Bruce Lonsdale (November 10, 1949 – January 22, 1982) was a

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politician. He represented the riding of Timiskaming in the House of Commons of Canada from 1980 to 1982. He was a member of the

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. He served as mayor of the town of

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before seeking the Liberal nomination for the federal riding of Timiskaming. Lonsdale died in a two-car head-on crash 10 kilometres west of North Bay on Highway 17 on January 22, 1982. He was 32 years old.

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