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Roy was born in Saskatchewan and educated at the University Of Ottawa . He worked as a lawyer before entering political life, and was active in the Association des Jeunes Adultes Franco Ontariens. He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1971 Provincial Election , defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Jules Morin by 5,127 votes in Ottawa East . Roy's election was one of the few significant gains for the Liberals in this campaign, as the party finished a distant second in the legislature against the governing Progressive Conservatives of William Davis . Roy was re-elected with an increased majority in the 1975 Election , in which the Progressive Conservatives were brought down to a Minority Government . Liberal leader Robert Nixon resigned soon after this election, and Roy entered the race to succeed him. He finished third at the party's 1976 Leadership Convention , behind Stuart Smith and David Peterson . He was re-elected in 1977 and 1981 , and continued to serve in the legislature until he resigned to run in the 1984 Federal Election . Roy contested Ottawa—Carleton for the Liberal Party Of Canada , and lost to Barry Turner of the Progressive Conservative Party by 3,946 votes. His defeat marked only the second time in one hundred years that the Riding of Ottawa—Carleton elected a Progressive Conservative Member Of Parliament . Roy returned to his legal practice after this loss, and served as chair of the Ottawa-Carleton French Language Association Advisory Committee in 1985 and 1986 . He was appointed to the Ontario Superior Court in 1995 . {Link without Title} |
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