His Excellency the Honourable
Ralph Goodale
PC
Goodale in 2022
Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Assumed office
April 13, 2021
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byStefanie Beck (acting)
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
In office
November 4, 2015 – November 19, 2019
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded bySteven Blaney
Succeeded byBill Blair
Minister of Finance
In office
December 11, 2003 – February 6, 2006
Prime MinisterPaul Martin
Preceded byJohn Manley
Succeeded byJim Flaherty
Minister of Public Works and Government Services
In office
May 26, 2002 – December 11, 2003
Prime MinisterJean Chrétien
Preceded byDon Boudria
Succeeded byStephen Owen
Minister of Natural Resources
In office
June 11, 1997 – January 14, 2002
Prime MinisterJean Chrétien
Preceded byAnne McLellan
Succeeded byHerb Dhaliwal
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
In office
November 4, 1993 – June 10, 1997
Prime MinisterJean Chrétien
Preceded byCharles Mayer
Succeeded byLyle Vanclief
Member of Parliament
for Regina—Wascana
(Wascana 1997–2015)
In office
October 25, 1993 – October 20, 2019
Preceded byLarry Schneider
Succeeded byMichael Kram
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for Assiniboia-Gravelbourg
In office
October 20, 1986 – January 1, 1988
Preceded byAllen Engel
Succeeded byJack Wolfe
Member of Parliament
for Assiniboia
In office
July 8, 1974 – May 22, 1979
Preceded byBill Knight
Succeeded byLeonard Gustafson
Personal details
Born
Ralph Edward Goodale

(1949-10-05) October 5, 1949
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpousePam Goodale
Alma materUniversity of Regina (BA)
University of Saskatchewan (LLB)

Ralph Edward Goodale PC (born October 5, 1949) is a Canadian diplomat and retired politician who has served as the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom since April 19, 2021.

Goodale was first elected in 1974 as the member of Parliament (MP) for Assiniboia, as a member of the Liberal Party. He was defeated in 1979, and moved into provincial Saskatchewan politics, serving as leader of the Saskatchewan Liberals from 1981 to 1988. He returned to federal politics in 1993, as the MP for Regina—Wascana (known simply as Wascana from 1997 to 2015), and served in the governments of Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin and Justin Trudeau, in several roles including as minister of finance and minister of public safety.

Early life

Goodale was born in Regina, Saskatchewan and raised on a farm near Wilcox, Saskatchewan, the son of Winnifred Claire (Myers) and Thomas Henry Goodale.[1][2] He was a member of Scouts Canada and earned the rank of Queen's Scout.[3] He first attended the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus and then obtained a law degree from the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, where he was awarded the Gold Medal for academic achievement.

Federal politics, 1974–1979

Active at politics from a young age, he was first elected to the Parliament of Canada in the 1974 election at the age of 24 from the seat of Assiniboia. He defeated New Democratic Party (NDP) incumbent Bill Knight. He served as a backbench supporter of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's government until the 1979 election, when he was defeated, coming in third behind winning Progressive Conservative Leonard Gustafson and Knight.

Provincial politics

In 1981, Goodale was named leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party. He led that party to a very poor showing in the 1982 provincial election, in which the party received 4.51% of the popular vote and won no seats in the provincial legislature. However, Goodale was the only Liberal candidate to receive more than 1,000 votes; he won 2,760 in Assiniboia-Gravelbourg and lost narrowly to incumbent Allen Engel.[4]

The party won 9.99% of the vote in the 1986 provincial election, but only Goodale was elected to the legislature, defeating Engel in a rematch. Goodale ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility in this election, arguing that both the Progressive Conservative and New Democratic parties favoured excessive spending policies, typified by their proposals for a Keynesian-style stimulation of the provincial economy through subsidized home improvement and renovation schemes.

Return to federal politics

Defeated in 1988 election

Goodale resigned as leader to run for the federal Liberals in the 1988 election for the seat of Regina—Wascana. He lost narrowly to former Regina mayor Larry Schneider, who later went on to serve briefly in Kim Campbell's cabinet. Beginning earlier that year and prior to his resignation, Goodale's executive assistant was Jason Kenney. Kenney would become a Conservative Party of Canada MP in Calgary ridings Calgary Southeast and Calgary Midnapore (1997–2016) and later Premier of Alberta (2019-2022).[5]

Goodale then spent five years in the private sector, working for companies such as the Pioneer Life Assurance Company, Pioneer Lifeco Inc., and Sovereign Life Insurance Co.; he has stated in interviews that he felt his political career had ended.

In government, 1993–2006

Goodale in 2004.

