Raymond C. "Ray" Bonin (born November 20, 1942) is a former
Canadian politician. He was a
Liberal member of the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
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, representing the riding of
Nickel Belt, from 1993 to 2008. Prior to entering politics, he was a teacher at Sudbury's
Cambrian College
Cambrian College is a college of applied arts and technology in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1967, and funded by the province of Ontario, Cambrian has campuses in Sudbury, Espanola and Little Current.
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. He was also chairman of the
French Catholic school board from 1976 to 1985, and was a
city councillor from 1988 to 1991.
On November 16, 2006, Bonin announced that he would not run for reelection in the
2008 federal election. Former Greater Sudbury city councillor Louise Portelance won the nomination to stand as the new Liberal candidate for Nickel Belt,
Portelance wins federal Liberal nomination in Nickel Belt
'' Northern Life'', April 23, 2007. but was defeated by Claude Gravelle
Claude Gravelle (born October 26, 1949) is a former Canadian politician, first elected to represent the electoral district of Nickel Belt in the 2008 Canadian federal election. He is a member of the New Democratic Party and was defeated in the 2 ...
of the New Democratic Party
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on election day.
References
External links
* https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/raymond-bonin(823)#roles
* https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=14354
1942 births
Franco-Ontarian people
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Living people
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Sudbury, Ontario city councillors
21st-century Canadian politicians
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