57-1488: Getty may refer to: The Getty family and its businesses [ edit ] Getty family George Getty (1855–1930), American lawyer and father of J. Paul Getty J. Paul Getty (1892–1976), wealthy American industrialist and founder of Getty Oil Talitha Getty (born Talitha Dina Pol, 1940–1971), Paul Getty, II's second wife Gordon Getty (born 1933), son of J. Paul Getty Ann Getty (1941–2020), wife of Gordon Getty Paul Getty (1932–2003), son of J. Paul Getty, born Eugene Paul Getty and later also known as John Paul Getty II John Paul Getty III (1956–2011), son of Paul Getty Balthazar Getty (born 1975), son of John Paul Getty III, and American actor Mark Getty , son of Paul Getty, and founder of Getty Images Domitilla Getty , ex-wife of Mark Getty Ariadne Getty , daughter of Paul Getty, philanthropist August Getty (born 1994), fashion designer Nats Getty (born 1992), model and activist Gigi Lazzarato Getty (born 1992), wife of Nats Getty Pia Getty (born Pia Miller), ex-wife of Christopher Ronald Getty Isabel Getty (born 1993), daughter of Pia and Christopher Getty Sabine Getty (born Sabine Ghanem), wife of Joseph Getty Victoria Getty (born Victoria Holdsworth; 1944), wife of Sir Paul Getty Residences [ edit ] Getty House Businesses [ edit ] Getty Oil , founded by George Getty Getty Images ,
114-464: A leadership review ; after a speech by Getty, the convention voted to refer the recommendation to a committee for months of study. Cabinet ministers, including Treasurer Dick Johnston and Education Minister Jim Dinning , began to consider leadership bids in the event that Getty retired or was pushed out. In 1992, as the national referendum on the Charlottetown Accord and the release of
171-429: A by-election, which he won handily. He built a home in the riding on Buffalo Lake , and was later accused of arranging for the lake to be risen so it would be better-suited for fishing (though Adair claimed that the arrangements had been in place since 1979, when he had been Minister of Recreation, Parks and Wildlife). Getty's relationship with his own party was often stormy. Shortly after he lost his riding in 1989,
228-579: A group of Calgary Conservatives, including party budget director Jack Major and Getty's old leadership rival Ron Ghitter , began making plans to force party renewal, with or without Getty. They felt that the party was perceived as being tired, directionless, arrogant, and deaf to urban concerns, and that it was in political trouble in the crucial battleground of Calgary. At the 1989 party convention, recently retired cabinet minister Marvin Moore , who had organized Ghitter's 1985 leadership campaign, advocated for
285-875: A hospital in Edmonton, on February 26, 2016, at age 82. He was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada on 21 October 1998. He was appointed as a Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence in 1999. He received the Canadian version of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977, the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal in 1992, the Canadian version of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 and
342-538: A low profile after leaving politics. He assumed several corporate directorships and spent time with his grandchildren. Unlike Lougheed, he rarely commented on political matters. He was appointed as an Officer to the Order of Canada in 1998. In July 2008, after Ed Stelmach announced $ 2 billion in funding to industry to develop carbon capture technology, Getty's company sought some of the funding to bury carbon dioxide in salt caverns near Two Hills . After years of declining health, Getty died from heart failure at
399-537: A number of financing deals with local companies in the late 1980s, and many of these deals were collapsing just as the government was prepared to sell AGT. At the last moment, the government removed NovaTel from the AGT share offering. NovaTel's liabilities eventually cost the government more than $ 600 million. As a former Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs, Getty had strong views about constitutional matters, and about Senate reform in particular. He made
456-418: A program that handles the login process when someone logs onto a computer running Unix The version of the 1409 fighting manual Fior di Battaglia , is known as the "Getty" See also [ edit ] Gettys Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Getty . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
513-414: A regulator in her department that the company was likely insolvent . Though Osterman was fired shortly after the report's release, Getty's immediate offer of an $ 85 million settlement to investors further hurt the government's reputation in areas of business. A similar incident stemmed from the 1992 privatization of Alberta Government Telephones (AGT). NovaTel, a cellular subsidiary of AGT, had made
570-521: A report on the NovaTel incident loomed, Getty decided to leave politics. In his last months, he deliberately refrained from taking measures that he knew would be popular, such as shrinking cabinet, in order to leave them for his successor. After a party leadership election chose Ralph Klein to succeed him, Getty resigned as party leader December 5 and as Premier several days later. As Premier, Klein positioned himself in contrast to Getty, asserting that
