Patrick Boyer
| Patrick Boyer | |
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| Member of Parliament for Etobicoke—Lakeshore |
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In office 1984–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Ken Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Jean Augustine |
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| Born |
March 4, 1945 Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Corinne (deceased); Elise Marie |
| Residence | Bracebridge and Toronto |
| Profession | Lawyer, Writer |
J. Patrick Boyer, Q.C. (born March 4, 1945) is a university professor, journalist, author, policy activist, publisher, and a former Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (1984–1993).
Before entering politics, Boyer was a partner in the Fraser & Beatty law firm in Toronto, where he specialized in communications law and electoral law. A major part of his practice was also in the Western Arctic as a member of the Northwest Territories Bar. When granted his Queen's Council designation, note was made of Boyer's contribution to the legal profession in authoring the definitive series of texts on Canadian election law at federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal levels.
Boyer earned a Master's degree in Canadian history and a Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree, both from the University of Toronto and gained an honours degree in economics and political science from Carleton University. He also studied French-Canadian literature at University of Montreal, and international law at the Academy of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
Politics. From his earliest years, Patrick Boyer hoped to be a member of parliament, influenced no doubt by the dynamic atmosphere of politics he experienced after his father Robert Boyer became a member of Ontario's legislature in 1955 when Patrick was ten.
As a university student in Ottawa during the 1960s Patrick worked on Parliament Hill for Quebec MP Heward Grafftey, then for Opposition Leader Robert Stanfield, and in the early 1970s at Queen's Park as Ontario Attorney General Arthur Wishart's executive assistant. In 1983, Boyer was named executive director of the federal government's Task Force on Conflict of Interest by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and worked closely with co-chairs Mitchel Sharp and Michael Starr writing its groundbreaking 1984 report Ethical Conduct in the Public Sector.
Boyer was first elected to Parliament in 1984, representing Toronto's Etobicoke—Lakeshore riding as a Progressive Conservative supporting the government of Brian Mulroney. As an MP, he chaired three separate committees -- on election law reform, equality rights, and the status of disabled persons. In 1989, Boyer was appointed parliamentary secretary to External Affairs Minister Joe Clark, and in 1991 became parliamentary secretary to Minister of National Defence Marcel Masse.
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