- George Springate
George P.G. Springate, CM (born
May 12 1938 ) is a Canadian police officer, politician, football player, professor, andCitizenship Judge .Born in
Montreal, Quebec , the son of Walter L. Springate and Eleonor Woodhouse, he received aBachelor of Arts fromSir George Williams University . He also received aBachelor of Civil Law degree in 1968 and a Bachelor of Common Law degree in 1969 fromMcGill University . From 1958 to 1969, he was a police officer with the Montreal Police. From 1966 to 1968, he was a member of theMcGill Redmen football team.In 1970, he was part of the
Grey Cup winningMontreal Alouettes .In 1970, he was elected to the
National Assembly of Quebec as a Liberal for the riding of Sainte-Anne. He was re-elected in 1973 and again in 1976 for the riding of Westmount. He illustrated himself during theBill 22 crisis by comparingQuébec to both theSoviet Union andNazi Germany . He did not run in 1981.In 1989, he was made a Member of the
Order of Canada .He is a tenured professor in criminal and civil law at
John Abbott College . He is a columnist for the "The Chronicle", a local Montreal newspaper.In 2000 and again in 2006, he was appointed a
Citizenship Judge .External links
* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/membres/notices/s/SPRIG.htm Assemblée nationale du Québec biography] fr icon
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