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''Not to be confused with George Prévost'' George R. Provost (died June 17, 2002) was a businessman and city councillor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He served on council from 1977 to 1980, and later sought election to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. ==Councillor== Provost was a publisher, consultant and entrepreneur in private life. He served on the old St. Boniface City Council from 1964 to 1967, before the city was amalgamated into Winnipeg.〔"Mayoral candidate loses issue, quits", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 22 August 1995, A11.〕 He later sought re-election to the council in a 1970 by-election, but lost to rival candidate Michael Dennehy. He was elected to Winnipeg City Council in the 1977 municipal election as an independent candidate, defeating incumbent councillor Ed Kotowich from the centre-right Independent Citizens' Election Committee (ICEC) in the Langevin ward. During a March 1978 debate on bus fares, Provost said that he would oppose any fare increase for senior citizens.〔Roger Newman, "Hitch-hikers, fares produce a furor", ''Globe and Mail'', 1 April 1978, 8.〕 He later voted with the majority on council to introduce bilingual English and French signs to Winnipeg. When confronting local opposition to this initiative, Provost said that there were many anti-French bigots in the city.〔"Debate on French signs inflames city passions", ''Globe and Mail'', 14 April 1979, 8.〕 He was defeated for re-election in the 1980 municipal campaign, finishing third against independent candidate Evelyne Reese. The ''Globe and Mail'' newspaper indicates that he lost public support after railing against what he believed were fire hazards in municipal hospitals, even after an investigation concluded that he was mistaken.〔"NDP gains seats in Winnipeg vote", ''Globe and Mail'', 24 October 1980, 10.〕 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「George Provost」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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