J. Patrick Boyer

J. Patrick Boyer, Q.C. is a university professor, journalist, author, policy activist, publisher, and a former Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament. Before entering politics, Boyer was a partner in the Fraser & Beatty law firm in Toronto, where he specialized in communications law and electoral law. A major part of his practice was also in the Western Arctic as a member of the Northwest Territories Bar. When granted his Queen's Council designation, note was made of Boyer's contribution to the legal profession in authoring the definitive series of texts on Canadian election law at federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal levels. Boyer earned a Master's degree in Canadian history and a Doctor of Laws degree, both from the University of Toronto and gained an honours degree in economics and political science from Carleton University. He also studied French-Canadian literature at University of Montreal, and international law at the Academy of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.