Phyllis Marion Boyd was a Canadian politician in Ontario.
24 Facts About Marion Boyd
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Marion Boyd was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1999 who represented the riding of London Centre.
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Marion Boyd served as a member of cabinet in the government of Bob Rae.
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Marion Boyd studied at Glendon College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English and history in 1968.
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Marion Boyd subsequently worked as an executive director of the London Battered Women's Advocacy Clinic, and served two terms as president of the London Status of Women Action Group.
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In 1985, Marion Boyd was the NDP candidate in London North in the provincial election of 1985, but finished third against incumbent Liberal Ron Van Horne.
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Marion Boyd ran in London Centre in the 1987 election, and lost to sitting Premier David Peterson by almost 9,000 votes.
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Marion Boyd campaigned as a federal New Democrat in the 1988 general election, finished third behind Liberal Joe Fontana and Progressive Conservative Jim Jepson in London East.
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Marion Boyd sought a rematch against Peterson in the 1990 provincial election.
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When fellow cabinet member Anne Swarbrick resigned due to health issues, Marion Boyd took over responsibility for Women's Issues on September 11,1991.
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Marion Boyd launched a high-profile campaign against domestic abuse in the same year.
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Marion Boyd was transferred to the Ministry of Community and Social Services on October 15,1991, when Zanana Akande resigned due to a conflict of interest.
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Marion Boyd was promoted to Attorney General of Ontario on February 3,1993, the first woman to hold that position as well as the first non-lawyer.
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The bill's failure was a personal disappointment for Marion Boyd, who had invested considerable effort in promoting its passage.
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Marion Boyd approved a highly controversial plea-bargain deal that allowed serial killer Karla Homolka to receive a 12-year prison sentence in return for testimony which led to the conviction of Homolka's then-husband, Paul Bernardo.
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Marion Boyd remained as Attorney General until the Rae government was defeated in the 1995 election.
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Marion Boyd was one of seventeen NDP MPPs to successfully retain their seats in that election, defeating PC candidate Patrick McGuinness by 1,732 votes.
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Marion Boyd remained a high-profile MPP, serving as the NDP's Health Critic from 1997 to 1999.
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Marion Boyd ran against fellow incumbent Dianne Cunningham of the Progressive Conservative Party in London North Centre, and lost by just over 1,700 votes.
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Marion Boyd was appointed chair to the Task Force on the Health Effects of Woman Abuse in 2000.
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In December 2004, Marion Boyd released a report that found no evidence of complaints with regards to faith-based arbitration.
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Marion Boyd concluded that no changes to the act were needed with respect to religious tribunals.
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Marion Boyd made 46 recommendations for changes to the Arbitration Act primarily dealing with arbitrator training and clarifying the roles and responsibilities of tribunals.
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Marion Boyd died in Inverhuron, Ontario on October 11,2022, at the age of 76.