10 Facts About Phil Edmonston

Louis-Phillip Edmonston was a Canadian consumer advocate, writer, journalist, and politician.

Phil Edmonston lived in Panama at the end of his life.

Phil Edmonston subsequently immigrated to Montreal, where he became known as a journalist and consumer advocate.

In journalism, Phil Edmonston worked as a television reporter, a syndicated newspaper columnist, and a host of his own open-line show.

Phil Edmonston served as a pro bono witness on automobile defects and safety before numerous courts and government committees.

Phil Edmonston was the author of over 100 best-selling books on consumer rights and the automobile industry.

Phil Edmonston entered Canadian politics in the 1988 federal election as a candidate for the New Democratic Party in Chambly, Quebec, placing second.

Phil Edmonston won the riding in his second attempt, a 1990 by-election in which he defeated former Quebec cabinet minister Clifford Lincoln by almost 20,000 votes, becoming the first member of parliament from Quebec to be elected for the NDP.

Phil Edmonston was twice married with a son from his first marriage.

Phil Edmonston died of melanoma in Panama on 2 December 2022, at the age of 78.