Rafe Mair | |
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Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kamloops | |
In office 11 December 1975 – 1 February 1981 | |
Preceded by | Gerald Hamilton Anderson |
Succeeded by | Claude Richmond |
Personal details | |
Born | Kenneth Rafe Mair 31 December 1931 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Died | 9 October 2017 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 85)
Political party | Social Credit |
Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
Occupation | Lawyer, pundit, radio personality, politician |
Kenneth Rafe Mair (31 December 1931 – 9 October 2017) was a Canadian lawyer, political commentator, radio personality and politician in British Columbia, Canada. He served in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly as the member for Kamloops from 1975 to 1981 in the caucus of the Social Credit Party.
In his post-political career, Mair became a radio personality and political commentator, raising controversy for his views on both the Meech Lake and Charlottetown constitutional accords. He served as the plaintiff of the historic Supreme Court of Canada decision Rafe Mair v. Kari Simpson.[1]