Raymond Rock (October 1, 1922 – January 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician and a businessman. He was elected as the member of Parliament for the

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representing the riding of Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle in the 1962 federal election and later represented the riding of Lachine. Rock physically

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in 1972 to join the Progressive Conservatives and was subsequently defeated in the 1972 election. Rock crossed the floor because he had received a communique from the

that no anglophones in Quebec should be employed by the Federal Government, no matter how bilingual. He also sat on various

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. Rock was a member of the

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in which he served on HMCS ''Portage'' between 1942 and 1945. A businessman and owner of a hardware store, he also served as

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in Lachine, Quebec (1951–55 and 1957–63) as well as President of the Lachine Chamber of Commerce. He died in January 2016 at the age of 93. Rock's parents, John Rock and Helena Pietzik were both of Polish descent. With his wife, Theresa Kudla, he had two children, Allan Eric Rock (1952–2010) and Kenneth Lester Rock (1956–2009).

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* 1922 births 2016 deaths Businesspeople from Montreal Canadian military personnel of World War II Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Montreal city councillors People from Lachine, Quebec Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub