Warren Allmand
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William Warren Allmand, P.C., O.C., Q.C., B.A., B.C.L., (born September 19, 1932) is a Canadian Liberal Party politician and was a Cabinet member from 1972 to 1979.
He was born in Montreal and studied civil law at McGill University and comparative law at the University of Paris. He was admitted to the Québec bar in 1958. In 1965, he was elected to the Canadian parliament. He was sworn to the Privy Council on November 27, 1972 and has held the three cabinet posts of Solicitor General (November 27, 1972 - September 14, 1976), Indian Affairs and Northern Development (September 14, 1976 - September 16, 1977), and finally Consumer and Corporate Affairs (September 16, 1977 - June 4, 1979).
In 1995, he gained notoriety for voting against Paul Martin's budget, as he was opposed to the fact the cuts that Martin was proposing were too drastic and that it did not cancel the GST. As a result, Jean Chretien removed him from his position as chair of the House of Commons justice committee, although he remained in the Liberal caucus. He retired before the 1997 election.
He also has served as the president of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development from 1997 to 2002.
In 2000 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
He is currently teaching International Human Rights at McGill University as a visiting scholar at the Institute of Canadian Studies.
| Preceded by: Edmund Tobin Asselin | Member of Parliament for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 1965-1980 | Succeeded by: The electoral district changed name in 1980 |
| Preceded by: Previously called Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | Member of Parliament for Notre-Dame-De-Grace—Lachine East 1980-1987 | Succeeded by: The electoral district was abolished in 1987 |
| Preceded by: Previously called Notre-Dame-De-Grace--Lachine East | Member of Parliament for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 1987-1997 | Succeeded by: The electoral district was abolished in 1996. |