Phil Edmonston fonds [textual record, graphic material]
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Phil Edmonston fonds [textual record, graphic material]
Niveau hiérarchique :FondsContexte de cette notice :Fonds comprend :3 description(s) de niveau inférieurVoir description(s) de niveau inférieur -
Instrument de recherche Textual records: (Papier) Finding Aid no. 1975 is a file list of all file titles, arranged in three series, with files arranged alphabetically within each series. MSS1975 -
Notice descriptive Phil Edmonston fonds [textual record, graphic material]
Date :1977-1993.Référence :R3727-0-1-E, MG32-C90Genre de documents :Documents textuels, Documents photographiquesTrouvé dans :Archives / Collections et fondsNo d'identification :106870Date(s) :1977-1993.Lieu de création :Sans lieu, inconnu ou indéterminéÉtendue :1.77 m of textual records.
30 photographs 17 b&w.Langue du document :anglaisPortée et contenu :Fonds consists of three series: Subject series, 1977, 1987-1993; "Lemon-Aid Used Car Guide" series, 1983-1993; and the Canadian constitutional series, 1987, 1989-1993. The Subject series offers insight into the riding of Chambly, Québec. Specifically, the fonds looks at the many concerns of the constituents in their day to day life and of their provincial well being. Documents show Phil Edmonston's work with individuals at the riding level, on a case by case basis. Phil Edmonston may be best known for his annual publication, "The Lemon-Aid Used Car Guide. Papers in this series show where information was garnered, and the types of defects in automobiles that consumers should expect to find. Specific cases are documented, and many secret warranties are disclosed. The Canadian constitutional series offers the researcher a look into Canada's ongoing constitutional crisis and some of the causes, problems, and solutions surrounding the dilemmas of Québec nationalists and the Enlish-Canadian left. Phil Edmonston opposed the Constitutional Accord on the basis that he was voting for his constituents and that this agreement was not in their best interests. To do this Phil Edmonston had to vote against his Party. His profound disagreements with the NDP and its policymakers led to his not running in 1993, and to his prediction that the Party would be decimated in the 1993 election.
The fonds also contains photographs depicting events during Edmonston's political career, including photos of Audrey McLaughlin, Stanley Knowles, Bob Rae, Lucienne Robillard, Rachel Mercier, Daniel De Brower, and Karen Walsh, 1977-1993.Provenance :Nom(s) additionnel(s) :Biographie/Histoire administrative :Edmonston, Louis-Philippe, 1944- : Phil Edmonston graduated from both the Canal Zone College and Bowie State College (Maryland). He served as a US Army infantry medic (1961-1964) attached to the 508th Airborne Division in Panama. Phil Edmonston was founder and President of the Canadian Automobile Protection Association (1968-1987), and was the only Canadian elected to the Consumer's Union Board of Directors (1979-1981). In 1979, he was also appointed Consumer Advocate to the Québec Bar Association's Board of Directors (1979-1981).
Phil Edmonston has authored 67 best-sellers, in English and French, dealing with consumer rights and the automobile industry. He has been a syndicated journalist in Canadian newspapers in addition to hosting his own nation wide French open line radio show on Radio-Canada.
In a 1977 federal by-election, Phil Edmonston ran as the NDP candidate in Verdun, Québec. He finished second, garnering 37% of the vote. In the 1988 general election, he ran as the federal NDP candidate in the riding of Chambly, Québec, again finishing second. In 1990, the incumbent member for Chambly riding resigned and in the ensuing by-election, Phil Edmonston won 68% of the vote and became the first ever CCF/NDP MP elected in Québec. As a federal MP, he was NDP's critic for constitutional affairs, official languages, and consumer affairs.
Phil Edmonston served as a member of the Beaudoin-Dobbie Constitution Committee. He is a federalist who voted against the Charlottetown constitutional accord, and often broke ranks with his Party on constitutional reform, official language legislation, and fiscal reform. He did not run for re-election in 1993.Information additionnelle :Note générale :Donated to the National Archives in 1993 from the office and residence of Phil Edmonston.Vedette-matière :Source :PrivéAncien no de référence archivistique :MG32-C90 -
Pour réserver ou commander des documents Conditions d'accès :Documents textuels[Consultation Restreint]Volume [MG32 C 90] 1--9[Consultation Restreint]Boîte d'instruments de recherche [FA 1975] 144[Consultation Fermé]Documents iconographiques (photo)[Consultation Ouvert]Boîte [EDMONSTON, PHIL 1994-433][Consultation Ouvert]3277;[Consultation Ouvert]TCS 01058;[Consultation Ouvert]Modalités d'utilisation :Photographs: No restrictions. Various and unknown copyright. Credit: National Archives of Canada.Vous pouvez réserver des documents à l'avance pour qu'ils soient disponibles lors de votre visite. Vous aurez besoin d'une carte utilisateur pour ce faire.
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