Ed Havrot
| Ed Havrot | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1977–1985 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Bain |
| Succeeded by | David Ramsay |
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In office 1971–1975 |
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| Preceded by | Donald Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Robert Bain |
| Constituency | Timiskaming |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 4, 1927 Poland |
| Died | April 16, 2017 (aged 89) Kirkland Lake, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Gayle MacArthur |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Businessowner |
Edward Michael Havrot (June 4, 1927 – April 16, 2017) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1975 and from 1977 to 1985 who represented the northern Ontario riding of Timiskaming.
Born in Poland, Havrot moved to Ontario as a child and was educated in Kirkland Lake. He was a businessman before entering political life, and was active in the Royal Canadian Legion. He married Gayle MacArthur and together they raised four children.
Havrot served on the Kirkland Lake council in 1966-67, and was elected as its reeve in 1970.
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1971 provincial election, defeating a New Democratic Party (NDP) opponent by 2,154 votes in Timiskaming. He served as a backbench supporter for the next four years, and was named chair of the Ontario Northland Transportation and parliamentary assistant to Minister of Transportation John Rhodes.
Havrot was known for making politically incorrect remarks. In 1975, during a local dispute with aboriginal groups over land claims, he told a Globe and Mail reporter than he could have bribed the area's chiefs with "a case of goof". He then added, "These damn Indians have gone absolutely wild... We should have given them a bunch of teepees and some cordwood and that's all". He was accused of racism, immediately lost both of his legislative appointments, and was forced to read a prepared apology in the legislature. He later tried to defend himself by saying, "Up North, if you say the wrong thing in the heat of the moment and offend somebody, you apologize and its over".
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