Goodale contested Regina—Wascana again in the 1993 federal election and was elected as part of the Liberal landslide that year. As a member of the new Chrétien cabinet, Goodale was named Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. He has the prenominal "the Honourable" and the postnominal "PC" for life by virtue of being made a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on November 4, 1993.[6] He was reelected for this riding, known as Wascana from 1997 to 2015, in the next seven federal elections.

In 1997, he became the Minister of Natural Resources. In May 2002, he was named Minister of Public Works and Government Services, a few weeks after the Auditor General Sheila Fraser issued a report accusing the department of inappropriate contracting practices.[7] This began the exposure of the Sponsorship scandal.

A close ally of Paul Martin, Goodale was appointed to the senior portfolio of Finance Minister when Martin became Prime Minister on December 12, 2003. In that capacity he tabled two consecutive balanced budgets and launched the Government's productivity agenda.

On December 28, 2005, a letter surfaced from Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli confirming the force was launching a criminal investigation into whether details regarding government tax policies relating to income trust funds were leaked from the Finance Minister's office. Goodale said he would co-operate completely with any investigation, but would not step aside while the RCMP continued their probe. The investigation dealt only with the Department of Finance, and not the minister himself.[8] On February 15, 2007 the RCMP announced the conclusion of the income trust investigation and laid a charge of 'Breach of Trust' against Serge Nadeau, an official in the Department of Finance,[9] who pleaded guilty in 2010.[10] Goodale was cleared of any wrongdoing,[11] and blamed the NDP's Judy Wasylycia-Leis for sabotaging the Liberals in the 2006 election.[12]

In opposition, 2006–2015

Goodale was re-elected to the House of Commons in the general election on January 23, 2006, but the Conservatives won government and he lost his cabinet position. He was named Opposition House Leader by interim Liberal leader Bill Graham in 2006, and continued to serve in this role under the leaderships of Stéphane Dion and Michael Ignatieff until September 2010 when he was promoted to Deputy Leader.

2006 Liberal Party leadership election

After the Liberals' defeat and Paul Martin's election-night announcement that he would resign as party leader, Goodale initially indicated that he was not interested in succeeding Martin in that post. "I do not anticipate ever having to cross that bridge," he said. "I rule it out."[13] On March 13, 2006, the Toronto Star reported that Goodale was reconsidering his decision, and stated that he may enter the Liberal leadership election after all.[14] In the end, he declined, citing his inability to speak French as a key reason. On November 28, 2006, he endorsed Bob Rae to be the next leader of the Liberal Party.[15] After the third ballot, Bob Rae, who finished third, was eliminated. Goodale then endorsed Stéphane Dion, the eventual winner.

Goodale was opposed to David Orchard's candidacy in the by-election for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River.[16] Dion terminated the nomination contest and appointed Joan Beatty as the candidate.

Proposed coalition government, 2008

Goodale was re-elected once more in the fall of 2008. One month later, in November 2008, the Liberals and their fellow opposition parties in the Canadian parliament, the NDP and Bloc Québécois, indicated their intention to defeat Stephen Harper's Conservative government in a motion of no confidence, and expressed their desire for Governor General Michaëlle Jean to ask a member of the opposition to form a new government. While there was initially some speculation that Goodale would become Prime Minister of Canada as leader of the proposed coalition government,[17] the coalition agreement simply made "the leader of the Liberal Party" Prime Minister. The Liberals agreed shortly after that Stéphane Dion would lead the government on an interim basis until a new Liberal leader was chosen.[18] In the end, at Prime Minister Harper's request, Jean prorogued Parliament before a confidence vote could be put to the House. By the time Parliament resumed in January 2009, Michael Ignatieff had become interim leader of the party. He did not seek to bring down the government and agreed to support Harper's budget with amendments.

2011 election

Goodale was one of the 34 Liberal MPs who was returned in the 2011 federal election, the Liberal Party of Canada's worst-ever electoral performance. He and Kevin Lamoureux of Winnipeg North in Winnipeg, Manitoba, were the only two Liberal MPs elected from the Prairie provinces.

The NDP surpassed the Liberals in number of seats, becoming the official opposition, resulted in priority in choosing parliamentary offices. They requested that Goodale forfeit his suite in the coveted Central Block. The Liberals saw this as a measure of disrespect to Goodale, noting that he had seniority as a former cabinet minister and house leader, despite this being standard practice and noting the Conservatives had not asked any Liberals to give up their offices.[12]

In government, 2015–2019

The Liberals won a majority government in the 2015 federal election, and Goodale was re-elected to a ninth term in the House of Commons, once again representing Regina—Wascana as a consequence of redistricting. In his first cabinet, the new prime minister Justin Trudeau named Goodale to be Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.[19] He was the only MP to serve in government with both Pierre and Justin Trudeau.[20] An order in council on November 4, 2015,[21] placed Goodale as first in line to assume the prime minister's powers and duties as acting prime minister, should Prime Minister Justin Trudeau become incapacitated. Trudeau did not appoint a deputy prime minister at that time.