627-404: A second ballot victory against Minister of Municipal Affairs Julian Koziak and former legislator Ron Ghitter . Getty was appointed Premier November 1, 1985. He returned to the legislature just over a month later, winning a by-election in his old riding of Edmonton-Whitemud. As Premier for nearly seven years, Getty presided over some of Alberta's toughest economic times. His time in office
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741-474: A supporter of the federal Conservatives (and not the Reform Party, to which many provincial P.C.s were defecting), whose unpopularity rubbed off on him. Getty's government also made progress on aboriginal land claims in the northern part of the province. In addition to creating Canada's first Métis land base in 1989, Getty took the lead in an ultimately unsuccessful effort to negotiate a settlement between
798-576: The 1967 provincial election . Getty agreed to run in Strathcona West , and defeated incumbent Social Crediter Randolph McKinnon by more than one thousand votes. He entered the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as one of six newly elected P.C.s. Four years later, in the 1971 election , Getty was re-elected by more than 3,500 votes in the new riding of Edmonton-Whitemud and was appointed Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs in
855-560: The 1979 election . While out of politics, Getty became the head of an investment firm and sat on the boards of a number of corporations, including the Royal Bank of Canada , Sparrow Energy, Nortek Energy and Celanese Canada. However, when Lougheed stepped down from the Progressive Conservative leadership in 1985, Getty entered the contest to replace him and immediately became the favourite. At an October convention, Getty won
912-536: The Alberta NDP pick up 16 seats in the legislature. In contrast, during his last two terms, Lougheed never faced more than six opposition MLAs in total. Getty called the 1989 election less than three years into his 1986 mandate to take advantage of the economic optimism prevalent in the province, partly as a result of the Canada-U.S. free trade agreement . While the P.C.s made spending promises including paving all of
969-550: The Great Depression and worked a variety of jobs—sometimes more than one at a time—to support his wife, three sons, and two daughters. Getty's childhood was spent in Verdun , Toronto , Ottawa , London , and Agincourt , sharing a three-room apartment with his seven-member family in the last. Returning for London in time for high school, he became an accomplished athlete (drinking eggnog to gain enough weight to play football) and
1026-642: The Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords , but these efforts came to naught when both accords were rejected—the second by the Canadian public, including a majority of Albertans. Getty was also facing political problems within Alberta, including a defeat in his home riding of Edmonton-Whitemud in the 1989 election (leading to a successful by-election in Stettler , vacated by a P.C. MLA) and leadership machinations from some of his own ministers. In light of this, he resigned
1083-540: The Montreal Alouettes by a score of 50–27. He continued with Eskimos until 1963, and also made three appearances in the 1965 season. Getty was one of the most successful Canadian-born quarterbacks in the history of the Canadian Football League and sits at third on the all-time passing yardage list of Canadian quarterbacks, behind Russ Jackson and Gerry Dattilio , with nearly nine thousand yards. He
1140-543: The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada , which was becoming increasingly unpopular under Mulroney. Getty also broke with Mulroney on a number of issues other than Senate reform, including the new federal Goods and Services Tax , which he fought unsuccessfully against implementing. His government also implemented legislation, against Mulroney's express wishes, that made English the only official language of Alberta. Despite these steps, Getty remained
1197-683: The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. In 2012 he was inducted into the London Sports Hall of Fame in London, Ontario , in recognition of his achievements in Canadian football. On 19 November 2013 he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of Alberta . [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] * Party did not nominate candidates in
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#17328441193431254-530: The Senatorial Selection Act , which provided for an election process whenever there was a vacant Senate seat for Alberta. However, Getty's favoured candidate, Progressive Conservative Bert Brown , was soundly defeated by Stan Waters of the upstart Reform Party of Canada , which opposed Meech Lake and favoured aggressive senate reform. Though Prime Minister Brian Mulroney opposed the legislation, he eventually recommended Waters for appointment to
