Raymond Bonin

{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1942)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Raymond C. Bonin | image = | term_start = October 25, 1993 | term_end = October 14, 2008 | predecessor = John Rodriguez | birth_date = {{birth date and age |1942|11|20}} | birth_place = Sudbury, Ontario | successor = Claude Gravelle | death_date = | death_place = | profession = Teacher | party = Liberal | riding = Nickel Belt | term_start2 = | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | spouse = }} '''Raymond C. "Ray" Bonin''' (born November 20, 1942) is a former Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Nickel Belt, from 1993 to 2008. Prior to entering politics, he was a teacher at Sudbury's Cambrian College. He was also chairman of the French Catholic school board from 1976 to 1985, and was a city councillor from 1988 to 1991.

On November 16, 2006, Bonin announced that he would not run for reelection in the 2008 federal election.<ref>"MP Ray Bonin doesn't plan to run again". ''Northern Life'', November 16, 2006.</ref> Former Greater Sudbury city councillor Louise Portelance won the nomination to stand as the new Liberal candidate for Nickel Belt,<ref>[http://www.northernlife.ca/News/LocalNews/2007/04-23-07-hu-portelance.asp?NLStory=04-23-07-hu-portelance Portelance wins federal Liberal nomination in Nickel Belt]. ''Northern Life'', April 23, 2007.</ref> but was defeated by Claude Gravelle of the New Democratic Party on election day.

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==External links== * https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/raymond-bonin(823)#roles * https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=14354

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