Goodale sought re-election in the 2019 federal election, but lost his bid to Conservative Party candidate Michael Kram in a rematch of the 2015 race. Despite having represented the riding since 1993, Goodale was defeated by more than 16 percentage points.[22]

Post-politics

On March 31, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of Goodale as Special Advisor to the Government of Canada's response to Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crash.[23] Goodale will "examine lessons learned" from Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, Air India Flight 182 and other air disasters and "develop a framework to guide Canada's responses to international air disasters."[24]

Diplomatic career

Goodale with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in 2022.

Goodale was appointed the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom on April 13, 2021,[25][26] replacing Janice Charette, who was appointed the interim clerk of the Privy Council.[27] Goodale's priorities in the position will include "working with the U.K. on climate change and the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic" as well as replacing the "transitional trade agreement with a permanent deal in the wake of Brexit".[27]

On December 13, 2023, Goodale was appointed as representative of Canada to the Ismaili Imamat.[28]

Reactions to appointment

The appointment drew praise from Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe, who called the appointment "well deserved" and stating Goodale will be "a real advocate and a great representative for the nation and Canada, but he’ll also be, in many ways, a great representative for the province of Saskatchewan", as well as Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong, who said Goodale "brings a lot of experience to the job".[27]

Electoral record

Regina—Wascana

2019 Canadian federal election: Regina—Wascana
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMichael Kram22,41849.43+19.16$74,982.33
LiberalRalph Goodale15,24233.61-21.52$92,046.46
New DemocraticHailey Clark5,80112.79+0.24none listed
GreenTamela Friesen1,3162.90+0.85$2,193.36
People'sMario Milanovski4500.99-$4,344.47
IndependentEvangeline Godron1280.28-none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,35599.25
Total rejected ballots 3440.75+0.34
Turnout 45,69975.60+0.99
Eligible voters 60,451
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +20.34
Source: Elections Canada[29][30][31]
2015 Canadian federal election: Regina—Wascana
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRalph Goodale23,55255.13+13.37$96,786.47
ConservativeMichael Kram12,93130.27-5.44$89,000.81
New DemocraticApril Bourgeois5,36212.55-7.53$21,735.49
GreenFrances Simonson8782.06-0.4$4,601.01
Total valid votes/expense limit 42,72399.59 $193,043.93
Total rejected ballots 1760.41–
Turnout 42,88974.60–
Eligible voters 57,504
Liberal hold Swing +9.41
Source: Elections Canada[32][33][34]
2011 Canadian federal election: Wascana
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Liberal(x) Ralph Goodale15,82340.8-5.2$65,366
ConservativeIan Shields14,29136.9+2.3$74,976
New DemocraticMarc Spooner7,68119.8+5.1$25,821
GreenBill Clary9542.5-2.1$755
Total valid votes 38,749100.0–
Total rejected ballots 1060.3 0.0
Turnout 38,85568.1+3.9
Eligible voters 57,034––
2008 Canadian federal election: Wascana
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Liberal(x) Ralph Goodale17,02846.0-5.7$66,057
ConservativeMichelle Hunter12,79834.6+4.4$66,686
New DemocraticStephen Moore5,41814.7+0.2$19,393
GreenGeorge Wooldridge1,7064.6+1.1$4,204
Total valid votes/expense limit 36,950 100.0$77,030
Total rejected ballots 121 0.3+0.1
Turnout 37,07164.2-6
2006 Canadian federal election: Wascana
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Liberal(x) Ralph Goodale20,66651.8-5.4$66,648
ConservativeBrad Farquhar11,99030.0+5.8$67,579
New DemocraticHelen Yum5,88014.7-1.3$30,123
GreenNigel Taylor1,3783.5+0.9$1,653
Total valid votes 39,914100.0
Total rejected ballots 94 0.20.0
Turnout 40,00870+7
2004 Canadian federal election: Wascana
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Liberal(x) Ralph Goodale20,56757.2+16.0$43,226
ConservativeDoug Cryer8,70924.2-11.9$57,802
New DemocraticErin M.K. Weir5,77116.0-5.5$29,783
GreenDarcy Robilliard9282.6
Total valid votes 35,975100.0
Total rejected ballots 800.2-0.1
Turnout 36,05563.1+0.9

