John Paul Manley PC OC (born January 5, 1950) is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the eighth deputy prime minister of Canada from 2002 to 2003.

As Foreign Minister during the September 11 attacks, Manley acted swiftly and proactively to address U.S. security while maintaining economic ties between the U.S. and Canada.

[3] Although a prominent Liberal, Manley was appointed by Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2007 to head an independent, non-partisan panel reviewing Canada's mission and future role in Afghanistan.

[4][5] Most of the recommendations of the Independent Panel on Canada's Future Role in Afghanistan (the "Manley report") were accepted, including an extension of the mission beyond February 2009 while calling for more soldiers and equipment.

During his time in Industry, Manley was a staunch supporter of Canada-based research and development, and also of increased technology use in public schools.

He was responsible for the establishment of the Smart Border Declaration, a proactive strategy to address Canada-U.S. security issues following the September 11 attacks in 2001.

[2]: 87–88 In October 2001, Manley was named chairman of a special cabinet committee on security that revamped immigration rules, antiterrorism laws, regulations on arrest and detention, and border procedures.

Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge, and the director of Toronto's Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies said "Under Manley, the government of Canada talks to Washington, not at it.

[20] Manley was mentioned again as a possible contender for the leadership of the Liberal Party after Stéphane Dion's resignation following the October 14, 2008 election that resulted in a larger minority Conservative government.

[21] On 12 October 2007, Manley was appointed by Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper to head an independent, non-partisan panel reviewing Canada's mission and future role in Afghanistan, a position he had discussed with Liberal leader Stéphane Dion beforehand.

[24][25] Manley served as Chair of Ontario's Royal Commission on Electric Power Planning in the wake of the eastern North American blackout of 2003.

[26] Manley was co-chair of the Independent Task Force on the Future of North America, a project of the U.S.-based Council on Foreign Relations.

[33] In September 2019, he joined law firm Bennett Jones as a Senior Business Advisor as part of the Governmental Affairs & Public Policy group.

[12][6][7][8] Globe and Mail political columnist Lawrence Martin said Manley is "a broad-perspective pragmatist, who, while spending a lot of time with the Bay Street boys (you do that as an industry minister), has never been captive to them.