Robert Stanbury
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Robert Douglas George Stanbury, PC
, QC
(born October 26, 1929) is a Canadian
public servant, lawyer and former politician, journalist and corporate executive.
Stanbury was educated at St. Catharines Collegiate Institute and the University of Western Ontario
, where he was a member of The Kappa Alpha Society
, before obtaining a law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School
.
A lawyer by training, Stanbury was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons
in the 1965 election
as the Liberal
Member of Parliament
for York—Scarborough
. After being re-elected in the 1968 election
, Stanbury was, in 1969, appointed by Prime Minister
Pierre Trudeau
to the Cabinet as minister without portfolio
with responsibilities for citizenship and information.
In 1971, he was promoted to Minister of Communications
, and in 1972 he became Minister of National Revenue
. He also served as a Canadian delegate to three United Nations General Assemblies
.
He was re-elected in the 1974 election
, but was dropped from Cabinet in the post-election cabinet shuffle
. He retired from politics in 1977, resigning his seat in parliament in order to become an executive at Firestone Canada. Ultimately, he became the company's Chief Executive Officer
.
Today, Stanbury is a lawyer
in the Hamilton, Ontario
firm of Inch, Easterbrook and Shaker. He chairs the Ontario panel of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, and is past chair of the Employers’ Council of Ontario. He is a member of the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals and the International Commission of Jurists
.
He has also served as President of the Canadian Council for Native Business, a private sector charitable organization linking aspiring aboriginal entrepreneurs and managers with established businesses and financial institution. He has a long-standing interest in Canada's north, serving as a founding member of the Nunavut
Arbitration Board, which is empowered to resolve disputes arising out of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, and as the territory's Integrity Commissioner.
Stanbury lives in Burlington, Ontario
.
Queen's Privy Council for Canada
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, QC
Queen's Counsel
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(born October 26, 1929) is a Canadian
Canada
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public servant, lawyer and former politician, journalist and corporate executive.
Stanbury was educated at St. Catharines Collegiate Institute and the University of Western Ontario
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
, where he was a member of The Kappa Alpha Society
Kappa Alpha Society
The Kappa Alpha Society , founded in 1825, was the progenitor of the modern fraternity system in North America. It was the first of the fraternities which would eventually become known as the Union Triad...
, before obtaining a law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School
Osgoode Hall Law School
Osgoode Hall Law School is a Canadian law school, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and affiliated with York University. Named after the first Chief Justice of Ontario, William Osgoode, the law school was established by The Law Society of Upper Canada in 1889 and was the only accredited law...
.
A lawyer by training, Stanbury was first elected to 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...
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...
as the Liberal
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 Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for York—Scarborough
York—Scarborough
York—Scarborough was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1988. It was located in the province of Ontario...
. After being 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...
, Stanbury was, in 1969, appointed by Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
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,...
to the Cabinet as minister without portfolio
Minister without Portfolio
A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry...
with responsibilities for citizenship and information.
In 1971, he was promoted to Minister of Communications
Minister of Communications (Canada)
The Minister of Communications of Canada is a now-defunct cabinet post which existed from 1969 to 1996, when it was abolished. Its telecommunications policy functions were transferred to Industry Canada and its cultural role was assumed by the Minister of Canadian Heritage.The post was...
, and in 1972 he became Minister of National Revenue
Minister of National Revenue (Canada)
The Minister of National Revenue is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency and the administration of taxation law and collection....
. He also served as a Canadian delegate to three United Nations General Assemblies
United Nations General Assembly
For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly, see:* General Assembly members* General Assembly observersThe United Nations General Assembly is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation...
.
He was re-elected in the 1974 election
Canadian federal election, 1974
The Canadian federal election of 1974 was held on July 8, 1974 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 30th Parliament of Canada. The governing Liberal Party won its first majority government since 1968, and gave Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau his third term...
, but was dropped from Cabinet in the post-election cabinet shuffle
Cabinet shuffle
In the parliamentary system a cabinet shuffle or reshuffle is an informal term for an event that occurs when a head of government rotates or changes the composition of ministers in their cabinet....
. He retired from politics in 1977, resigning his seat in parliament in order to become an executive at Firestone Canada. Ultimately, he became the company's Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
.
Today, Stanbury is a lawyer
Lawyer
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in the Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
firm of Inch, Easterbrook and Shaker. He chairs the Ontario panel of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, and is past chair of the Employers’ Council of Ontario. He is a member of the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals and the International Commission of Jurists
International Commission of Jurists
The International Commission of Jurists is an international human rights non-governmental organization. The Commission itself is a standing group of 60 eminent jurists , including members of the senior judiciary in Australia, Canada, and South Africa and the former UN High Commissioner for Human...
.
He has also served as President of the Canadian Council for Native Business, a private sector charitable organization linking aspiring aboriginal entrepreneurs and managers with established businesses and financial institution. He has a long-standing interest in Canada's north, serving as a founding member of the Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
Arbitration Board, which is empowered to resolve disputes arising out of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, and as the territory's Integrity Commissioner.
Stanbury lives in Burlington, Ontario
Burlington, Ontario
Burlington , is a city located in Halton Region at the western end of Lake Ontario. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Physically, Burlington lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment...
.
External links
- Official biography from the Office of the Integrity Commissioner (Nunavut)