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The Honourable Dr. Jon Gerrard, PC , MLA , BA, Ph.D, MD has been the leader
of the Liberal Party in Manitoba since 1997, and a federal Liberal Member of
Parliament (MP) from 1993 to 1997. Gerrard grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan (1967), an MD from McGill University (1971) and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in Pediatrics and Pharmacology. Trained as a physician, he worked extensively with cancer patients, while also developing an interest in endangered species and writing a book on bald eagles, The Bald Eagle: Haunts and Habits of a Wilderness Monarch (Smithsonian Institute Press). A quiet man of passion, Gerrard brings the same commitment to the Liberal Party that he once did to saving the lives of children with cancer. The impetus to write Battling for a Better Manitoba stemmed from his interest in the powerful figures that shaped much of early Manitoba, both infrastructure and politics. The opportunity to put these personalities, and in fact the history of the Liberal party into one context, is a contribution to the province's that Gerrard hopes will be used by and inspire young Manitobans. |
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