Raymond Rock (October 1, 1922 – January 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician and a businessman. He was elected Member of Parliament for the
Liberal Party representing the
riding of
Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle
Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Jacques Cartier (el ...
in the
1962 federal election and later represented the riding of
Lachine. Rock physically
crossed the floor
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in 1972 to join the
Progressive Conservatives and was subsequently defeated in the
1972 election. Raymond Rock crossed the floor because he had received a communique from the
Liberal Party that no anglophones in Quebec should be employed by the Federal Government, no matter how bilingual. He also sat on various
standing committees
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. Rock was a member of the
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in which he served on
HMCS ''Portage'' between 1942 and 1945. A businessman and owner of a hardware store, he also served as
alderman in Lachine, Quebec (1951–55 and 1957–63) as well as President of the Lachine Chamber of Commerce.
He died in January 2016 at the age of 93.
Rock's parents, John Rock and Helena Pietzik were both of Polish descent.
With his wife, Theresa Kudla, he had two children, Allan Eric Rock (1952–2010) and Kenneth Lester Rock (1956–2009).
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1922 births
2016 deaths
Businesspeople from Montreal
Canadian military personnel of World War II
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Montreal city councillors
People from Lachine, Quebec
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs
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