Robert Elgie
| Robert Elgie | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1977–1985 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Meen |
| Succeeded by | Christine Hart |
| Constituency | York East |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Robert Goldwin Elgie January 22, 1929 Toronto, Ontario |
| Died | April 3, 2013 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy |
| Residence | Georgina, Ontario |
| Occupation | Neurosurgeon |
Robert Goldwin "Bob" Elgie CM (January 22, 1929 – April 3, 2013) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1985, and was a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller. His father, Goldwin Elgie, was also a Conservative Ontario MPP in the 1930s and 1940s. He was a member of the Ontario Press Council from 2001, serving as char from 2006 until his death.
Robert Elgie was born in Toronto, Ontario. He received his B.A. from the University of Western Ontario in 1950, his LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School and his medical degree from the University of Ottawa. He trained as both a lawyer and neurosurgeon, and worked in the medical field. Elgie taught at the medical schools of Queen’s University and the University of Toronto and was chief of medical staff at Scarborough General Hospital.
Elgie was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1977 provincial election, winning an easy victory in the Toronto-area seat of York East. After a brief period in the government backbenches, he was appointed to Bill Davis's cabinet on August 18, 1978 as Minister of Labour. A Red Tory by ideology, Elgie was easily the most left-wing figure in the Davis cabinet. He was supported by the province's unions, and passed amendments to Ontario's Human Rights Code and Occupational Health and Safety regulations which were favourable to labour interests. Some campus Progressive Conservative groups opposed his efforts to grant human rights officers the right to investigate and arbitrate reports of workplace discrimination.
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