Rafe Mair

Rafe Mair, born December 31, 1931 , is a lawyer, political commentator and former radio personality and politician in British Columbia, Canada. Mair was born in Vancouver, British Columbia where he worked as a lawyer for many years. His political career began in 1975, when he was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the British Columbia Social Credit Party representing the riding of Kamloops. He held that seat until retiring from politics in 1981; the seat was taken over by Claude Richmond. Mair served as a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Bill Bennett under a... variety of portfolios including health and education. During the patriation of the Constitution of Canada, he was BC's chief delegate on constitutional matters. In 1981, he left government and has since served as a radio talk show host in Vancouver. In the early 1990s, he gained national notoriety and support alike for his role as an outspoken opponent of both the Meech Lake and Charlottetown constitutional accords. Despite high ratings, his show was cancelled by CKNW in 2003, and he was subsequently hired at CKBD , an oldies station, to start a morning talk show.
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