Raymond C. "Ray" Bonin (born November 20, 1942) is a former
Canadian
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politician. He was a
Liberal
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member of the
House of Commons 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
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. He was also chairman of the
French Catholic school board from 1976 to 1985, and was a
city councillor
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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 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
20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
20th-century Canadian municipal councillors
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