Jake Epp
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The Honourable Arthur Jacob "Jake" Epp PC, OC |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Provencher |
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In office 1972–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Smerchanski |
| Succeeded by | David Iftody |
| Chancellor of Tyndale University College and Seminary | |
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Assumed office 2005 |
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| Preceded by | John N. Gladstone |
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September 1, 1939 Saint Boniface, Manitoba |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | Business executive, teacher |
| Cabinet | Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources (1989-1993) Minister of National Health and Welfare (1984-1989) Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development First Mennonite in Cabinet (1979-1980) |
Arthur Jacob "Jake" Epp, PC, OC (born September 1, 1939) is a Canadian executive and former politician.
Born into a Mennonite family in Manitoba, Jake Epp was a high school history teacher in Steinbach, Manitoba before entering politics. Jake Epp was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) in the 1972 election for the riding of Provencher, which was the home of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's Whiteshell Laboratories.
In the wake of the 1977 murder of Emanuel Jaques, Epp wrote to the National Gay Rights Coalition: "I would like to see what kind of support you have now after what has taken place in Toronto. What is needed is not protection for homosexuals, but for Canadians who are not deviant."
After the 1979 election, he served in the short-lived Cabinet of Joe Clark as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. As minister, he wrote the Epp letter, which instructed the Commissioner of the Yukon to abandon some of her powers and established responsible government in the Yukon. He retained his seat in the 1980 election despite the defeat of the Clark government and returned to the Opposition bench.
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