Bruce Owen (born May 24, 1931 in Chatham, Ontario) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1987 to 1990. May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Categories: Stub | Cities in Ontario | Ontario counties and regions ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal it began, loyal it remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... The Ontario Legislature Building at Queens Park The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... The Ontario Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Owen was educated at the University of Western Ontario, the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School. He practiced law, and was an alderman in Barrie, Ontario. The University of Western Ontario is located in London, Ontario, Canada. ... Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada and one of the most important scholarly publishers in North America. ... An alderman is a member of a municipal legislative body in a town or city with many jurisdictions. ... Barrie, on Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada Barrie, Ontario (2003 population 121,248, metropolitan population 168,492) is located on Kempenfelt Bay, an arm of Lake Simcoe in south-central Ontario, Canada. ...

He ran for the Canadian House of Commons three times as a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada. He lost to P.B. Rynard of the Progressive Conservative Party in Simcoe North in the 1972 election, and to Progressive Conservative Ronald A. Stewart in Simcoe South in the elections of 1980 and 1984. The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas current governing political party. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... Simcoe North is the name of a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ... The House of Commons after the 1972 election The Canadian federal election of 1972 was held on October 30, 1972 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... Simcoe South was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. ... The House of Commons after the 1980 election The 1980 Canadian federal election was called when the minority Progressive Conservative government led by Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. ... The Canadian federal election of 1984 was called on July 4, 1984, and held on September 4 of that year. ...

He first ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1967 provincial election, but lost to P.C. candidate Arthur Evans by 2,530 votes in Simcoe Centre. He ran again in the 1981 election, and lost to P.C. candidate George Taylor by a wider margin. The Ontario general election of 1967 was held to elect the 117 members of the Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial Parliament, or MPPs) of the Province of Ontario, Canada. ... The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party of Ontario) is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. ... Simcoe Centre was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. ... William Daviss Progressive Conservatives finally won a majority government after winning only minorities in the 1975 and 1977 elections. ...

Owen was finally elected in the 1987 election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Earl Rowe by 2,492 votes in Simcoe Centre. He served as a backbench supporter of David Peterson's government for the next three years. David Petersons Liberals were returned to power with a large majority. ... The Honourable William Earl Rowe, PC (May 13, 1894 - February 9, 1984), was a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... The Honourable David Robert Peterson, PC , LL.B , BA (born December 28, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) was the twentieth Premier of the Province of Ontario, Canada, from June 26, 1985 to October 1, 1990. ...

The Liberals were unexpectedly defeated in the 1990 provincial election, and Owen lost his seat to Paul Wessenger of the NDP by almost 3,000 votes. He attempted a comeback in the 1995 election, but lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Joe Tascona by 17,729 votes. As a result of serious scandals, David Petersons Liberal government was defeated by a large protest vote. ... The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada. ... Joseph Tascona (born October 9, 1951 in Barrie, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ...

Owen is now program chairman of the Barrie Concert Association, and has presented numerous programs of classical music in the city including the "Colours of Music" festivals. Owen himself has been a vocal soloist for several churches in Barrie, and performed a solo in the papal choir when Pope John Paul II visited the city. (Owen is an Anglican, but has performed in both Protestant and Roman Catholic venues.) Classical music is music considered classical, as sophisticated and refined, in a regional tradition. ... Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005), reigned as pope of the Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death, making his the third-longest reign in the history of the Papacy according to the... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

In 2005, he presented a plan to city council for a new arts theater, noting that the existing Fisher Auditorium is showing signs of age. His plan has been supported by some figures in the tourism sector. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...