Dr. Bruce Halliday, MD , CCFP (born 1926-06-18) is a former Canadian politician. Doctor of Medicine ( MD or MD, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor meaning "Teacher of Medicine" is a doctoral Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
Born in Woodstock, Ontario, he was a physician before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons from the Ontario riding of Oxford in the 1974 federal election. Woodstock (2006 population 35480 is a City and the county seat of Oxford County in southwestern Ontario The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Oxford is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since The Canadian federal election of 1974 was held on July 8, 1974 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 30th Parliament A Progressive Conservative, he was re-elected four times in 1979, 1980, 1984, and 1988. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament He was the chairman of the House of Commons standing committee on human rights and the status of disabled persons.
Since retiring from office in 1993, he has been active with the World Crokinole Championships in his hometown of Tavistock, Ontario. He was also the 2004 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians.
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| Preceded by Wally Nesbitt |
Member of Parliament from Oxford 1974–1993 |
Succeeded by John Finlay |