Robert Gourd
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Robert Gourd was a Liberal party
member of the Canadian House of Commons
. He was a manufacturer and administrator by career.
Gourd was born in Amos, Quebec
. He won the Argenteuil electoral district in the 1979 federal election
and was re-elected there in the 1980 election
. He was defeated in the 1984 election
by Lise Bourgault
of the Progressive Conservative party
.
He served in various business capacities since his departure from national politics and is currently a Commissioner on the International Joint Commission
which supports the International Boundary Waters Treaty
between Canada and the United States.http://www.ijc.org/rel/about/bio_gourd_e.htm
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. He was a manufacturer and administrator by career.
Gourd was born in Amos, Quebec
Amos, Quebec
Amos is a ville in northwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Harricana River. It is the seat of Abitibi Regional County Municipality.Amos is the main city on the Harricana River, and the smallest of the three primary cities — after Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d'Or — in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec...
. He won the Argenteuil electoral district in the 1979 federal 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...
and was re-elected there in the 1980 election
Canadian federal election, 1980
The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...
. He was defeated in the 1984 election
Canadian federal election, 1984
The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...
by Lise Bourgault
Lise Bourgault
Lise Bourgault is a Canadian politician. Since 2003, she has been the mayor of Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec.Bourgault was born in St-Pamphile, Quebec. Ray Barrette and Lise lived together in a small town called St Adele, situated in the northern part of Montreal...
of the Progressive Conservative party
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
.
He served in various business capacities since his departure from national politics and is currently a Commissioner on the International Joint Commission
International Joint Commission
The International Joint Commission is an independent binational organization established by the United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909.The Commission has responsibilities related to the following treaties and agreements:...
which supports the International Boundary Waters Treaty
International Boundary Waters Treaty
The Boundary Waters Treaty is the 1909 treaty between the United States and Canada providing mechanisms for resolving any dispute over any waters bordering the two countries...
between Canada and the United States.http://www.ijc.org/rel/about/bio_gourd_e.htm