during his tenure (2008–2010). On July 21, 2010, Hill announced that he would be retiring at the May 2011 federal election. In October 2010, he announced he would retire on October 25, 2010.^[1] He recently served as the interim leader of the Maverick Party from 2020^[2] to 2022.

One of Hill's private members bills resulted in the Adoption Expense Tax Credit, introduced in the 2005 federal budget.^[3] His bill called for tax breaks for couples who adopt children.

Hill retired from politics on October 25, 2010.^[4]^[5]

Ethics violations[edit]

Shortly after his retirement, Hill was found to have breached ethics rules in the Conflict of Interest Act when took advantage of his previous position and contacted ex-colleagues about a forthcoming multinational energy deal. Canada's federal ethics watchdog found that Hill used his former position to facilitate access to the ministers on behalf of his spouse, Leah Murray, and her employer, National Public Relations, a firm that had drafted a communications plan for the deal.^[6]

Western Canadian separatism[edit]

On June 23, 2020, it was announced that following a Zoom conference, Hill was selected as the new leader of the Wexit Canada Party, a political party that has as its stated goal the creation of an independent country in Western Canada.^[7] The party's name was later changed to the Maverick Party in September.

Electoral history[edit]

v t e 2008 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Jay Hill	22,325	63.59	+3.71	$37,923
	New Democratic	Betty Bekkering	6,170	17.58	+0.58	$8,563
	Green	Hilary Crowley	3,656	10.41	+4.00	$7,222
	Liberal	Lindsay Gidney	2,954	8.41	-7.34
Total valid votes/expense limit			35,105	100.0		$102,073
Total rejected ballots			125	0.35	+0.06
Turnout			35,230	49
	Conservative hold		Swing		+1.56

v t e 2006 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Jay Hill	22,409	59.88	+1.17	$62,176
	New Democratic	Malcolm Crockett	6,363	17.00	-3.69	$10,141
	Liberal	Nathan Bauder	5,895	15.75	+1.99	$3,983
	Green	Hilary Crowley	2,400	6.41	+0.70	$4,838
	Independent	Donna Young	359	0.96	–	$589
Total valid votes			34,807	100.0
Total rejected ballots			103	0.30	-0.14
Turnout			34,807	53	-0.56
	Conservative hold		Swing		+2.43

v t e 2004 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Jay Hill	21,281	58.71	-17.04	$53,326
	New Democratic	Michael Hunter	7,501	20.69	+16.03	$11,997
	Liberal	Arleene Thorpe	4,988	13.76	-1.77	$19,341
	Green	Hilary Crowley	2,073	5.71	+3.54	$1,252
	Canadian Action	Harley J. Harasym	301	0.83	-0.81	$1,028
	Marxist–Leninist	Tara Rimstad	101	0.27	+0.04
Total valid votes			36,245	100.0
Total rejected ballots			162	0.44	+0.10
Turnout			36,407	53.56	-3.09
	Conservative hold		Swing		-16.54
Change for the Conservatives is based on the totals of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives.

v t e 2000 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Alliance	Jay Hill	23,840	69.61	+2.70	$47,199
	Liberal	Arleene Thorpe	5,319	15.53	-1.54	$22,183
	Progressive Conservative	Jan Christiansen	2,103	6.14	+0.40	$4,980
	New Democratic	Lenart Nelson	1,597	4.66	-4.32	$4,329
	Green	Hilary Crowley	744	2.17	+0.89	$1,306
	Canadian Action	Henry A. Dunbar	562	1.64	–	$2,640
	Marxist–Leninist	Colby Nicholson	80	0.23	–	$8
Total valid votes			34,245	100.0
Total rejected ballots			118	0.34	+0.03
Turnout			34,363	56.65	-0.90
	Alliance hold		Swing		+2.12
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the Reform Party.

v t e 1997 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Reform	Jay Hill	22,270	66.91	+10.60	$48,148
	Liberal	Barb Shirley	5,683	17.07	-2.38	$23,330
	New Democratic	Alex Michalos	2,989	8.98	-2.19	$14,819
	Progressive Conservative	Charles Lugosi	1,911	5.74	-5.44	$16,754
	Green	Julie Zammuto	429	1.28	–	$450
Total valid votes			33,282	100.0
Total rejected ballots			105	0.31
Turnout			33,387	57.55
	Reform hold		Swing		+6.49

v t e 1993 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Jay Hill	20,671	56.31	+41.85
	Liberal	Jacques Monlezun	7,140	19.45	+7.54
	Progressive Conservative	Ted Sandhu	4,104	11.18	-28.42
	New Democratic	Alan Timberlake	4,099	11.17	-22.12
	Natural Law	Robert Walker	292	0.80	–
	Christian Heritage	John Van der Woude	198	0.54	–
	Commonwealth of Canada	Dorothy Folk	114	0.31	–
	Independent	Archie Tannock	89	0.24	–
Total valid votes			36,707	100.0
	Reform gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+17.16

v t e 1988 Canadian federal election: Prince George—Peace River
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Frank Oberle Sr.	13,903	39.60	-22.84
	New Democratic	Alan Timberlake	11,684	33.28	+9.17
	Reform	Jay Hill	5,077	14.46	–
	Liberal	Jacques Monlezun	4,183	11.92	+1.97
	Independent	Howard Karpes	169	0.48	–
	Confederation of Regions	Lorne W. Backus	89	0.25	-0.74
Total valid votes			35,105	100.0
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-16.00

References[edit]

^ "Jay Hill's exit spurs election speculation". The Globe and Mail. July 21, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
^ Corbella, Licia (June 23, 2020). "Corbella: Jay Hill takes the reins of Wexit — bad news for Canada". Retrieved June 23, 2020.
^ "2005 Budget Plan: Adoption Expense Tax Credit". Department of Finance Canada. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
^ "Tory House leader Hill won't seek re-election". CBC News. July 21, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
^ "Jay Hill leaves Parliament on his own terms", Globe and Mail, July 30, 2010
^ "Former Conservative MP Jay Hill broke rules, ethics watchdog says". Global News. March 26, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
^ "Jay Hill, former House leader under Harper, named interim head of separatist party Wexit Canada". CBC News. June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

External links[edit]

Jay Hill (politician) – Parliament of Canada biography
Speeches, votes and activity at OpenParliament.ca

Cabinet post (1)
28th Ministry – Cabinet of Stephen Harper
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Peter Van Loan	Leader of the Government in the House of Commons 2008–2010	John Baird
Sub-Cabinet Post
Predecessor	Title	Successor
Karen Redman	Minister of State (2007–2008) (Also served as Chief Government Whip)	Gordon O'Connor

[1] "Jay Hill's exit spurs election speculation". The Globe and Mail. July 21, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[2] Corbella, Licia (June 23, 2020). "Corbella: Jay Hill takes the reins of Wexit — bad news for Canada". Retrieved June 23, 2020.

[3] "2005 Budget Plan: Adoption Expense Tax Credit". Department of Finance Canada. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

[4] "Tory House leader Hill won't seek re-election". CBC News. July 21, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2017.

[5] "Jay Hill leaves Parliament on his own terms", Globe and Mail, July 30, 2010

[6] "Former Conservative MP Jay Hill broke rules, ethics watchdog says". Global News. March 26, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

[7] "Jay Hill, former House leader under Harper, named interim head of separatist party Wexit Canada". CBC News. June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

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