The death of Roy McMurtry, who served as the previous attorney general of Ontario, has been verified by CTV News. For seventeen years, McMurtry worked as a lawyer, and in 1975, he was elected to serve in the legislature of Ontario. Up until 1985, he held the position of attorney general for the province, which he held under Premier Bill Davis.
In this capacity, McMurtry oversaw the implementation of improvements to the judicial system in Ontario. These reforms included the incorporation of bilingualism in the court system, the introduction of measures aimed at reforming family law, and the promotion of multiculturalism. In addition to that, he was involved in the process of bringing the Canadian Constitution back to its original form as well as the drafting of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Before being appointed as an associate chief judge of the Superior Court of Ontario in 1991, he served as Canada’s high commissioner to Great Britain from 1985 to 1988. Prior to that, he held the position of high commissioner. In 1994, he obtained the position of chief justice of that court. It was in 1996 that McMurtry was appointed to the office of chief justice of Ontario, which he remained in until 2007. He was 91 years old. His professional life started during that time period.
Additionally, throughout the early 1970s, he contributed to the Toronto Sun by writing a weekly column for a particular length of time.
He made this contribution to the newspaper, which was one of his many. It was during the 1960s that he was successful in removing John Diefenbaker from his position as the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. His contribution, along with those of Dalton Camp and Norman Atkins, was important in achieving this goal.
The fact that McMurtry suffered a back ailment during the leadership convention of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives in 1971 allowed him to avoid having to choose between Davis and Allan Lawrence, a rival candidate whose campaign was managed by Atkins.
This allowed McMurtry to avoid having to make a decision between Davis and Lawrence. This allowed him to avoid having to choose between the two candidates, which was a significant benefit. At the conclusion of the voting process, Davis emerged triumphant over Lawrence by a margin of victory that was equal to 44 votes.
After a period of time had elapsed, McMurtry came up with a strategy to organize a meeting that would be attended by the leadership teams from both Davis and Lawrence. This meeting later took occurred after a few weeks had passed since the last one.
During the 1970s and 1980s, the Progressive Conservative Party was governed by the Big Blue Machine, which was the outcome of a coalition that was formed. This alliance was responsible for the formation of the Big Blue Machine. As a consequence of the formation of the coalition, this alliance came into existence.
