Raymond Barakett

Raymond Barakett was a Canadian lawyer and arbitrator.[1]

Barakett graduated from McGill University with a BA (1955) and a BCL (1958).[2] During his studies at the McGill Faculty of Law, he served as Editor-in-Chief of the McGill Law Journal.[3] In the 1960s, Barakett served as Chairman of the Board for Canada Steamship Lines[4] and as an active member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[5] He attempted to become the Liberal nominee for Parliament in 1968, losing the position to William Tetley.[6] In 1978, Barakett represented Warren Allmand in a scandal involved the Royal Canadian Mounted Police when he was the Federal Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs.[7][8]

Barakett passed away in Lachine on September 7, 2019 at the age of 86.[9]

References

1. "Fired announcer gets job back". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. April 29, 1981. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
2. "The Day NDG Chose". Montreal Gazette. May 23, 1968. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
3. "Masthead, Volume 4". McGill Law Journal. 1958.
4. "Three Board Reports Differ". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. December 16, 1964. p. D8. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
5. "Unemployment Key Issue in NDG-Liberal Poll". Montreal Gazette. June 7, 1962. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
6. "Tetley wins NDG Liberal post". Montreal Gazette. October 24, 1968. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
7. "Higgits tells commission he was wrong about source of letter". Leader-Post. October 27, 1978. p. 55.
8. "Allmand ready for inquiry". Ottawa Citizen. November 29, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
9. "Montreal Gazette Obituaries: Raymond BARAKETT". Montreal Gazette. October 5, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2020.