Clyde Jackman, (born December 21, 1954) is a former Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
He represented the district of Burin-Placentia West in the House of Assembly from 2003 until 2015 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
[1] Jackman came under attack in February 2011, when a report, by a committee put in place by the government, recommended that the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture invest $450 million to downsize the commercial fishery.
Jackman announced immediately that he would not to endorse the report because he felt it would not solve the problems in the fishery.
Lorraine Michael, the leader of the New Democratic Party, called on Jackman to resign his post as minister.