John F. Brewin (born September 14, 1936) is a

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politician, who served as Member of Parliament for

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from 1988 to 1993. He is a member of the

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, as was his father

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. He was married to

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, who served concurrently as mayor of the city of

. He married Patricia Thompson in 1997.

Career

Brewin first ran for federal office in 1984 against veteran PC incumbent Allan McKinnon. He came in second in that election, losing by 4,108 or 8 per cent. McKinnon did not run again in the 1988 election, and Brewin won the riding easily over PC candidate Geoff Young. In 1993, he lost his attempt at re-election to

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. He came in third, also behind the Reform Party candidate. In 2002, he attracted attention in the media and the party when he correctly predicted that NDP leader

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would step down that year. He also correctly predicted the strength of the then-potential

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candidacy for the leadership. Brewin now practises law for the

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firm of Ryder Wright Blair and Holmes. With Derek Fudge, he co-authored ''Free Collective Bargaining: Human Right or Canadian Illusion'', published in 2005 by the

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and the United Food and Chemical Workers Union. The study reviewed more than 20 years' erosion of bargaining rights in Canada. He was on the board of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation and is currently a member of the

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. He lives in Toronto.

References

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