The Honourable ,
PC ,
CC (
September 20 ,
1895 -
May 4 ,
1973 ) was a
Politician in
Ontario ,
Canada . He was
Premier of Ontario from 1949 to 1961. Frost was chosen as leader of the
Ontario Progressive Conservative Party following
Premier George Drew 's decision to enter federal politics. Dubbed "Old Man Ontario", Frost led the province during the economic boom of the 1950s. Combining small town values with progressive policies, he took the
Tories through three successive electoral victories winning
Majority Governments in
1951 ,
1955 and
1959 .
Frost's government introduced the
Ontario Human Rights Code , and greater public investment in the economy including the creation of the
400 Series of superhighways. His government attempted to wrest control of the
Income Tax from the federal government, but failed, resulting in the introduction of a provincial
Sales Tax . It also was the first to pass laws providing penalties for racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination on private property; these laws started a movement in Ontario politics that produced the
Ontario Human Rights Code in 1962 and later legislation. Frost resigned in 1961, and was succeeded as Tory leader and Premier by
John Robarts . He served as Chancellor of
Trent University from 1967 to 1973, and he was made a Companion of the
Order Of Canada in 1969.
The Frost Building, which houses the Ontario Ministry of Finance and the Ontario Management Board Secretariat, at
Queen's Park , was named in his honour.
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