Original sentence: During his tenure as an MP, he played a pivotal part in bringing Honda and Volkswagen car plants to his riding, as well as the Mariposa School of Skating.He and Jack Scowen openly disagreed with their party leader, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, when the government was supporting efforts to translate Saskatchewan provincial legislation into French.He vigorously opposed a motion tabled by Burnaby MP Svend Robinson in 1986 to allow gay and lesbian Canadians to work in the RCMP and Armed Forces.He was responsible for tabling the private member's bill that led to "O Canada" being officially adopted as the country's national anthem.Stewart eventually returned to college – now renamed to Wilfrid Laurier University – in 1977 and graduated with a degree in political science.Stewart retired from politics in 1988 and did not seek another term in the following federal election.Stewart was also of the opinion that federally-provided bilingual services were appropriate where numbers warranted.The bill ultimately became the National Anthem Act after receiving royal assent on June 27, 1980, four days before Canada Day
Edited sentence: During a 1986 debate regarding Burnaby MP Svend Robinson's motion to allow gay and lesbian Canadians to work in the RCMP and Armed Forces, Stewart vigorously opposed the motion.He retired from politics in 1988 and did not seek another term in the following federal election.He served in various capacities with defense, Parks, and public facility portfolios.He strove to represent the tone and tenor of his constituency as determined from his regular communications and polling via his "Householder" communique.He was central to the formal adoption of the words to "O Canada".He was committed to patriotic, practical, entrepreneurial, and conservative viewpoints in House of Commons debates.In 1988, Stewart and fellow Progressive Conservative member Jack Scowen openly disagreed with their party leader, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, when the government was supporting efforts to translate Saskatchewan provincial legislation into French.Stewart actively represented the wishes of his riding, the values of his conscience, and the general thrusts of the Progressive Conservative party.Stewart also thought that federally provided bilingual services were appropriate where numbers warranted.Stewart ultimately returned to college, now renamed to Wilfrid Laurier University, in 1977 and graduated with a degree in political science.Stewart was a fiscally responsible, socially conscientious, and strongly principled member of the PC caucus