Raymond Barakett

Raymond Barakett is a Canadian lawyer and arbitrator.[1] Barakett graduated from the McGill University Faculty of Law,[2] where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the McGill Law Journal.[3] In the 1960s Barakett served as Chairman of the Board for Canada Steamship Lines[4] and as an active member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[5] He attempted to become the Liberal nominee for Parliament in 1968, losing the position to William Tetley.[6] In 1978 Barakett represented Warren Allmand in a scandal involved the Royal Canadian Mounted Police when he was the Federal Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Fired announcer gets job back". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. April 29, 1981. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Day NDG Chose". Montreal Gazette. May 23, 1968. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Masthead, Volume 4". McGill Law Journal. 1958.
  4. ↑ "Three Board Reports Differ". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. December 16, 1964. p. D8. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Unemployment Key Issue in NDG-Liberal Poll". Montreal Gazette. June 7, 1962. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Tetley wins NDG Liberal post". Montreal Gazette. October 24, 1968. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Higgits tells commission he was wrong about source of letter". Leader-Post. October 27, 1978. p. 55.
  8. ↑ "Allmand ready for inquiry". Ottawa Citizen. November 29, 1977. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
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