16 Facts About Julia Munro

Julia Ann Louise Munro was a Canadian politician based in Ontario, Canada.

Julia Munro was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 until 2018.

Julia Munro taught history in secondary school in Markham and Newmarket for 24 years.

Julia Munro served as a department head in one of the high schools of the York Region Board of Education.

Julia Munro was re-elected in the redistributed riding of York North in the 1999 election.

The Tories lost the 2003 general election, but Julia Munro was able to retain her seat by a reduced margin.

Julia Munro was re-elected in 2007,2011 and again in 2014, albeit by her narrowest margin, in the riding of York-Simcoe.

Julia Munro was parliamentary assistant to the premier from 1995 to 1998 in charge of promoting volunteerism and government whip from 1999 to 2001.

In 2002, Julia Munro introduced a private member's bill to clamp down on puppy mills.

Julia Munro's bill introduced standards of care for dog breeding operations but did not call for licences or inspection rights.

Critics alleged that Julia Munro was in a conflict of interest when she introduced weaker legislation since she was a dog breeder herself.

Julia Munro was the party's critic for the new Ontario Pension Plan, and in 2014 she was Deputy Opposition House Leader.

On March 21,2017, Julia Munro announced she would not run for her seat again in the 2018 Ontario provincial election after 22 years in the Legislature.

Julia Munro was married to John and lived in Georgina with their daughter.

Julia Munro taught Barenaked Ladies drummer Tyler Stewart at Huron Heights Secondary School.

Julia Munro died on June 12,2019, at the age of 76.