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John Sylvain (June 7, 1924 – August 16, 2011) was a Montreal insurance executive who was named to the Canadian Senate by Brian Mulroney in 1990. The British born Sylvain had headed United Provinces Insurance Co. Ltd. and served as a director on the Canadian Development Investment Corporation. During the 1988 federal election he was campaign manager for Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Robert Layton in the Montreal-area riding of Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis.〔"Hatfield one of 3 named to Senate", ''Globe and Mail'', September 8, 1990〕 Sylvain was one of several Senators named by Mulroney in 1990 with the purpose of creating a Progressive Conservative majority in the upper house in order to pass the enactment of the Goods and Services Tax which had been delayed by the Senate's Liberal majority.〔"He-e-e-re's Bob - Rae bursts on national scene", ''Toronto Star'', September 8, 1990〕 He served as deputy chair of the Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce. Sylvain decided to retire early from the Senate and left the body on February 1, 1996, three years before reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. Sylvain's retirement allowed the Liberals, who were again in government, to regain control of the Senate.〔"Power shift in Senate to Grits is regrettable", ''Toronto Star'', January 28, 1996〕 He is the brother in law of financier and Power Corporation of Canada chairman Paul Desmarais, Sr.〔"Liberals plagued by first session", ''Globe and Mail'', January 24, 1996〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Sylvain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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