Canadian politician
Robert Douglas George "Bob" Stanbury
,
PC
QC
(October 26, 1929 - February 10, 2017) was a
Canadian
public servant
, lawyer and former politician, journalist and corporate executive.
Background
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Stanbury was born in
Exeter, Ontario
, on October 26, 1929. His father was a country lawyer who was keen on politics. He was educated at St. Catharines Collegiate Institute and the
University of Western Ontario
, where he was a member of
The Kappa Alpha Society
, before obtaining a law degree at
Osgoode Hall Law School
. He began practicing law in
North York
and in 1961 was elected to the North York School Board. In 1963 he became chair of the board. Trustees at the time were unpaid so he resigned in 1964 to pay more attention to his family and his law practice.
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He married Miriam Rose Voelker and together they raised four children.
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Politics
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Stanbury was elected to the
House of Commons of Canada
in the
1965 election
as the
Liberal
Member of Parliament
for
York?Scarborough
.
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After being re-elected in the
1968 election
, Stanbury was, in 1969, appointed by
Prime Minister
Pierre Trudeau
to the
Cabinet
as
minister without portfolio
with responsibilities for citizenship and information.
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In 1971, he was promoted to
Minister of Communications
.
[5]
In 1972 he became
Minister of National Revenue
.
[6]
He also served as a Canadian delegate to three
United Nations General Assemblies
.
[7]
He was re-elected in the
1974 election
, but was dropped from Cabinet in the post-election
cabinet shuffle
.
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He retired from office in 1977 in order to pursue private business interests.
Later life
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He retired from parliament in order to become an executive at Firestone Canada.
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He served as chair and
Chief Executive Officer
from 1983 to 1985.
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Stanbury was a
lawyer
in the
Hamilton, Ontario
, firm of Inch, Easterbrook and Shaker. He chaired the Ontario panel of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, and was past chair of the Employers’ Council of Ontario. He was a member of the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals and the
International Commission of Jurists
.
He served as President of the Canadian Council for Native Business, a private sector charitable organization linking aspiring aboriginal entrepreneurs and managers with established businesses and financial institution. He had a long-standing interest in Canada's
north
and served as a founding member of the
Nunavut
Arbitration Board, which is empowered to resolve disputes arising out of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, and as the territory's Integrity Commissioner.
Stanbury died in
Burlington, Ontario
, on February 10, 2017, at the age of 87.
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References
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"Industrious, handsome bilingual: Lifelong Liberal, Stanbury lacks flair but is a conscientious trooper".
The Globe and Mail
. 16 October 1969. p. 8.
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a
b
"Stanbury, The Honourable Robert Douglas George 'Bob' Stanbury Obituary"
. Halton Obituaries. Archived from
the original
on 31 July 2017
. Retrieved
30 July
2017
.
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"Results in political ridings across the nation in Canada's federal election".
The Globe and Mail
. 9 November 1965. p. 10.
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Goldblatt, Murray (16 October 1969). "Made Ministers without Portfolio: Gray and Stanbury join Cabinet".
The Globe and Mail
. p. 1.
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Goldblatt, Murray (12 August 1971). "Stanbury is given portfolio; 2 more Metro MPs named".
The Globe and Mail
. p. 1.
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Wills, Terrance (28 November 1972). "Ontario members hold most big portfolios: 8 new ministers in rebuilt Cabinet".
The Globe and Mail
. p. 1.
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a
b
The International Who's Who 2004
. Psychology Press. 2003. p. 1598.
ISBN
9781857432176
.
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Wills, Terrance (9 August 1974). "6 Cabinet ministers are out, 4 brought in, but more changes to come".
The Globe and Mail
. p. 29.
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"Firestone Canada Ltd.-Ltee Appointment".
The Globe and Mail
. 15 November 1977. p. B18.
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The offices of Minister of Communications, and Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship were abolished and the office of
Minister of Canadian Heritage
came in force July 12, 1996.
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