- Barry Mather
Barry Mather (
1909-02-20 –1982-03-30 ) was a Canadian journalist, columnist, and politician.Born in Condor,
Alberta , he was a journalist for the "Vancouver News Herald " and a columnist with "The Vancouver Sun " before being elected to theCanadian House of Commons in the 1962 federal election for theBritish Columbia riding of New Westminster. A member of theNew Democratic Party , he was re-elected in the 1963, 1965, 1968, and 1972 elections in the ridings of New Westminster, Surrey, andSurrey—White Rock .In 1965, he was the first Member of Parliament to introduce a freedom of information bill as a
private member’s bill . Although it didn't pass, he would re-introduce the same legislation in every parliamentary session between 1968 and 1974. In 1983, anAccess to Information Act would finally be passed. [ [http://www.atirtf-geai.gc.ca/report/reportAnnex8-e.html Access to Information: Making it Work for Canadians] ]He was the co-author of the 1958 book, "New Westminster, The Royal City". He was married to
Camille Mildred Mather , a former Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member of theLegislative Assembly of British Columbia in the riding of Delta. They had two daughters: Mary and Jane.He died of a heart attack during a vacation in
Nerja in 1982.References
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