1311-761: The Getty family have lived in England, including Sir Paul Getty who took British citizenship . George Getty (1855–1930) was a lawyer who became an independent oilman in 1904. He was married with one son, a daughter having died in infancy in a typhoid epidemic in Minneapolis , Minnesota. He lent his son Jean Paul money to invest in oil wells and in 1916, George and Jean Paul incorporated the Getty Oil Company. The family members include: Don Getty Donald Ross Getty OC AOE (August 30, 1933 – February 26, 2016)
1368-494: The J. Paul Getty Museum Getty Conservation Institute , working internationally to advance conservation practice in cultural heritage Getty Foundation , a grant-awarding body Getty Leadership Institute at Claremont Graduate University , a grantee of the Getty Foundation that provides executive education for museum leaders Getty Research Institute , "dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of
1425-772: The J. Paul Getty Museum, designed as a recreation of the Villa of the Papyri Other people [ edit ] Don Getty (1933–2016), Canadian politician Edmund Getty (1799–1857), Irish antiquarian and naturalist Estelle Getty (1923–2008), American actress George W. Getty (1819–1901), officer in the United States Army J. Arch Getty (born 1950), American historian Keith Getty (born 1974), Irish musician Kristyn Getty (born 1980), Irish musician Keith & Kristyn Getty , Irish contemporary worship music duo Other [ edit ] getty (Unix) ,
1482-673: The Premiership in 1992. Before entering politics, Getty had been a quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League . He passed for more than eight thousand yards over his ten-year career, and was put on the team's Wall of Fame in 1992. Don Getty was born on August 30, 1933, in Westmount, Quebec , the son of Beatrice Lillian (Hampton) Getty (1910–1973) and Charles Ross Getty (1909–1974). His father had dropped out of McGill University 's medical school due to
1539-557: The Senate. Getty was still more successful at pursuing senate reform during the negotiations for the Charlottetown Accord , when he won the addition of a Triple-E Senate to the package, against Mulroney's opposition. However, the Charlottetown Accord failed after a national referendum in which a majority of Canadians, including 60.2% of Albertans, rejected it. In 1991, Getty's Progressive Conservatives formally severed ties with
1596-540: The United States began with George Franklin Getty and his son Jean Paul Getty as their patriarchs. In the 20th century, they were heavily involved in the petroleum industry and in mass media . The Getty family is of Scots-Irish ancestry from their patrilineal lineage, their ancestors having immigrated to North America from Cullavmor, County Londonderry , Ireland (today in Northern Ireland ). Several members of
1653-692: The cause the centrepiece of Alberta's constitutional policy going into the Meech Lake Accord discussions. The Accord's final version included a provision whereby the Prime Minister would continue to recommend senatorial appointments to the Governor-General , but would have to make their recommendations from lists provided by the provincial governments. Once it became apparent that the Meech Lake Accord would fail, Getty's government introduced
1710-477: The federal government and the Lubicon Cree . In contrast to his predecessor, who was actively involved in most elements of his government, Getty preferred to set the government's broad direction and leave lower-level details to his ministers. Ralph Klein , while serving as Environment Minister under Getty, commented that "If you are a minister, you run that portfolio yourself" and expressed an appreciation for
1767-435: The federal government. Klein was to be associated with balanced budgets and paying down debt. Getty never had an effective central story to tell. Getty played 10 seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos as a quarterback . For the first part of his career, he backed up Jackie Parker and filled in for him when he was moved to running back . Eskimos coach Pop Ivy surprised many observers when he started Getty at quarterback in
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1824-452: The freedom that the Premier gave his cabinet . Al Adair , who served in two different portfolios under Getty, described this approach in his memoirs as "you make the decisions, you run your department, but make mistakes and you're gone". Lisac credits him for knowing when to intervene and when not to, but Adair felt that his approach led to ministers working too much in isolation. Getty
1881-456: The government had "a spending problem", and stating that he had become Premier at a time of "uncontrolled spending". Given Klein's aggressive spending cuts, which shaped the political climate of Alberta for much of the 1990s, Getty's legacy with respect to public finances has been criticized. However, Kevin Taft , writing four years before entering politics, challenged this view, asserting that Getty
1938-469: The government would be in surplus by the 1995 fiscal year. By 1992, program spending was growing at a rate of 2.3% annually, among the lowest rates in Canada. In fact, when adjusted for population growth and inflation , government spending fell over Getty's term in office, with non-health care program spending 40% lower in 1993 than it had been in 1986 (health spending had remained approximately constant over
