J. Waldo Monteith
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Jay Waldo Monteith Template:Post-nominals (24 June 1903 – 19 December 1981) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Stratford, Ontario, he was the son of Joseph Dunsmore Monteith, an Ontario MPP and cabinet minister, and Allice Chowen. He graduated from the Trinity College, Toronto and became a chartered accountant in 1932. Monteith was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1953 Canadian federal election as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Perth, Ontario. He was subsequently re-elected in 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, and 1968.
From 1957 to 1963, he served as Minister of National Health and Welfare. In 1961, he was appointed Canada’s first Minister of Amateur Sport, a position he held until 1963.
Monteith is remembered for his sharp interjection during the Great Canadian flag debate in December 1964, exclaiming “Oh, nuts!” and “Don’t be crazy; I am going to be recorded,” in response to Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson’s suggestion that no recorded vote be taken on the new national flag design.
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- Jay Waldo Monteith fonds, Library and Archives Canada.
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- 1903 births
- 1981 deaths
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs
- University of Toronto alumni
- People from Stratford, Ontario
- Ministers of health and welfare of Canada
- 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada