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| successor = [[Don Cousens]]
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| constituency = [[York Centre (provincial electoral district)|York Centre]]
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'''Alfred Joseph "Alf" Stong''' (born August 2, 1940) is an [[Ontario]] lawyer, judge and former political figure. He represented [[York Centre]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] as a [[Liberal Party of Ontario|Liberal]] member from 1975 to 1981.
'''Alfred Joseph "Alf" Stong''' (born August 2, 1940) is a former politician in [[Ontario]], Canada. He was a [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 1975 to 1981. He represented the riding of [[York Centre (provincial electoral district)|York Centre]]. After his time in government he was appointed as a judge to the [[Ontario Superior Court of Justice]].


==Background==
He was born in [[Richmond Hill, Ontario]], the son of Alfred David Stong, and educated at the [[University of Toronto]] and [[Osgoode Hall]]. In 1965, he married Raymonde Marie Aubrey. Stong served as a lieutenant in the [[Canadian Forces]]. He was defeated by [[Don Cousens]] for the provincial seat in 1981. Stong is currently serving as a judge in the [[Ontario Superior Court of Justice]].
He was born in [[Richmond Hill, Ontario]], the son of Alfred David Stong, and educated at the [[University of Toronto]] and [[Osgoode Hall]]. In 1965, he married Raymonde Marie Aubrey. Stong served as a lieutenant in the [[Canadian Forces]].

==Politics==
He ran in the [[1975 Ontario general election|1975 provincial election]] as the [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] candidate in the riding of [[York Centre (provincial electoral district)|York Centre]]. He defeated [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] candidate [[Tony Roman]] by 1,379 votes.<ref name="1975 results">{{cite news |title=Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 19, 1975 |page=C12}}</ref> He was re-elected in [[1977 Ontario general election|1977]],<ref name="1977 results">{{cite news |title=Ontario provincial election results riding by riding |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=June 10, 1977 |page=D9}}</ref> but was defeated by PC candidate [[Don Cousens]] in 1981.<ref name="1981 Election Results">{{cite news|author=Canadian Press |title=Winds of change, sea of security |newspaper=The Windsor Star |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0NtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QlIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1444%2C1388326 |date=March 20, 1981 |location=Windsor, Ontario |page=22}}</ref>

==Later life==
Stong served as a judge in the [[Ontario Superior Court of Justice]] for the Central East Region until he retired in 2015.

In November 2010, Stong presided over the jury trial of [[Elaine Campione]], a woman accused of the pre-meditated drowning of her two children. After the jury found Campione guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, Stong offered comments which attracted considerable media attention. Stong suggested Campione belonged to a class of "weaker and more vulnerable" citizens who as "victim/offenders" sometimes "act out of the expected norm", creating the impression that her crime was somewhat less heinous due to her own personal circumstances.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/christie-blatchford/mother-who-drowned-daughters-guilty-of-first-degree-murder/article1799190/ |title=Mother who drowned daughters guilty of first degree murder |newspaper=Globe & Mail |date=November 15, 2010}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1977'', PG Normandin
* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1977'', PG Normandin


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{Ontario MPP biography|id=alfred-joseph-stong}}
*{{OntarioMPPbio|ID=625}}
*[http://www.ontariocourts.on.ca/superior_court_justice/justices_scj.htm Judges of the Superior Court of Justice]
*[http://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/judges/current/judges/ Judges of the Superior Court of Justice]

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Latest revision as of 18:17, 22 October 2024

Alf Stong
Ontario MPP
In office
1975–1981
Preceded byDonald Deacon
Succeeded byDon Cousens
ConstituencyYork Centre
Personal details
Born (1940-08-02) August 2, 1940 (age 84)
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpouseRaymonde Marie Aubrey
OccupationJudge, lawyer
Military service
AllegianceCanadian
RankLieutenant

Alfred Joseph "Alf" Stong (born August 2, 1940) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1981. He represented the riding of York Centre. After his time in government he was appointed as a judge to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

Background

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He was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario, the son of Alfred David Stong, and educated at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall. In 1965, he married Raymonde Marie Aubrey. Stong served as a lieutenant in the Canadian Forces.

Politics

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He ran in the 1975 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of York Centre. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Tony Roman by 1,379 votes.[1] He was re-elected in 1977,[2] but was defeated by PC candidate Don Cousens in 1981.[3]

Later life

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Stong served as a judge in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for the Central East Region until he retired in 2015.

In November 2010, Stong presided over the jury trial of Elaine Campione, a woman accused of the pre-meditated drowning of her two children. After the jury found Campione guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, Stong offered comments which attracted considerable media attention. Stong suggested Campione belonged to a class of "weaker and more vulnerable" citizens who as "victim/offenders" sometimes "act out of the expected norm", creating the impression that her crime was somewhat less heinous due to her own personal circumstances.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
  2. ^ "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
  3. ^ Canadian Press (March 20, 1981). "Winds of change, sea of security". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22.
  4. ^ "Mother who drowned daughters guilty of first degree murder". Globe & Mail. November 15, 2010.
  • Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1977, PG Normandin
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