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{{Short description|Canadian politician (1946–2022)}}
{{Other people}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox MLA▼
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}
| name = Marion Boyd
| image =
| caption =
| office1 = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Ontario MPP]]
| term_start1 = 1990
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| successor1 = ''Riding abolished''
| constituency1 = [[London Centre]]
| birth_name = Phyllis Marion Watt
| birth_date = {{birth date
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|10|11|1946|03|26}}
| death_place = [[Inverhuron, Ontario|Inverhuron]], Ontario, Canada
| residence = [[London, Ontario]]
| party = [[Ontario New Democratic Party|New Democrat]]
| occupation = Mediator
}} '''Phyllis Marion Boyd''' (
==
==Politics==
In 1985, Boyd was the [[Ontario New Democratic Party|NDP]] candidate in [[London North]] in the [[1985 Ontario general election
Boyd sought a rematch against Peterson in the [[1990 Ontario general election
When fellow cabinet member [[Anne Swarbrick]] resigned due to health issues, Boyd took over responsibility for [[Women's Issues (Ontario ministry)|Women's Issues]] on September 11, 1991.<ref>{{cite news|title=Swarbrick gives up women's portfolio|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=September 12, 1991|page=A12}}</ref> Boyd launched a high-profile campaign against domestic abuse in the same year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ontario ads may be triggering assaults |newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator |date=November 3, 1992 |page=A1}}</ref> She was transferred to the [[Minister of Community and Social Services (Ontario)|Ministry of Community and Social Services]] on October 15, 1991, when [[Zanana Akande]] resigned due to a conflict of interest.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rae reassigns cabinet ministers|newspaper=Edmonton Journal|date=October 16, 1991|page=A16}}</ref>
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.<ref name="1993RaeCabinet">{{cite news|title=Rae chops 10 ministries 'leaner' cabinet sworn in|first=William|last=Walker|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=February 3, 1993|page=A1}}</ref> In this capacity
Boyd also 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]]. The deal was criticized in much of the Canadian media, and many questioned Boyd's judgment in the matter. At the time the extent of Homolka's personal involvement in Bernardo's crimes was not known.<ref>{{cite news|title=Deal With The Devil|first1=John|last1=Duncanson|first2=Nick|last2=Pron|first3=Jim|last3=Rankin |newspaper=Toronto Star|date=September 3, 1995|page=F1}}</ref>
Boyd remained as Attorney General until the Rae government was defeated in the [[1995 Ontario general election
The London Centre riding was eliminated by redistribution in 1996. Boyd ran against fellow incumbent [[Dianne Cunningham]] of the Progressive Conservative Party in [[London North Centre (provincial electoral district)|London North Centre]], and lost by just over 1,700 votes.<ref name="1999 Election Results">{{cite web|url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=London+north+centre&flag=E&layout=G|title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate|publisher=Elections Ontario|date=June 3, 1999|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330083326/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=london+north+centre&flag=E&layout=G|archivedate=March 30, 2014}}</ref>
===Cabinet positions===
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{{s-end}}
<small>Source:<ref name="OLA bio"/></small>
==Electoral record (Federal)==
===[[London East]]===
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1988|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Joe Fontana]]|19,547|37.7% |+11.8%}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Jim Jepson|19,445|37.5% |
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|'''Marion Boyd'''|12,667|24.4% |
{{CANelec|XX|Independent|Peter Ewart|201|0.4% |+0.4%
{{end}}
<small>Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile – London East, Ontario (1968-04-23 – 1997-04-26)|url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/ElectionsRidings/Ridings/Profile?OrganizationId=4934|accessdate=October 14, 2022|publisher=Library of Parliament|location=Ottawa, Canada}}</ref></small>
==Electoral record (provincial)==
===[[London North]]===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1985 Ontario general election
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Ronald Van Horne|20,536|54.4%|+4.8%}}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|George Auold|11,433|30.3%|
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|'''Marion Boyd'''|5,191|13.8%|+1.4%}}
{{CANelec|ON|Freedom|Robert Smeenk|566|1.5%|+1.5%}}
{{end}}
<small>Source:<ref>{{cite news|title=Election Ontario – Riding candidates for the Sept. 10 vote|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/386129093|page=A10|date=August 28, 1987|access-date=October 14, 2022|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|id={{ProQuest|386129093}}|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref></small>
===[[London Centre]]===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1987 Ontario general election
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|[[David Peterson]]|18,194|55.2%|+0.4%}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|'''Marion Boyd'''|9,266|28.1%|+11.0%}}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|Dennis McKaig|3,864|11.7%|
{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|Brenda Rowe|695|2.1%|+2.1%}}
{{CANelec|ON|Freedom|Lloyd Walker|589|1.8%|+0.2%}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Stunning Bentley|375|1.1%|+1.1%}}
{{end}}
