Julian Alexander Arnott Reed (born January 27, 1936) is a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985, and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004. Reed is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and educated at Ontario Agricultural College at the University of Guelph. He worked as a farmer, and was also a professional actor.
Reed was first elected to the Ont...
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Julian Alexander Arnott Reed (born January 27, 1936) is a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985, and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004. Reed is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and educated at Ontario Agricultural College at the University of Guelph. He worked as a farmer, and was also a professional actor.
Reed was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Gary Dawkins by 463 votes in Halton—Burlington. He was re-elected in the elections of 1977 and 1981. The Progressive Conservatives were the governing party in Ontario throughout this period, and Reed served for ten years as a member of the opposition. He did not seek re-election in 1985.
He returned to political life in the 1993 federal election, defeating Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Garth Turner...
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