Warren Allmand

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William Warren Allmand, PC, OC, QC, BA, BCL, (born September 19, 1932) is a former Canadian Liberal Party Member of Parliament and was a Cabinet member from 1972 to 1979.

He was born in Montreal and studied civil law at McGill University and comparative law at the University of Paris. He was admitted to the Québec bar in 1958. In 1965, he was elected to the Canadian parliament. He was sworn to the Privy Council on November 27, 1972 and has held the three cabinet posts of Solicitor General (November 27, 1972 - September 14, 1976), Indian Affairs and Northern Development (September 14, 1976 - September 16, 1977), and finally Consumer and Corporate Affairs (September 16, 1977 - June 4, 1979).

In 1995, he gained notoriety for voting against Paul Martin's budget, as he was opposed to the fact the cuts that Martin was proposing were too drastic and that it did not cancel the GST. As a result, Jean Chrétien removed him from his position as Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice, although he remained in the Liberal caucus. He retired before the 1997 election. Mr. Allmand was also Chair of the Justice Committee when Canada's controversial gun control legislation was reviewed by the Committee and adopted.

He also has served as the president of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development from 1997 to 2002 and the international president of Parliamentarians for Global Action. In 2004, Allmand was elected President of the World Federalist Movement–Canada.

In 1990, the World Federalist Movement–Canada honoured Allmand with its World Peace Award. In 2000, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for being "committed to democracy and the pursuit of justice and fundamental freedoms."

Allmand is currently teaching International Human Rights at McGill University as a visiting scholar at the Institute of Canadian Studies.

Preceded by: Edmund Tobin Asselin	Member of Parliament for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 1965-1997	Succeeded by: Marlene Jennings
Preceded by: Jean-Pierre Goyer	Solicitor General of Canada 1972-1976	Succeeded by: Francis Fox
Preceded by: J. Judd Buchanan	Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development 1976-1977	Succeeded by: James Hugh Faulkner
Preceded by: Anthony Abbott	Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs 1977-1979	Succeeded by: Allan Lawrence

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• Federal Political Experience
• World Federalist Movement–Canada