Warren Michelson

{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Warren Michelson | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Lipton, Saskatchewan, Canada | honorific_suffix = | assembly = Saskatchewan Legislative | constituency_AM = Moose Jaw North | term_start = November 7, 2007 | term_end = October 26, 2020 | predecessor = Glenn Hagel | successor = Tim McLeod | party = Saskatchewan Party | occupation = }}

'''Warren Michelson''' is a former Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Moose Jaw North in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 2007 to 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.discovermoosejaw.com/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=viewlink&link_id=5467&Itemid=691 |title=Government Offices Listings: Warren Michelson, MLA |access-date=23 July 2013 |archive-date=19 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719153907/http://discovermoosejaw.com/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=viewlink&link_id=5467&Itemid=691 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is a member of the Saskatchewan Party. He defeated long time NDP MLA Glenn Hagel to win the seat.

In the 2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election, Michelson supported Ken Cheveldayoff, who had stated that he doesn't believe rape victims should have legal access to abortion services, earning him the anti-abortion group Right Now's top rank out of the six leadership candidates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/life-begins-at-conception-anti-abortion-group-names-ken-cheveldayoff-top-sask-party-candidate-1.4414980|title='Life begins at conception': Anti-abortion group names Ken Cheveldayoff top Sask. Party candidate|work=CBC News|location=Saskatchewan|date=November 22, 2017|accessdate=2017-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/whos-endorsing-who-here-are-all-of-the-confirmed-saskatchewan-party-leadership-campaign-allegiances|title=Who's endorsing who? Here are all of the confirmed Saskatchewan Party leadership campaign allegiances|work=Saskatoon Star Phoenix|date=September 15, 2017}}</ref> Michelson had previously attended as an MLA the anti-abortion March for Life rallies in Ottawa, Moose Jaw, and Regina in the past.<ref>[https://www.catholicregister.org/item/25155-saskatchewan-pro-lifers-bring-their-message-to-legislature "March for Life brings message to political halls of power"]. Catholic Registrar, March 12, 2017.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/regina-leader-post/20100507/281573761910172|title='Anti-Abortion group holds rally in Regina|work=Regina Leader Post|date=May 7, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moosejawtoday.com/local-news/pro-life-walk-raises-awareness-of-protecting-all-life-1695398|title=Pro-life walk raises awareness of protecting all life|work=Moose Jaw Today|date=September 16, 2019}}</ref>

As a president with the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, Michelson led the charge against a proposed government-directed employment hours scheme in the private sector.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saskchamber.com/documents/680AGM_Speech_by_President_Warren_Michelsonson.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021192758/http://www.saskchamber.com/documents/680AGM_Speech_by_President_Warren_Michelsonson.pdf|title=Warren Michelson’s Speech for 2005 AGM|archive-date=21 October 2007}}</ref>

Michelson did not seek re-election in the 2020 Saskatchewan general election.

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