Ross Milne (Canadian politician)
| William Ross Milne | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe |
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In office 1974–1979 |
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| Preceded by | Ellwood Madill |
| Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1976 |
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August 27, 1932 Durham, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Lorna Milne |
| Children | William Robert Milne, Catherine Jean Milne, Alexander Wesley Milne |
| Residence | Brampton, Ontario |
| Alma mater | Ontario Agricultural College (Guelph University) |
| Portfolio | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (1977-1978) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Communications (1976-1977) |
William Ross Milne better known as Ross Milne (born August 27, 1932) is a retired Canadian politician.
Milne, the son of Alec Milne and Eva Renton, was raised in a political family on a farm in Grey County, Ontario. Agnes Macphail, the first woman elected to Parliament in Canada was a cousin of his father's. At age 15 he got his driver's licence, bought a Model A Ford and won a school bus contract which he maintained through his high school years in Durham and Hanover.
Milne attended the University of Guelph (OAC) graduating first in Agricultural Engineering, and later with a Master's degree in Engineering. After graduation he worked with the Extension branch of the Ontario Ministry of Food and Agriculture designing farm buildings, drainage systems and conservation measures. He led in the design of buildings that made high density livestock and poultry housing feasible. These designs continue to be used in the livestock and poultry industries today.
His wife, Lorna Dennison Milne was appointed to the Canadian Senate in 1995 and served there until her retirement in 2009.
Milne first ran for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 1972 federal election in the riding of Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe, west of Toronto. He was defeated by Progressive Conservative Ellwood Madill but prevailed in a rematch two years later in the 1974 federal election. In the Canadian House of Commons, Milne served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Communications from 1976 to 1977 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development from 1977 to 1978. He also served as chairman of the Ontario Liberal caucus. Milne advocated for gun control while an MP following a 1975 shooting rampage at Brampton Centennial High School, in Milne's riding, that left three dead and 13 injured.
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