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Paul Dewar (Paul Wilson Dewar) was born on 25 January, 1963 in Ottawa, Ontario, is a Canadian politician and educator (1963–2019). Discover Paul Dewar's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?

Popular As Paul Wilson Dewar
Occupation Labour and social activist, teacher, union officer
Age 56 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 25 January 1963
Birthday 25 January
Birthplace Ottawa, Ontario
Date of death 6 February, 2019
Died Place Ottawa, Ontario
Nationality Canada

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1963

Paul Wilson Dewar (January 25, 1963 – February 6, 2019) was a Canadian educator and politician from Ottawa, Ontario.

He was the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Ottawa Centre.

Dewar was born in Ottawa, Ontario, on January 25, 1963, to parents Ken Dewar and former Ottawa mayor and New Democratic Member of Parliament, Marion Dewar.

When he was in grade three, Dewar was diagnosed with dyslexia, after his teacher noticed that he was struggling to read and write.

1985

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton University in political science and economics in 1985.

Not long after he completed his Bachelor of Arts, Dewar embarked on a five-month trip to Nicaragua, where he volunteered as an aid worker.

Following his return to Ottawa, he began working as constituency assistant to Ontario Minister of Health and NDP Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa Centre, Evelyn Gigantes.

1990

Dewar served in this position from 1990 to 1995.

It was during this time that he met his wife, Julia Sneyd.

They later had two children together: Nathaniel and Jordan.

1994

Dewar attained a Bachelor of Education degree from Queen's University in 1994.

He went on to work as an elementary school teacher at D. Roy Kennedy Public School and as an English teacher at Hopewell Avenue Public School.

His work with students with special needs led Queen's University to award him the A. Lorne Cassidy Award.

While working at the schools, Dewar became involved with his union, the Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Teachers' Federation (OCETF; a local of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario).

2001

After having served as a member of OCETF Executive and as the chair of their political action committee, he was elected Second Vice-President in 2001 and First Vice-President in 2004.

During his time with the union, Dewar played a major role in reviving the OCETF's political action committee and in establishing the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario's Humanity Fund, which provides financial support to various charities doing work in developing countries, such as the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

He became active with the First United Church from 2001 onward.

2002

In 2002, Dewar organized a Community Forum on Public Education.

He has also been actively involved with the Coalition for a Healthy Ottawa, the Partnership for a Pesticide Bylaw, the Old Ottawa East Community Association, and Fair Vote Canada, and he has served on the board of directors of the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization.

Dewar was raised in a Catholic household, but he took issue with the church's positions on same-sex marriage, birth control, and women's rights.

2004

Dewar ran for the New Democratic nomination in Ottawa Centre for the 2004 federal election.

Several weeks after Dewar started his campaign, former NDP leader Ed Broadbent came out of retirement to also seek the nomination.

After Broadbent won, Dewar went on to volunteer for Broadbent's successful campaign in the general election, playing a major role in organizing the NDP election day effort.

In order to care for his ailing wife, Broadbent decided not to seek re-election.

2005

Dewar won the proceeding nomination contest on June 22, 2005, on the first ballot, defeating NDP caucus Research and Communications Director Jamey Heath, who was the riding's candidate in the 1997 election, lawyer and film producer Tiffani Murray, and Ottawa Citizen automotive columnist Shannon Lee Mannion.

2006

Dewar was first elected to the House of Commons in the 2006 federal election.

He took a leave of absence from his position with the OCETF in 2006 to run in that year's federal election.

Dewar won the 2006 election and became an MP.

2007

Dewar was acclaimed on February 12, 2007, as the New Democrats' candidate for the 2008 federal election.

2008

He was re-elected on October 14, 2008, by a substantial margin over his closest challenger, Penny Collenette of the Liberal Party.

2009

Beginning February 5, 2009, Dewar served as the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and Other Crimes Against Humanity.

In April 2009, Dewar reintroduced legislation to protect Gatineau Park.

If passed the act would have provided legislated boundaries for the park, prevented removal of land from the park, created a mechanism for expanding the park, and mandated the National Capital Commission to acquire private lands in the park through a right of first refusal process.

However, he was later criticized in the media for having abandoned his commitments on the park, for supporting the Conservative government's legislation, and for not attending the committee studying that legislation.

2011

He served as the Official Opposition Critic for Foreign Affairs, until he left the post in October 2011 to run for the leadership of the NDP.

2015

Dewar lost his seat during the 2015 federal election which saw the NDP lose all of its seats in Eastern Ontario.

Before entering politics he worked as a teacher and was an elected representative of the Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Teachers' Federation.

2018

On February 14, 2018, Dewar underwent surgery for a brain tumour.

He was subsequently diagnosed with grade 4 glioblastoma.

2019

Dewar died from his illness on February 6, 2019.