John Parmenter Robarts, PC , CC , QC (January 11, 1917 – October 18, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer and statesman, and Premier of Ontario. The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. Leslie Miscampbell Frost, PC, CC, QC ( September 20 1895 &ndash May 4 1973) was a Politician William Grenville "Bill" Davis, PC, CC, OOnt, QC (born July 30, 1929 in Brampton Ontario) was Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Banff is the largest town in Banff National Park, in Alberta's Rockies, Canada. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The Ontario PC Party, formally known as the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (in french Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario) is a Right-of-centre The Queen's Privy Council for Canada (QPC (Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada (CPR sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or the Privy Council The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin Queen's Counsel ( postnominal QC) &ndash known as King's Counsel ( KC) during the reign of a male sovereign  &ndash are Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario.

Robarts was born in Banff, Alberta, making him the only Ontario premier not to have been born in Ontario. Banff is the largest town in Banff National Park, in Alberta's Rockies, Canada. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 As a young man, he moved to London, Ontario with his family, where he studied at Central Collegiate (today, London Central Secondary School) and the University of Western Ontario. London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457720 the city proper Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec London Central Secondary School is located at the corner of Dufferin Avenue and Waterloo Street in downtown London, Ontario. The University of Western Ontario (known as Western, as well as UWO or Western Ontario) is a public research University located in London While attending Wetern he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity. Delta Upsilon ( ΔY) is the 6th oldest international all-male college Greek-letter social fraternity and is the first non-secret fraternity ever

He enrolled to study law at Osgoode Hall Law School but his education was interrupted by service with the Royal Canadian Navy during the World War II. See also Osgoode Hall for the downtown Toronto building that originally housed the law school Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, is For the history of Canada's naval forces after 1968 see Canadian Forces Maritime Command The Royal Canadian Navy ( RCN) was the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He served as an officer on the HMS Uganda. Home Fleet operations In March 1943 after training at Scapa Flow, HMS Uganda sailed as convoy escort to protect a convoy bound for Sierra Leone from After the war, he returned to university, graduating in 1948. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

He practiced law in London, Ontario, and was elected a city alderman. In 1951, he was elected as an Ontario Progressive Conservative Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from the city. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Ontario PC Party, formally known as the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (in french Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario) is a Right-of-centre See also Politics of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (also known as Ontario Legislative Assembly or OntLA) is the Legislature He entered the cabinet of Leslie Frost in 1958 as minister without portfolio and was promoted to Minister of Education in 1959. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch. Leslie Miscampbell Frost, PC, CC, QC ( September 20 1895 &ndash May 4 1973) was a Politician Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Minister without Portfolio is either a Government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry. The Ministry of Education (MOE is the agencies of the Ontario government in the Canadian province of Ontario responsible for government policy funding The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In 1961, he became the 17th premier of Ontario, and served in that capacity until 1971. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is a list of the premiers of the province of Ontario, Canada, since Confederation in 1867 Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. A popular and well-respected leader, Robarts epitomized power and dignity. He was an advocate of individual freedoms and promoted the rights of the provinces against the centralizing initiatives of the federal government while also promoting national unity against Quebec separatism and hosted the 1967 "Confederation of Tomorrow" conference in Toronto in an unsuccessful attempt to achieve an agreement for a new Constitution of Canada. Canadian federalism is one of the three pillars of the constitutional order along with Responsible government and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Quebec sovereignty movement ( Mouvement souverainiste du Québec) is a political movement aimed at either attaining independent statehood ( Sovereignty) or some Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law in Canada; the country's Constitution is an amalgamation of codified acts and uncodified traditions

He initially opposed Canadian Medicare when it was proposed, but later endorsed it fully following NDP candidate Kenneth Bolton upset by-election victory on the issue in the London-area riding of Middlesex South. This article refers to medicare a name for Canada's publicly-funded health insurance system for hospital and physician services Kenneth Bolton (1907–1996 was an Anglican priest Archdeacon and Ontario New Democratic Party member of the Ontario legislature from 1969 A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Middlesex South (electoral district ---> Middlesex South was a federal

As a civil libertarian, and a strong believer in the promotion of both official languages, Robarts opened the door to French education in Ontario schools. Libertarianism is a term used by a broad spectrum of political philosophies which prioritize individual Liberty and seek to minimize or even abolish the In 1972 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin

Remembered for his steps to promote and improve education, he was responsible for the construction of York University, the Ontario Science Centre, the expansion of numerous teacher colleges, and launching the Ontario Scholarship fund. York University (Université York is a public Research university located in Toronto, Ontario. Ontario Science Centre (OSC is a Science museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, near the Don Valley Parkway about 11 km northeast of

In 1976, as a member of the board of directors of an expansion Major League Baseball team in Toronto, which was going through a name selection process, there was a line in his talk about his morning one day ("I looked outside and saw a blue jay outside my window), another director picked up on "blue jay", a name that had not been thought about, and the baseball team was eventually named the "Toronto Blue Jays". The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

After retiring from office, John Robarts co-chaired the Task Force on Canadian Unity with Jean-Luc Pépin before joining the boards of directors of several major corporations. Jean-Luc Pépin, PC, CC ( November 1 1924 - September 30 1995) was a Canadian academic politician and Cabinet

Later in his life, he suffered a series of debilitating strokes, and committed suicide using a shotgun on October 18, 1982. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain

The John P. Robarts Research Institute (renamed The Robarts Research Institute in 2005) at the University of Western Ontario was officially opened in 1986. The Robarts Research Institute is a non-profit medical research facility in London, Ontario, Canada with a staff of more than 600 people Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) He served as Chancellor of UWO from 1971 to 1976. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also in London is the Robarts School for the Deaf (http://www.robartsschool.ca/), and the John P. Robarts elementary school. The 14-storey John P. Robarts library at the University of Toronto is also named in his honour. Robarts Library is the main Humanities and Social sciences Library of the University of Toronto. This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus

Steve Paikin wrote a biography, Public Triumph, Private Tragedy: The Double Life of John P. Steve Paikin (born June 9[[ 960]] is a Canadian journalist film producer and author Robarts (Viking, 2005).

External links

• Order of Canada Citation

Reference on John Robarts Death