Perry Canning

Perry Canning is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. He was the member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for Labrador West from 1996 to 1999.

Politics

Canning is from Happy Valley-Goose Bay in Labrador. He ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Menihek in 1993, but he lost to incumbent Progressive Conservative (PC) MHA Alec Snow. Canning challenged Snow again in the following 1996 election and won in the redistributed riding of Labrador West. While in the House of Assembly, Canning was appointed as the chair of the Resources Committee by Premier Brian Tobin. He was narrowly defeated by New Democratic (NDP) candidate Randy Collins in the 1999 election.

Canning continued to work for the provincial government as an industry advisor in what was criticized by the opposition as a patronage appointment. He later worked for Suncor Energy. In 2017, he was appointed as the Assistant Deputy Minister of Mines within the Department of Natural Resources in the Dwight Ball administration.

Electoral history