Patrick Boyer | |
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Member of Parliament for Etobicoke—Lakeshore | |
In office September 4, 1984 – October 25, 1993 | |
Preceded by | Ken Robinson |
Succeeded by | Jean Augustine |
Personal details | |
Born | Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada | March 4, 1945
Political party | Progressive Conservative Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Corinne (deceased) Elise Marie |
Residence(s) | Bracebridge and Etobicoke |
Profession | Lawyer, writer |
J. Patrick Boyer KC (born March 4, 1945) is a Canadian journalist, author, and book publisher, was a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament from 1984 to 1993.[1]
He holds an honours degree in economics and political science from Carleton University, a Master's degree in Canadian history from University of Toronto and a Doctor of Laws degree, also from University of Toronto.[2] Boyer studied French-Canadian literature at University of Montreal, and international law at the Academy of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
He was a partner in the Toronto firm law firm Fraser & Beatty, specializing in communications and electoral law, and also practised law in the Western Arctic as a member of the Northwest Territories Bar. He was a founder and contributing columnist of Lawyer's Weekly newspaper. He wrote six legal texts on Canadian election law at federal, provincial, territorial, band council, and municipal levels.[3]