|
Barry Mather (20 February 1909 – 30 March 1982) was a Canadian journalist, columnist, and politician. Born in Condor, Alberta, he was a journalist for the ''Vancouver News Herald'' and a columnist with ''The Vancouver Sun'' before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1962 federal election for the British Columbia riding of New Westminster. A member of the New Democratic Party, he was re-elected in the 1963, 1965, 1968, and 1972 elections in the ridings of New Westminster, Surrey, and Surrey—White Rock. In 1965, he was the first Member of Parliament to introduce a freedom of information bill as a private member’s bill. Although it didn't pass, he would re-introduce the same legislation in every parliamentary session between 1968 and 1974. In 1983, an Access to Information Act would finally be passed.〔(Access to Information: Making it Work for Canadians )〕 Mather was also one of the first parliamentarians to call for restrictions on the sale of cigarettes; in 1969, he called for a ban on all cigarette advertising.〔''Winnipeg Free Press'', 17 January 1969, p. 6; ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 7 February 1969, p. 7.〕 He was the co-author of the 1958 book, ''New Westminster, The Royal City''. He was married to Camille Mather, a former Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the riding of Delta. They had two daughters: Mary and Jane. He died of a heart attack during a vacation in Nerja in 1982. ==References== * 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barry Mather」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|