Arthur Kenneth Meen

Arthur Kenneth Meen

Arthur Kenneth Meen is a lawyer, jurist and former politician in the province on Ontario. He was the Member of Provincial Parliament for York East representing the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario from 1967 to 1977. Meen served as Minister of Revenue in the government of Bill Davis from 1974 until February 1977 and then as Minister of Correctional Services from February until June 1977 when he left politics to return to private practice. [ [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=596 Legislative Assembly of Ontario | Members (MPPs) | Past & Present MPPs | MPP Arthur Kenneth Meen ] ]

In 1980, Meen was appointed a provincial court judge by Attorney General Roy McMurtry. ["Arthur Meen appointed judge", "Globe and Mail", December 24, 1980, page P2] In 1985, he was criticized in the Ontario Legislative Assembly by Ontario New Democratic Party MPP Evelyn Gigantes for describing abortion as "murder" during a trial of several anti-abortion protesters. [Linda McQuaig, "MPP assails judge's comments", "Globe and Mail", September 27, 1985, page A5]

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