predecessor successor appointed birth_place death_date death_place party office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name occupation alma_mater
fredrik stefan eaton allan maceachen dufferin roblin dufferin roblin roy maclaren john lynch-staunton gildas molgat c. william doody pierre trudeau lachine , quebec 17 march 2005 vancouver , british columbia liberal canadian the opposition in the senate of canada deputy leader of high the opposition in the senate of canada deputy leader of commissioner the government in the senate of canada canadian senator for to glen tay , ontario the united kingdom leader of 12 november 1923 1994 april 5 , 1977 september 30 , 1991 november 1984 april 1980 royce frith
 1996 august 29 , 1994 september 1 , 1993 september 1991 september 1984 royce frith lawyer , diplomat university of toronto york university university of ottawa
royce frith

royce herbert frith , -lrb- november 12 , 1923 -- march 17 , 2005 -rrb- was a canadian diplomat , public servant and politician .
he received a ba from the university of toronto , an ll.b from osgoode hall law school and a dipl .
d'études supérieures -lrb- droit -rrb- from the university of ottawa .
he was admitted to the ontario bar in 1949 .
an amateur actor and performer , frith found time to act in plays , perform on the radio , and sing and play several instruments .
frith first came to prominence as a member of the royal commission on bilingualism and biculturalism in the 1960s .
he served as a legal advsisor to the commissioner of official languages from 1971 until 1977 when he was appointed to the canadian senate by pierre trudeau .
he sat in the upper house as a liberal and served in various positions including leader of the opposition in the canadian senate and led the liberals ' filibuster against the introduction of the goods and services tax forcing prime minister brian mulroney to use an obscure section of the constitution to appoint extra senators and ensure passage of the measure .
frith left the upper house in 1994 to become canada 's high commissioner to the united kingdom .
frith had a very high profile and used his flair for public performance to his advantage , particularly during canada 's turbot war with spain in which he played a crucial role in rallying british public opinion behind canada .
frith also ensured the retention of canada house in trafalgar square as the site of the canadian high commission when the government had considered abandoning the location in order to save money .
frith returned to canada in 1996 and resumed his law practice .
in his last years , firth was a lawyer with the firm ladner downs in vancouver and went into the office daily until just a few weeks prior to his death .
he served on various boards including the board of trustees of the national arts centre in ottawa .
frith has also served on the governing bodies of the lester b. pearson college of the pacific and the vancouver symphony .
in 2000 he was appointed a member of the order of canada .
