Raymond C. "Ray" Bonin (born November 20, 1942) is a Canadian politician.
Born in Sudbury, Ontario, son of Hector Bonin and Hilda Lefebvre. Bonin was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons representing the riding of Nickel Belt, representing the riding 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 ...
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Raymond C. "Ray" Bonin (born November 20, 1942) is a Canadian politician.
Born in Sudbury, Ontario, son of Hector Bonin and Hilda Lefebvre. Bonin was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons representing the riding of Nickel Belt, representing the riding 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. Former Greater Sudbury city councillor Louise Portelance won the nomination to stand as the new Liberal candidate for Nickel Belt, but was defeated by Claude Gravelle of the New Democratic Party on election day.
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