Mr. Tim Jones
Riding: Newmarket-Aurora
Tim Jones recently helped establish Neighbourhood Network, a non-profit organization that links volunteers with charities, servicing Newmarket and Aurora. Prior to this, he served on municipal council in Aurora for 28 years and was mayor and regional councillor from 1994 to 2006. He also worked in the Parks and Recreation sector for 31 years.
A founding co-chairperson of the York Region Character Foundation, he remains active as a board member and works with the York Region Food Network and Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation.
Through tennis, golf and other community events, he has helped raise more $600,000 for community organizations and charities and has been recognized by the Rotary Club with the Paul Harris Fellow award. He is also a recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee Award.
He holds a bachelor degree with a major in applied social science from Sir George Williams University (now Concordia University) and is a certified municipal manager – level 3 through the Ontario Municipal Management Institute.
He is married to Heather and has lived in Aurora since 1976.
Candidate's Platform
We asked: What are the two most prominent issues facing the Newmarket-Aurora riding and what are your solutions? After knocking on thousands of doors, the two most important issues I am hearing about are the economy and the environment. The residents of Newmarket and Aurora are concerned about the struggling economy. Many have been impacted by losing their jobs. They are concerned about where the Conservative Party is taking our country. Surpluses have become deficits, jobs have been lost. And in light of all this, our finance minister told the world the last place they should invest in is Ontario. I will stand up for Newmarket-Aurora and for Ontario’s jobs. We in Ontario need a progressive plan that will create more jobs jobs in innovative fields. It is where the global economy is heading. The Green Shift will cut taxes on the things we want more of, like income, investment and innovation, thereby creating thousands of new jobs. It will shift taxes to the things we want less of, like pollution. The Green Shift has been praised by economists as a first step in the right direction. Newmarket-Aurora deserves a Member of Parliament that will stand up for them and I am the only candidate that has a record of doing so.
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