Career
He was previously a broadcaster and journalist for radio stations CJJC, CKNW and CJOR and television station BCTV. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Raines gained notoriety as a CKNW radio reporter when in 1964 he made an unauthorised crossing of the Portuguese Mann Bridge, as the facility had not yet been opened to the public. He was elected in the Burnaby—Seymour riding in the 1974 general election, but did not seek another term in the House of Commons after finishing his term in 1979 in the 30th Canadian Parliament.
