Preceded by Frank Hanley Role Politician Name George Springate | Preceded by Michel Simard Succeeded by Richard French | |
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Born May 12, 1938 (age 85)
Montreal, Quebec ( 1938-05-12 ) Alma mater Sir George Williams University
McGill University Education Sir George Williams University, McGill University, Concordia University | ||
Preceded by Thomas Kevin Drummond | ||
George springate convocation speech june 2012
George P.G. Springate, CM (born May 12, 1938) is a Canadian police officer, politician, football player, professor, and Citizenship Judge.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Walter L. Springate and Eleonor Woodhouse, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Sir George Williams University. He also received a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1968 and a Bachelor of Common Law degree in 1969 from McGill University. From 1958 to 1969, he was a police officer with the Montreal Police. From 1966 to 1968, he was a member of the McGill Redmen football team.
In 1970, he played 11 games with and was part of the Grey Cup winning Montreal Alouettes. In total he played 17 games with the Larks over 3 seasons.
In 1970, he was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec as a Liberal for the riding of Sainte-Anne. He was re-elected in 1973 and again in 1976 for the riding of Westmount. During the Bill 22 crisis, he controversially compared Québec to both the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. He did not run in 1981.
George Springate was also a television sportcaster for CBC Montreal in the 1980s and hosted the local daily current affairs program "MIDDAY".
In 1989, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
He was a teacher in criminal and civil law at John Abbott College. He was one of the founding members of the "Police Technology" program at John Abbott College. He has since retired from teaching in 2008. He is a columnist for The Chronicle, a local Montreal newspaper.
In 2000 and again in 2006, he was appointed a Citizenship Judge. In 2008 he was appointed Canada's Senior Citizenship Judge for a five-year term.