to Harris, adding that he was under oath at the inquiry, not in the legislature." Harnick was responsible for the creation of the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program and Legal Aid Ontario. Harnick spent several years as a land claim negotiator and he is a trained and accomplished mediator. He was instrumental in bringing the major legal organizations in Ontario together with paralegal organizations, culminating in legislation that has made the Law Society of Upper Canada the regulator of paralegal activities. He did not run for re-election in 1999. Cabinet positions Later life Harnick is a founding Principal of Counsel Public Affairs Inc. He is a former board member and Vice Chairman of St. John's Rehabilitation Hospital and he is an ex officio Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada. He is the Senior Adjudicative Officer of the General Insurance Ombudservice, an independent service that adjudicates disputes between consumers and member insurance companies. He served as chair of the Police Costing Review committee in Toronto, and has been involved in negotiations relating to aboriginal self-government. References External links 1950 births Attorneys General of Ontario Jewish Canadian politicians Lawyers in Ontario Living people Politicians from Toronto Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Canadian King's Counsel