Peter Reilly

For other people named Peter Reilly, see Peter Reilly (disambiguation).
Peter Reilly
Member of Parliament
for Ottawa West
In office
October 1972 – May 1974
Personal details
Born c. 1933
Died 15 March 1977 (age 44)
Toronto, Ontario
Political party Progressive Conservative
Profession broadcaster, journalist

Peter Reilly (c. 1933 [1]- 15 March 1977) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a broadcaster and journalist by career.

He was elected at the Ottawa West riding in the 1972 general election and served his term 29th Canadian Parliament before being defeated in the 1974 election by Lloyd Francis of the Liberal party.

During his term as Member of Parliament, Reilly was in conflict with former Prime Minister and fellow party member John Diefenbaker whom he charged was undermining the leadership of Progressive Conservative leader Robert Stanfield.[1] This feud began in early 1973 when Stanfield, Reilly and other house members supported a federal bilingualism initiative, which Diefenbaker and several other members opposed.[2]

Following his departure from Parliament, Reilly returned to broadcasting with CBC Television as one of the founding reporters of the fifth estate. One of his reports was broadcast on the program 15 March 1977, the same day that he died at his Toronto residence from an apparent case of heart failure.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Belford, Terrence (27 June 1973). "Secret power grab led by Diefenbaker, backbencher charges". The Globe and Mail. p. 4.  Indicated age 40 that that time.
  2. ^ The Canadian Press (10 July 1973). "PC apologizes for interrupting Diefenbaker". The Globe and Mail. p. 8. 
  3. ^ "Peter Reilly / CBC co-host of Fifth Estate". The Globe and Mail. 16 March 1977. p. 5. . Indicated age 44 at death.
  4. ^ Allan, Blaine (31 May 1997). "CBC Television Series 1952 to 1982: the fifth estate". Queen's University. http://www.film.queensu.ca/cbc/Fab.html. Retrieved 2008-08-07. 

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