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the Canadian Alliance vote in 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election: Wascana
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Liberal(x) Ralph Goodale14,24441.2-0.7$56,685
AllianceJames Rybchuk12,49236.1+7.2$59,667
New DemocraticGarth Ormiston7,44621.5-6.8$58,098
Canadian ActionWayne Gilmer4011.2+0.4$1,619
Total valid votes 34,583100.0
Total rejected ballots 98 0.3-0.1
Turnout 34,68162.3-4.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election: Wascana
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Liberal(x) Ralph Goodale14,07741.9-2.4$54,021
New DemocraticJohn Burton9,53028.4+7.2$37,942
ReformGlen Blager7,26121.6+5.9$39,285
Progressive ConservativeMichael Morris2,4777.4-8.4$18,266
Canadian ActionWalter P. Sigda2640.8–$1,822
Total valid votes 33,609 100.0
Total rejected ballots 1360.4
Turnout 33,74566.2
1993 Canadian federal election: Regina—Wascana
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRalph Goodale19,55544.3+11.5
New DemocraticDonna Shire9,32321.1-11.8
Progressive Conservative(x)Larry Schneider6,94315.7-18.3
ReformAndrew Jackson6,93515.7–
NationalJohn Keen7341.7–
Natural LawC. Angus Hunt2280.5–
Christian HeritageHugh Owens1920.4–
IndependentBarry James Farr1850.4–
Canada PartyWalter P. Sigda640.1–
Total valid votes 44,159100.0
1988 Canadian federal election: Regina—Wascana
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive Conservative(x) Larry Schneider15,33934.0
New DemocraticDickson Bailey14,82932.9
LiberalRalph Goodale14,80432.8
CommunistKimball Cariou760.2
LibertarianIan Christopher Madsen650.1
Total valid votes 45,113100.0

Assiniboia-Gravelbourg

Saskatchewan General Election 1986: Assiniboia-Gravelbourg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalRalph Edward Goodale3,24641.01+8.66
New DemocraticAllen Willard Engel2,39530.26-3.43
Progressive ConservativeBill Fancourt2,27328.72+0.14
Total 7,914 100.00
Saskatchewan General Election 1982: Assiniboia-Gravelbourg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New DemocraticAllen Willard Engel2,87533.69-4.80
LiberalRalph Edward Goodale2,76032.34-0.43
Progressive ConservativeRene Archambault2,43828.57-0.13
Western Canada ConceptHugh Clarke4595.37-
Total 8,532

Assiniboia

1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeLeonard Gustafson11,251
LiberalRalph Goodale10,167
New DemocraticRandy MacKenzie9,710
Social CreditWalton Eddy178
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeLeonard Gustafson12,365
New DemocraticBill Knight11,183
LiberalRalph Goodale9,955
Social CreditWalton Eddy292
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRalph Goodale9,986
New DemocraticBill Knight9,441
Progressive ConservativeTom Hart7,105
Social CreditRod McRae246

Honours

Commonwealth honours

Commonwealth honours
Country Date Appointment Post-nominal letters
 Canada4 November 1993 – PresentMember of the Queen's Privy Council for CanadaPC
 Canada6 February 1977 – PresentQueen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
 Canada7 May 1992 – Present125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
 Canada6 February 2002 – PresentQueen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
 Canada6 February 2012 – PresentQueen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

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  2. ↑ The Canadian Who's who. University of Toronto Press. 1983. ISBN 9780802040923.
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  4. ↑ Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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  8. ↑ "RCMP to investigate allegations of income trust leak". CBC News. 2005-12-29. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
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  12. 1 2 Taber, Jane (May 31, 2011). "First went their colleagues, now the Grits are losing office space". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  13. ↑ "Ralph Goodale rules out run for Liberal leadership | CBC News". CBC News. April 21, 2006. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  14. ↑ Gordon, Sean (March 13, 2006). "Rae speaks today, and Liberals are listening; Ex-NDP premier not expected to formally announce leadership bid yet But Winnipeg address raises profile in a crowded field of potential rivals". The Toronto Star.
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  16. ↑ Delacourt, Susan (January 5, 2008). "Dion accused of snubbing Orchard". The Toronto Star. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  17. ↑ Whittington, Les; Tonda MacCharles; Bruce Campion-Smith (November 30, 2008). "Tories blink first in showdown". Toronto Star. Retrieved December 14, 2018. One prominent name being mentioned is former Liberal finance minister Ralph Goodale.
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  28. ↑ Canada, Global Affairs (2023-12-13). "Minister Joly announces appointment of the Honourable Ralph Goodale as representative of Canada to Ismaili Imamat". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
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