Don MacIntyre
Don MacIntyre | |
|---|---|
 Don MacIntyre 2015 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | |
| In office May 5, 2015 – February 5, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Kerry Towle |
| Succeeded by | Devin Dreeshen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Wildrose (2015–17) United Conservative Party (2017–18) |
| Residence | Sylvan Lake, Alberta |
| Occupation | Educator |
Donald Brian MacIntyre (born 1955) is a former Canadian politician and criminal from Alberta. He was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, where he represented the electoral district of Innisfail-Sylvan Lake.[1] MacIntyre resigned on February 5, 2018 after being charged with sexual assault and "sexual interference" (i.e., touching a minor for a sexual purpose).[2] On January 11, 2019, MacIntyre pleaded guilty to sexual interference and was sentenced to three years in prison, while the charge of sexual assault was withdrawn.[3]
Views on climate change
On January 2, 2017, MacIntyre — while speaking to the press — asserted that human activity is not the primary cause of climate change.[4] This conflicts with the current scientific opinion on climate change, which asserts a 95% confidence that climate change is caused primarily by human activities.
The Alberta New Democratic Party — which held a majority government in the legislature — responded by requesting that the Wildrose Party – the official opposition – remove Don MacIntyre from his position as energy critic. Leduc-Beaumont NDP MLA Shaye Anderson said, "It’s irresponsible to lend climate change-denying conspiracies the credibility of the office of the Official Opposition. Unless (Wildrose Leader Brian) Jean agrees with what Mr. MacIntyre is saying, he must remove him from his position."[5]
The Wildrose Party responded by issuing a statement that, "We get calls daily from Albertans living in NDP-held ridings furious that their MLAs are not listening to their opposition to the carbon tax. I suggest they spend their time listening to those concerns,"[6] – in reference to the $20 per tonne carbon tax put in place by the Alberta government.[7]
Criminal history
MacIntyre resigned his seat as legislative representative for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake in February 2018, near the time he was charged with sexual assault and sexual interference involving a girl under the age of 16. The actions occurred between five and ten times between 2010 and 2011 and, during the trial, MacIntyre claimed that his actions were done during a dark period of his life and part of Satan's plan.[8] He also told his victim during the actions that God had approved the abuse.[9]
On January 11, 2019, MacIntyre pled guilty to sexual interference and was sentenced to three years in prison, while the charge of sexual assault was withdrawn.[3]
Electoral history
2015 general election
| 2015 Alberta general election: Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Wildrose | Don MacIntyre | 7,827 | 42.7% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kerry Towle | 5,138 | 28.0% | |||||
| New Democratic | Patricia Norman | 4,250 | 23.2% | |||||
| Alberta Party | Danielle Klooster | 1,134 | 6.2% | |||||
References
- ^ "Sylvan Lake News - Don MacIntyre seeking Wildrose nomination". sylvanlakenews.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ^ "Former Alberta MLA Don MacIntyre resigned following sexual assault, sexual interference charges". CBC News. Calgary, Alberta. February 9, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ a b Grant, Meghan (January 11, 2019). "Former Alberta MLA, who sexually abused girl and told her God approved it, sentenced to 3 years in prison". CBC. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ Thomson, Graham (January 3, 2017). "Graham Thomson: Wildrose still seems to be flirting with denial of man-made climate change in 2017". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Graney, Emma (January 3, 2017). "NDP demands removal of Wildrose critic over climate change row". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ Bennett, Dean (January 3, 2017). "Wildrose nixes NDP call to sack electricity critic over climate change denials". Global News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Carbon levy and rebates". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ Wakefield, Jonny (January 11, 2019). "'Satan's plan': Former MLA Don MacIntyre pleads guilty to one count of sexual interference". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ Krugel, Lauren (January 11, 2019). "Former Alberta MLA Don MacIntyre gets 3 years for sex offence involving underage girl". Global News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved March 18, 2024.