1995-468: The groundwork for Ralph Klein 's later balancing of the provincial budget, on Getty's departure from office the government's debt had reached $ 11 billion, setting the stage for his successor to characterize the Getty years as an era of wasteful and excessive spending. His efforts at strengthening Alberta's presence in Canada initially appeared more successful, as he won the agreement of Canada's other first ministers in including elements of Senate reform in
2052-448: The instigation of Provincial Treasurer Dick Johnston. The parent company went bankrupt August 10 amid accusations of fraud. A court-ordered investigation led by Bill Code found that the company was in trouble as early as 1980 and, though subsequent economic downturns hurt it, "it would not have been profitable in any event". It also found that Consumer and Corporate Affairs Minister Connie Osterman had disregarded 1984 warnings from
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2166-459: The loan, the government seized, and eventually closed, the plant. This incident and others contributed to a perception that Getty's administration was willing to spend public money to support large businesses, but that it was indifferent to the struggles of labour (the Gainers loan had initially been made after the government brokered a labour settlement favourable to the plant's management). In 1986
2223-487: The new Lougheed majority government. With Getty and the government both re-elected by increasing margins in the 1975 election , Lougheed appointed him Minister of Energy. In this capacity Getty partially continued his responsibility for relations with the federal government , as energy policy was a major sticking point between the two governments (at one point, federal Energy Minister Donald Macdonald called Getty "dripping with venom"). Getty did not seek re-election in
2280-411: The next year as a drop in energy prices led to the oil-rich province running a deficit of $ 3.4 billion, as energy revenues fell by $ 3 billion. Getty's Treasurer, Dick Johnston , reacted by raising taxes by $ 1 billion and cutting program spending by 6.3%, including decreases of 3% in grants to schools, universities, municipalities, and hospitals. In 1990, due to these measures, Johnston predicted that
2337-579: The price of oil bottomed at $ US10 a barrel. Getty responded by providing the oil industry with $ 250 million in incentives and royalty cuts. By the end of 1986 Alberta had granted another nine-month cut from 12% to 1% in royalties at the Suncor oilsands. Most damaging to the government's reputation was the failure of the Principal Group , an Edmonton-based trust company. Its investment subsidiaries were ordered shut down June 30, 1987, by court orders obtained at
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2394-488: The province's secondary highways, the Liberals under new leader Laurence Decore stressed dealing with the deficit. The overall result was respectable for the government, as it won a sixth term in government with a net loss of only two seats. However, Getty was defeated in his own riding by Liberal Percy Wickman . Brian C. Downey resigned his seat in the rural central Alberta riding of Stettler to allow Getty to run in
2451-477: The province's struggling agricultural sector, including a $ 2 billion loan program meant to address high interest rates. His government tried to stimulate the energy sector by making loan guarantees to Husky Oil ($ 380 million) and Syncrude ($ 200 million) for new and expanded capital projects. The government also provided a $ 55 million guarantee—in addition to a $ 20 million loan—to Peter Pocklington 's Gainers meat-packing plant; when Pocklington defaulted on
2508-661: The province, which suppressed real estate prices and hurt financial institutions; two Albertan banks, the Canadian Commercial Bank and the Northland Bank , failed in September 1985. Credit unions were facing similar troubles, and the Lougheed government had, in its last days, injected $ 100 million into the industry. Getty's response to these issues was interventionist. During his first budget, he targeted spending at
2565-424: The same period). Even so, Getty entered the premiership with no public debt and left with the public debt at $ 11 billion. Getty's government was faced with a combination of a general economic malaise and falling oil prices. The slowdown in the energy sector contributed to a decrease in capital spending, which reduced demand for labour in the construction industry by 50% between 1980 and 1985. Many workers left
2622-496: The third game of the 1956 western final (which was a three-game series at the time) during the 44th Grey Cup , with Parker at running back. However, it bore results as Parker tied the record for most touchdowns scored in a Grey Cup game, at three. Getty also handed the ball to Johnny Bright for two touchdowns and scored two himself on quarterback keeps from the one-yard line, as the Eskimos won their third consecutive championship over
