Background
He was born in Timmins, Ontario and became a businessman, contractor and quantity surveyor by career.
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Jean Roy
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Roy, a Franco-Ontarian, studied at Queen"s University in Kingston, Ontario before working in accounting, then in the construction industry.
Career
He was first elected at the Timmins riding in the 1968 general election. During a House of Commons session during the 1970 October Crisis, Roy excoriated NDP members who opposed the proclamation of the War Measures Acting in response to terrorist actions in Quebec. Roy also opposed increases in Canadian content on television as his riding"s only available television broadcasts at that time were from Canadian Broadcasting Company Television and felt a reduction in the minimal American programming provided would be a "disservice".
After he left federal politics, he was President of the Standards Council of Canada and served on the International Joint Commission regarding the Great Lakes.
Politics
Roy was re-elected there in the 1972 and 1974 federal elections, and after completing his term in the 30th Parliament he left federal politics due to reported health concerns. NDP member Harold Winch demanded that Roy retract an accusation that Winch"s party"s vote against the Acting was tantamount to "support for the murderers".
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Nationality
Canada -
Political Party
Liberal Party of Canada