Jeremy Cannon

The Right Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, KP, GCRI, OIM, QC (born 10 March 1959) is a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Ibagli. From January to October 2006 he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Roger Pollack.

Early Life and Political Career

Cannon was born 10 March 1959, to Jeffrey Cannon and Rebecca Gore in Loygre. He attended a local state school and Thistledowne University, obtaining a degree in Law and minoring in French. After his formal education was complete, he obtained a job as an interpreter within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Always outspoken, he gained popularity inside the government and left for Palterma.

In Palterma, his popularity soared as a member of the Palterman legislature. In 2003, he was appointed Premier of Palterma. In late 2004, he requested Ibaglian assistance in dealing with domestic terrorism. Cannon turned the government of Palterma over to a temporary Ibaglian authority and moved back to Ibagli, being elected to the House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party.

In late 2005, Cannon was a leading force in the faction within the Liberal Party that sought to remove Prime Minister Anthony Kinder from the leadership of the party after the prorogation scandal, supporting Minister of Labour Roger Pollack's bid for the leadership. After the January 2006 General Election and the collapse of the Smallegan administration, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs.

On October 11th, 2006, Cannon resigned from Parliament. He was appointed to the Supreme Court the same day.

Justice Of The Supreme Court

In 2006, Cannon became the youngest Justice of the Supreme Court in the history of Ibagli.

He is widely considered the most liberal member of the Court.

Cannon led the charge to convict numerous famous politicians for their role in the 2006 Coup. In March 2007, all members of the coup that were arrested were convicted of treason and sentenced to life in prison. Steven Lyall was pardoned shortly afterward. Lyall had been supportive and it had been proven he was not the real leader of the coup. Cannon supported the pardon.

On March 25, 2007, Cannon cast the tie-breaking 4-3 vote in favor of dismantling the Burlington Cross in the controversial "Cross Case". The Town of Burlington decided a few hours later it would not comply with the order. The cross was removed under order of the Supreme Court due to the mental anguish it was deemed capable of causing the citizens. Members of the Conservative majority were opposed to the action, it is unseen if charges will be brought against the court.

Political Beliefs

• Liberal with some individualist-anarchist beliefs.

• Supports same-sex marriage.

• Supports the right for any female to have an abortion.

• Pacifist.

• Believes in a very well-defined and enforced separation of church and state.

• Supports a strong movement toward funding medical research.

• An environmentalist, works consistently towards goals that benefit the environment.

• Against government censorship in any form and believes parents should be more responsible in that regard.

Personal

Cannon has joined numerous groups in both Ibagli and Palterma that are pro-human rights and against capitalism, violence, and homophobia. Cannon is a vegetarian, atheist, and is openly homosexual. Cannon resides in Haphonia. He spends his time listening to music (notably punk rock, of which he is still an avid fan), enjoying the outdoors, and reading. His favorite vacation spot is France, he visits every year. Cannon is a huge fan of Paris, calling it "the greatest city in the world."

Controversy

Always out-spoken and rarely withdrawn, Cannon has been caught up in numerous controversies.

While leading Palterma, he frequently criticized the Conservatives in Palterma and Ibagli. His very vocal attacks boiled over in an interview, in which he labeled Palterman conservatives "fascists" and Ibagli conservatives "not too much better." Outraged, many conservatives called for him to resign. The pressure in the situation never really went away, as Cannon refused to apologize.

Upon returning to the mainland, Cannon was caught in a scandal due to comments about organized religion, saying in an interwiew: "I think it's [religion] mass delusion. It's ignorant. It follows no logic. Yet, people believe it. It's sad to me that people some people never even question it. People should question everything." Some members of public were once again outraged, but he won his election into Parliament in a landslide. Cannon once again refused to apologize, but did say he was strictly expressing his beliefs and not trying to condemn all religious and spiritual beliefs.

While in Parliament, Cannon clashed with numerous other members of all the major parties. Famously, he called conservative leaders "completely ignorant and blind to the publics needs and wants." He was known to clash with members of the cabinet he was a part of under Pollack.

As a Justice of the Supreme Court, Cannon has continued his very vocal campaign against conservatism. Recently butting heads with Marcus Smallegan and other conservatives on military matters, reffering to the group as "The Aggressively Macho Over-Spenders."

Honours and Decorations

• Order of the Palm - Knight Companion (2004)
• Royal Ibaglian Order - Knight Grand Cross (2004)
• Order of Ibaglian Merit (2004)
• Lord of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council (2007)
• Semicentennial Medal (2005)

Shorthand Titles

• Jeremy Cannon (1959–2003)
• Jeremy Cannon, MLA (2003–2004)
• Sir Jeremy Cannon, KP, GCRI, OIM (2004)
• Sir Jeremy Cannon, KP, GCRI, OIM, MP (2004–2005)
• The Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, KP, GCRI, OIM, MP (2005–2006)
• The Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, KP, GCRI, OIM (2006)
• The Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, KP, GCRI, OIM, QC (2006–2007)
• The Right Honourable Sir Jeremy Cannon, KP, GCRI, OIM, QC (2007–)

13th Ministry - Government of Roger Pollack
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Erik Barnes	Minister of Foreign Affairs 2006	Leonard Shedd
House of Commons
Predecessor	District	Successor
Diane Warman	Chesterford 2004–2006	Celia Caldwell