Jean-Pierre Goyer
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Jean-Pierre Goyer, PC
, QC
(born January 17, 1932, died May 24, 2011) is a lawyer and former Canadian Cabinet minister.
Goyer was born in Saint-Laurent
, Quebec
, the son of Gilbert and Marie-Ange Goyer. He graduated from the University of Montreal
.
Goyer was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons
as the Liberal Party of Canada
Member of Parliament
for Dollard
in the 1965 election
. He was re-elected in the 1968 election
, and in 1970, was appointed to the Cabinet as Solicitor General of Canada
by Prime Minister
Pierre Trudeau
. In this position, he and oversaw the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
in the aftermath of the FLQ Crisis.
Goyer as well as the McDonald Commission reviewed the practices of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
against the militant wing of the separatist movement and this led to the creation of a separate civilian security agency, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
, in the 1980s and intelligence responsibilities were removed from the federal police force.
Following the 1972 election
, he became Minister of Supply and Services.
Goyer left Cabinet in November 1978 and announced that he would not run in the 1979 election
. He returned to the practice of law in Montreal.
Queen's Privy Council for Canada
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, QC
Queen's Counsel
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(born January 17, 1932, died May 24, 2011) is a lawyer and former Canadian Cabinet minister.
Goyer was born in Saint-Laurent
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
Saint-Laurent is a former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is now the largest in area of the boroughs of the city of Montreal....
, Quebec
Quebec
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, the son of Gilbert and Marie-Ange Goyer. He graduated from the University of Montreal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
.
Goyer was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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as the Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
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Member of Parliament
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for Dollard
Dollard (electoral district)
Dollard was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1988.-History:This riding was created in 1952.In 1966, it was defined to consist of:* the City of Saint-Laurent;...
in the 1965 election
Canadian federal election, 1965
The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 27th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was re-elected with a larger number of seats in the House...
. He was re-elected in the 1968 election
Canadian federal election, 1968
The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament of Canada...
, and in 1970, was appointed to the Cabinet as Solicitor General of Canada
Solicitor General of Canada
The Solicitor General of Canada was a position in the Canadian ministry from 1892 to 2005. The position was based on the Solicitor General in the British system and was originally designated as an officer to assist the Minister of Justice...
by Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Canada
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Pierre Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...
. In this position, he and oversaw the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
in the aftermath of the FLQ Crisis.
Goyer as well as the McDonald Commission reviewed the practices of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
against the militant wing of the separatist movement and this led to the creation of a separate civilian security agency, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service is Canada's national intelligence service. It is responsible for collecting, analyzing, reporting and disseminating intelligence on threats to Canada's national security, and conducting operations, covert and overt, within Canada and abroad.Its...
, in the 1980s and intelligence responsibilities were removed from the federal police force.
Following the 1972 election
Canadian federal election, 1972
The Canadian federal election of 1972 was held on October 30, 1972 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 29th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in a slim victory for the governing Liberal Party, which won 109 seats, compared to 107 seats for the opposition Progressive...
, he became Minister of Supply and Services.
Goyer left Cabinet in November 1978 and announced that he would not run in the 1979 election
Canadian federal election, 1979
The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...
. He returned to the practice of law in Montreal.
External links
- Trudeau's solicitor-general was the architect of prison reform Globe and Mail obituary