Yoine Goldstein
Yoine J. Goldstein | |
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| Senator for Rigaud senate division | |
| In office August 29, 2005 – May 11, 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | Gérald Beaudoin |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Demers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 11, 1934 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | March 18, 2020 (aged 85) Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Elaine |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Yoine J. Goldstein (May 11, 1934 – March 18, 2020) was a Canadian lawyer, academic, and former Senator.
Born in
From 1973 until 1997, he was a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the Université de Montréal. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American College of Bankruptcy. In 1992, he received the Lord Reading Law Society Human Rights Award, and the Lord Reading Law Society Service Award in 1998.[2]
Active in Montreal's
Senate career
On August 29, 2005, he was appointed to the Senate on the advice of Paul Martin and sat as a member of the Liberal caucus.
He was vice-chairman of the Banking, Trade and Commerce committee and the Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce.
During the 40th Canadian Parliament he introduced the following bills: S-219: An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (student loans),[4] S-220: An Act respecting commercial electronic messages,[5] S-231: An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act (human rights violations),[6] and S-232: An Act to amend the Patent Act (drugs for international humanitarian purposes) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act.[7]
He retired, per Senate rules, on May 11, 2009, his 75th birthday. He died on March 18, 2020.[8]
References
- ^ "Masthead, Volume 4". McGill Law Journal. 1957.
- ^ "The Honourable Sen. Yoine Goldstein". LexisNexis. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "Yoine Goldstein". McMillan LLP. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (student loans)". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "An Act respecting commercial electronic messages". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act (human rights violations)". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "An Act to amend the Patent Act (drugs for international humanitarian purposes) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "Yoine Goldstein Obituary". Retrieved 26 March 2020.
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