<small>Source:<ref>{{cite news|title=Winners across Ontario|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/435632657|page=A13|date=September 11, 1987|access-date=October 14, 2022|newspaper=Toronto Star|id={{ProQuest|435632657}}|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref></small>
{{Election box begin | title=[[1990 Ontario general election
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|'''Marion Boyd'''|17,837|51.3%|+23.2%}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|David Peterson|9,671|27.8%|
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|Mark Handelman|5,348|15.4%|+3.7%}}
{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|John Van Geldersen|982|2.8%|+0.7%}}
{{CANelec|ON|Freedom|Lloyd Walker|589|1.4%|
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Terry Smart|375|0.8%|+0.8%}}
{{CANelec|ON|Communist|Issam Mansour|84|0.2%|+0.2%}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Sidney Tarleton|73|0.2%|+0.2%}}
{{end}}
<small>Source:<ref>{{cite news|title=Results from across province|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/436266773|page=A11|date=September 7, 1990|access-date=October 14, 2022|newspaper=Toronto Star|id={{ProQuest|435632657}}|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref></small>
{{Election box begin | title=[[1995 Ontario general election
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|'''Marion Boyd'''|11,096|36.8%|
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|Patrick McGuinness|9,364|31.0%|+15.6%}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Ron Postian|7,559|25.1%|
{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|Mike Dwyer|1,041|3.5%|+0.7%}}
{{CANelec |ON |Green |Jeff Culbert |533 |1.8% |+1.8%}}
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{{CANelec|ON|Natural Law|Liz Overall|134|0.4%|+0.4%}}
{{end}}
<small>Source:<ref name="95 and 99 results">{{cite web|title=Data Explorer|url=https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1867&toYear=2019&candidateNames=Marion%20Boyd&levelOfDetail=candidate|accessdate=October 14, 2022|publisher=[[Elections Ontario]]|location=Toronto}}</ref></small>
===[[London North Centre (provincial electoral district)|London North Centre]]===
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{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|45,557 | 100.00| | }}
{{end}}
<small>Source:<ref name="95 and 99 results"/></small>
==After politics==
In December 2003, it came to light that religious tribunals had some legal basis under the Arbitration Act. Some argued that this interpretation allowed for Muslim [[Sharia]] law to be applied in settling family disputes.<ref name="CWS2006">{{cite journal|title=Arbitration and Family Laws: Muslim Women Campaign to Eliminate the Use of Religious Laws in Legally-Binding Arbitration|last=Hogben|first=Alia|journal=Canadian Woman Studies|volume=25|issue=Summer 2006|pages=133–136}}</ref> In the spring of 2004, the issue flared up even more with some claiming that the use of Sharia law tribunals was infringing on the rights of Muslim women.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ontario sharia tribunals assailed; Women fighting use of Islamic law But backers say rights protected|last=Hurst|first=Lynda|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=May 22, 2004|page=A1}}</ref> In the summer of 2004, Premier [[Dalton McGuinty]] asked Boyd to investigate the issue.<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Attorney General And Women's Issues Minister To Review Arbitrations Processes|url=https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/25409/former-attorney-general-and-womens-issues-minister-to-review-arbitrations-processes|date=June 25, 2004|accessdate=October 14, 2022|publisher=Government of Ontario}}</ref>
In December 2004,
While incorporating many of Boyd's recommendations, the act specifically removed any legal status for the arbitration of custodial and marital disputes by religious tribunals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sharia, pensions, health care on MPPs' agenda|first=Ian|last=Urquhart|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=February 11, 2006|page=F5}}</ref> The act mandated that all family law arbitrations in Ontario be conducted only in accordance with Canadian law.<ref>{{cite news|title=McGuinty Government Modernizes Provincial Laws|publisher=Canada NewsWire|location=Ottawa|date=June 22, 2006}}</ref> Some critics argued that this was a missed opportunity to incorporate aspects of Islamic law into the Canadian judicial system.<ref>{{cite journal |ssrn=1749046|title=The Myth and Reality of 'Shari'a' Courts in Canada: A Delayed Opportunity for the Indigenization of Islamic Legal Rulings |url=http://ir.stthomas.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1235&context=ustlj |journal=University of St. Thomas Law Journal |volume=7 |issue=3 |page=559 |
Boyd died in [[Inverhuron, Ontario]] on October 11, 2022, at the age of 76.<ref name=Needles>{{cite news|title=Former London MPP and Ontario Attorney General Marion Boyd dies at 76|url=https://blackburnnews.com/london/london-news/2022/10/14/former-london-mpp-ontario-attorney-general-marion-boyd-dies-76/|first=Craig|last=Needles|date=October 14, 2022|accessdate=October 14, 2022|publisher=Blackburn News}}</ref><ref name="CBC obit">{{cite news|title=Former Ontario attorney general Marion Boyd dead at 76|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/former-ontario-attorney-general-marion-boyd-dead-at-76-1.6617314|date=October 14, 2022|accessdate=October 14, 2022|publisher=CBC News}}</ref><ref name=Richmond>{{cite news|title='Giant killer' Marion Boyd remembered for advocacy for same-sex rights, women|url=https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/giant-killer-marion-boyd-remembered-for-advocacy-for-same-sex-rights-women|first=Randy|last=Richmond|date=October 14, 2022|access-date=October 14, 2022|newspaper=[[The London Free Press]]}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist
==External links==
* {{OntarioMPPbio|
{{Rae Ministry}}
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