Liberal Party of Canada candidates in the 1974 Canadian federal election
The Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
Ontario
Nickel Belt: Gil Mayer
Gil Mayer was a 44-year-old television personality and account executive with Cambrian Broadcasting at the time of the election. He is known locally for playing the character of "Marcel Mucker", a down-to-earth
Inco: Rodriguez called for its nationalization, while Mayer argued that the company had been scapegoated by the NDP.[2]
Mayer ultimately received 13,451 votes (37.90%) for a second-place finish against Rodriguez.
His son, Marc Mayer, was appointed as the director of the National Gallery of Canada in December 2008.[3]
References
- ^ Inco Triangle, May 1976 (p. 21).
- ^ "Tory candidate in Nickel Belt is Mr. Clean", Globe and Mail, 24 June 1974, 9.
- ^ "Mayer confirmed as gallery director", The Globe and Mail, December 8, 2008.
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