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Andy Thompson (Canadian politician)
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Early life and career
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he was educated at Monkton Combe School in England and Oakwood Collegiate in Toronto. He attended the University of Toronto from 1942 to 1943 until he joined the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II where he served aboard minesweepers. He was discharged in 1946 with the rank of Lieutenant. He completed his education at Queen's University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1947. He received a Master of Social Work from the University of British Columbia in 1949. He worked in the federal civil service and served as a special assistant to federal Liberal leader Lester B. Pearson.NEWS, A New Contender for the Liberals, David, Van Praach, The Globe and Mail, March 23, 1964, 7, NEWS, New look in schools Andy Thompson goal, Toronto Daily Star, June 6, 1959, 2, In 1959, he married Amy Riisna whom he met at a Liberal conference in Couchiching. They lived in downtown Toronto on St. George Street and raised one daughter.NEWS, Mrs. Thompson Brings Glamor to Politics, Cameron, Betty, The Globe and Mail, September 21, 1964, 11,Provincial politics
Thompson was first elected as a Member of Provincial Parliament in the 1959 Ontario election as a candidate of the Ontario Liberal Party in the Toronto riding of Dovercourt. Thompson was close friends with federal Liberal cabinet minister Walter Gordon having organized his federal candidacy in the federal equivalent of Thompson's Dovercourt constituency.BOOK, MacDonald, Donald C., The Happy Warrior: Political Memoirs, 1998, Dundurn Press, Toronto, 139, 2, 978-1-55002-307-7,weblink He made his name in the Ontario legislature in March 1964 when he assailed Attorney-General Fred Cass over Bill 99, which would have amended the Police Act to allow the Ontario Police Commission to interrogate individuals in secret leading to it being derisively referred to as the "Police State Bill". The scandal forced Cass to resign and enhanced Thompson's reputation considerably.NEWS, The quiet Ulsterman, David, Van Praagh, The Globe and Mail, January 16, 1965, A6, He was elected leader of the party in the fall of 1964 when he defeated Charles Templeton on the sixth ballot.BOOK, Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs for 1964, John Saywell, University of Toronto Press, 1965, Fred Schindler, 115â116, Thompson suffered a physical breakdown. He also had health problems, specifically a heart murmur, combined with exhaustion, high blood pressure and a lengthy bout of influenza. On the advice of doctors, Thompson resigned as leader in November 1966 without ever having led his party in an election.NEWS, Brydon, Arthur, Thompson: a figure on the sideline, The Globe and Mail, 1967-09-16, Toronto, 7, He was succeeded as Liberal leader by Robert Nixon.Senator
Thompson was named to the Senate of Canada on April 6, 1967. His time in the Senate was relatively uneventful. He kept a low profile but in 1997 was exposed as having the worst attendance of any currently sitting Senator.NEWS, Oziewicz, Estanislao, Absentee senator ousted from Liberal caucus: worst attendance record prompts move by Prime Minister, The Globe and Mail, November 20, 1997, Toronto, A1, A15, Thompson claimed he was unable to attend Senate sessions due to illness, but continued to draw his salary by showing up for a few days at the beginning of each session. At the time Senate rules stated that as long as a Senator did not miss two complete consecutive sittings and proper medical certificates were provided for absences, they would be in good standing.NEWS, Senate votes to suspend truant without pay,weblink CBC News, February 18, 1998,weblink January 3, 2012, Toronto, no, With growing media attention on Thompson's absences from the red chamber, the Reform Party made Thompson's absence a cause celebre, repeatedly pointing to the fact that he was living in Mexico.NEWS, Missing senator ordered to show up for work,weblink CBC News, February 10, 1998,weblink January 3, 2012, Toronto, no, Reform Members of Parliament hired a Mariachi band and served burritos in the lobby of the Senate to draw attention to the issue. Thompson was held up as an example of why the Senate needed to be reformed.The resulting furore led to Thompson being expelled from the Liberal caucus on November 19, 1997. On December 12, 1997, Senator Colin Kenny moved that he be commanded to appear before Senate to explain his absence.WEB,weblink Senate debates, December 12, 1997, Government of Canada, On December 16 they voted in favour of the Kenny motion.WEB,weblink Senate debates, December 16, 1997, Government of Canada, A subcommittee reported on February 19 recommending that Thompson be found in contempt and that he be suspended for the remainder of the session.WEB,weblink Senate debates, February 19, 1998, Government of Canada, The Senate voted to strip him of his privileges and other perks. Later they found Thompson in contempt of the upper chamber for not complying with orders to return to Ottawa to explain his attendance record, resulting in the suspension of his salary and tax-free expense allowance. In December 1997, Thompson lost his Senate office and other privileges. Some Senators disagreed with the suspension, arguing that it was too lenient and that he should have been expelled from the chamber instead.NEWS, Senate votes to suspend Andrew Thompson,weblink CBC News, February 19, 1998,weblink 2012-01-03, Toronto, no, He resigned on March 23, 1998, 20 months ahead of his scheduled retirement but was still able to collect a pension.WEB, THOMPSON, The Hon. Andrew, B.A., M.S.W.,weblink Parliamentary File, Parliament of Canada, The Queen's Printer for Canada,weblink January 3, 2012, Ottawa, 2012, yes, The media's exposure of Thompson's attendance and his colleagues' tolerance of it led the Senate to toughen the rules governing its members and sick leave while also increasing the financial penalties for missing too many sittings during a session. Thompson died on February 3, 2016, at the age of 91 after years of declining health.WEB, Obituary: Senator Andrew Thompson,weblink February 27, 2016, Toronto Star,References
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