Robert Peter Paul Kilger (June 29, 1944 – November 29, 2021) was a Canadian politician. Born in

Cornwall, Ontario Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, situated where the provinces of Ontario and Quebec and the state of New York converge. It is the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry and is Ontario's easternmost city ...

, Kilger was the former

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

member of Parliament for the Cornwall region, representing the riding Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry from 2000 to 2004, and Stormont—Dundas from 1988 to 2000. He was Chief Government Whip, and Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons. He lost his seat in the 2004 election to

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. Prior to his political life, he was a businessman and coached the

Cornwall Royals The Cornwall Royals were a junior ice hockey team based in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. The team played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981, and the Ontario Hockey League from 1981 to 1992. This team shared its name with o ...

to a Memorial Cup victory in 1981. He also was a referee in the NHL. His son was former

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. Kilger was elected Mayor of the City of Cornwall on November 13, 2006 with 49.4% of the popular vote. He was re-elected on October 25, 2010. On October 27, 2014, Kilger lost the 2014 mayoral race to Leslie O'Shaughnessy by nearly 1000 votes. He died on November 29, 2021, at the age of 77, from cancer, which he was first diagnosed with 11 years prior.Former MP, Cornwall mayor Bob Kilger passes away
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Bob Kilger Official Website
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