2679-541: The visual arts" Art & Architecture Thesaurus , produced by the Getty Research Institute Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names , a resource of names and information about cities, countries, and other locations and a product of the J. Paul Getty Trust J. Paul Getty Museum , with locations at the Getty Center and Getty Villa Getty Villa , located near Malibu, California, part of
2736-468: Was "working out of the office". This was typical of his strained relationship with the media, which Adair attributed to the Premier's awkwardness and the media's unfairness. Although Getty governed with fairly large majorities during his tenure, they were nowhere near as large as the ones Lougheed enjoyed. His first election as premier saw the return of the provincial Liberals to the legislature after being shut out for 15 years. That same election saw
2793-606: Was a Canadian politician who served as the 11th premier of Alberta between 1985 and 1992. A member of the Progressive Conservatives , he served as Energy Minister and Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the government of Peter Lougheed before leaving politics for the private sector in 1979. He returned to politics six years later to enter the Progressive Conservative leadership contest resulting from Lougheed's retirement. He defeated two other candidates, and became Premier November 1, 1985. As Premier, Getty
2850-465: Was a private, reserved person, which, combined with his tendency to delegate to ministers, sometimes gave the impression of an uncaring aloofness. During the Principal Group affair, which he left primarily in the hands of Treasurer Dick Johnston and Consumer and Corporate Affairs Minister Elaine McCoy , a photographer captured a shot of Getty playing golf while his press secretary had said that he
2907-519: Was awarded the Claude Brown Memorial Trophy as the outstanding athlete at UWO in 1955. He also played basketball , and was part of championship teams in that sport in 1952, 1953, and 1954. A week after his 1955 graduation, he married Margaret Mitchell, his high school sweetheart. The Edmonton Eskimos had offered Getty a professional contract, so the newlyweds drove out west in an old blue Buick . While still playing football, Getty
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#17328441193432964-447: Was characterized by attempts to reduce the government's budget deficit and interventions calculated to stabilize the economy during the recession of the 1980s. When Getty became Premier he left his predecessor's cabinet completely intact. After Getty won the party leadership, Lougheed told him to expect a budget deficit of $ 2.5 billion in his first year in office, though the figure turned out to be $ 2.1 billion. Things got worse
3021-544: Was declared the outstanding Canadian player in the Western Interprovincial Football Union in 1959, and was the runner up (to Jackson) for the Schenley Award as the league's most outstanding Canadian player the same year. He was placed on the Eskimos' Wall of Honor in 1992. Until and including the 1958 season, a tackle for a loss on a passing play was registered as a rushing attempt. Getty kept
3078-613: Was elected students' council president. Sports were his passion, and he was an especially great fan of the Montreal Canadiens and of Toronto Argonauts running back Royal Copeland . After graduating, Getty enrolled to study business administration at the University of Western Ontario , where he became a football star and a member of The Kappa Alpha Society . He quarterbacked the Western Ontario Mustangs to Eastern Collegiate Union Championships in 1954 and 1955, and
3135-490: Was faced with an economic slowdown and falling energy prices, which hit Alberta 's petroleum -dominated economy hard. Faced with mounting government deficits and increasing unemployment, he cut social spending and intervened with government money to prevent businesses from failing. Several of these interventions backfired in high-profile fashion, failing at their intended objective and costing scarce public funds as well. While some analysts argue that Getty's fiscal program laid
3192-500: Was hired by Imperial Oil in 1955. He worked for Midwestern Industrial Gas Limited, beginning in 1961 as Lands and Contracts Manager with a promotion to Assistant General Manager following in 1963. In 1964 he founded his own company, Baldonnel Oil and Gas Company, before entering the world of finance as a partner with Doherty, Roadhouse, and McCuaig investments in 1967. In 1965, Getty was approached by fellow Eskimos veteran and Progressive Conservative leader Peter Lougheed to run in
3249-440: Was running "the tightest government in Canada". Besides its management of the deficit, Getty's government is remembered for the creation of Family Day . For the most part, however, Getty dropped quickly from the public view and public memory. Lisac suggests that this is because, unlike his predecessor and successor, he lacked a central message: Lougheed had booming prosperity and a constant fight for provincial rights against
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