Paul Frederick Taylor

Paul Frederick Taylor (born July 30, 1939) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1974 to 1975 who represented the Ottawa area riding of Carleton East.

Paul Taylor
Ontario MPP
In office
1974–1975
Preceded byBert Lawrence
Succeeded byEvelyn Gigantes
ConstituencyCarleton East
Personal details
Born (1939-07-30) July 30, 1939
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceToronto, Ontario
OccupationNews media executive

Background

Taylor was born in 1939.[1] He worked as a radio broadcaster before being elected as an MPP.[2] He lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Politics

On November 7, 1974, Taylor was elected in a by-election that was necessitated by the retirement of the PC MPP, Bert Lawrence. He defeated NDP candidate Evelyn Gigantes by 240 votes.[2] In his maiden speech, he appealed for better treatment of Ontario's francophone population and he lamented the lack of French language services in the province. He said, "I was shocked and deeply disturbed to learn on election day that nowhere in the polling places was there any voting information in French."[3] His time in office was short as an election was called for September 18, 1975. In a rematch with Gigantes, Taylor was defeated by 281 votes.[4]

Later life

After leaving political office, Taylor was the Ottawa Bureau Chief & Managing Editor for Newsradio Canada, a division of Maclean Hunter Broadcasting and, most recently, he is the Owner and President of Personal Aspirations Inc.

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References
  1. The Capital List. Capital List. 1978. ISBN 9780920532003. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  2. Mosher, Peter (November 9, 1974). "Carleton East margin 240: Win will boost Liberal spirits: Nixon". The Globe and Mail. p. 11.
  3. "Maiden speech: Tories ignore east, MPP says". The Globe and Mail. November 30, 1974. p. 2.
  4. "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
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