Deborah Coyne, LLD , MPhil is a Canadian constitutional lawyer, professor and author. She is the cousin of journalist Andrew Coyne and actress Susan Coyne, and the niece of former governor of the Bank of Canada, James Coyne. Her education includes a Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto and a Master of Philosophy from Oxford University in international relations. Legum Doctor (English: Doctor of Laws; abbreviated to LL.D.) In the UK, Australia and New Zealand, the LL.D. is a higher doctorate usually awarded on the basis of exceptionally insightful and distinctive publications, containing significant and original contributions to the science or study of law. ... In the usage of the United Kingdom, New Zealand and some other countries, the Master of Philosphy is a research degree, requiring the completion of a thesis. ... Andrew Coyne, MA , BA is a Canadian journalist and columnist. ... The Bank of Canada Building in Ottawa The Bank of Canada is Canadas central bank. ... James Coyne James Coyne was well known for his devotion to liberate gay love. ... Legum Doctor (English: Doctor of Laws; abbreviated to LL.D.) In the UK, Australia and New Zealand, the LL.D. is a higher doctorate usually awarded on the basis of exceptionally insightful and distinctive publications, containing significant and original contributions to the science or study of law. ... Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada. ... In the usage of the United Kingdom, New Zealand and some other countries, the Master of Philosphy is a research degree, requiring the completion of a thesis. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

She was a staffer in the Prime Minister's Office of Pierre Trudeau and has also worked for the Business Council on National Issues, the Ontario Human Rights Commission and been a professor of constitutional law at the University of Toronto Law School. The Prime Ministers Office is a small department which provides advice to a Prime Minister. ... The Right Honourable Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau PC, CC, CH, QC, MA, LL.D, FRSC (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 3, 1979, and from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. ... The Business Council on National Issues (BCNI) was an important lobbying group in Canada. ... The Ontario Human Rights Commission was established in the Canadian province of Ontario in 1961 to administer the Ontario Human Rights Code. ...

Coyne was as a constitutional advisor to then Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells and helped draft his opposition to the Meech Lake Constitutional Accord. In 1992, she was one of the leaders of the "No" campaign during the referendum on the Charlottetown Accord writing and speaking extensively in opposition to the deal. Categories: Newfoundland and Labrador premiers | Stub ... Clyde Kirby Wells (born November 9, 1937) is a Newfoundland and Labrador judge and former politician and Premier of the province. ... The Meech Lake Accord was a set of failed constitutional amendments to the Constitution of Canada proposed by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Robert Bourassa, premier of Quebec. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite is a direct ass vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... The Charlottetown Accord was a package of constitutional amendments, proposed by the Canadian federal and provincial governments in 1992. ...

Until the 2006 federal election was called she was a member of the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board. The 2006 Canadian federal election (more formally, the 39th General Election) was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ...

Coyne's daughter Sarah, born in 1991, was fathered by former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Coyne and Trudeau never married, however, and Coyne later married Canadian journalist Michael Valpy with whom she had a son. The couple are now divorced. 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Martin is the current Prime Minister of Canada. ... The Right Honourable Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau PC, CC, CH, QC, MA, LL.D, FRSC (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 3, 1979, and from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. ... Michael Valpy is a Canadian journalist. ...

A resident of Ottawa, she has rented a house in Toronto in the electoral district of Toronto—Danforth, where she was a Liberal Party star candidate against New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton in the 2006 federal election. Coyne did not, however, win election to the House of Commons, facing as she was a national party leader in her first attempt at office. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Ville dOttawa, Ontario, Canadas Location. ... An electoral district is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canadas representative democracy is based. ... Toronto—Danforth in relation to the other Toronto ridings Toronto—Danforth (formerly Broadview—Greenwood) is a federal and provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ... This page is about the Canadian political party. ... Hon. ... The 2006 Canadian federal election (more formally, the 39th General Election) was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ...

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