Neil Fraser was a former Canadian civil servant who came to prominence for his crusade against the Metric system of weights and measures in the early 1980s. To promote his campaign, he ran as a candidate for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada at the 1983 leadership convention. He finished last, with only five votes. The International System of Units (abbreviated SI from the French phrase, Système International dUnités) is the most widely used system of units. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... The 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership convention was held on June 11, 1983 in Ottawa, Ontario to elect a leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. ...

Neil Fraser is a manufacturer of component based cars Fraser Cars Ltd in Auckland New Zealand, and a highly competitive racing driver in the New Zealand Car Club scene. Fraser Cars Ltd is a privately, completely NZ owned company that operates out of Beachhaven, North Shore, Auckland and manufactures Component based cars in kit and complete form since 1988 Fraser Clubman. ...