Harry Bloy

Harry Bloy
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Burnaby-Lougheed
Burquitlam (2001-2009)
In office
May 16, 2001 – May 14, 2013
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byJane Shin
Personal details
Born (1946-04-19) April 19, 1946 (age 78)
Sudbury, Ontario
Political partyLiberal

James Henry "Harry" Bloy (born April 19, 1946 in Sudbury, Ontario)[1] is a former BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. He started representing the riding of Burquitlam after the 2001 election then represented the riding of Burnaby-Lougheed from 2009 to 2013. Bloy had previously been an unsuccessful candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party in the 1983 provincial election in the riding of Burnaby North.

Bloy was the only member of the Liberal caucus to support Christy Clark in her successful 2011 leadership bid.[2] When Clark became premier in March 2011, Bloy was appointed to his first cabinet position as Minister of Social Development.[3] Bloy received criticism in this role and was demoted to a more junior position as Minister of State for Multiculturalism 6 months later.[4] During this appointment, Liberal party members and public servants began work on what resulted in the 2013 Quick Wins ethnic outreach scandal.

Bloy announced his resignation from cabinet in March 2012 after admitting he leaked, to a private company, an email the government had received from a newspaper.[5] It was subsequently revealed that Bloy would not run for re-election in the 2013 provincial election.[6]

  1. ^ The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. 1972. ISBN 9780787635619.
  2. ^ Chow, Wanda. "Bloy celebrates after backing Christy Clark, BC's new Liberal leader". Burnaby NewsLeader. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Clark sworn in as B.C. premier, new cabinet revealed". CTV News Vancouver. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  4. ^ Fowlie, Jonathan. "Christy Clark demotes Harry Bloy in pre-session cabinet shuffle". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Minister resigns under cloud from B.C. cabinet". CBC News British Columbia. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  6. ^ Moreau, Jennifer. "Bloy stepping down, won't run for re-election". Burnaby Now. Retrieved 11 April 2014.