After leaving politics in 1993, Kaplan served as the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Canada and was awarded the Order of Kazakhstan by its president in recognition of his service to the Republic. He was a director of PetroKazakhstan Inc., Platexco Inc., and Rex Diamond Mining Corp. In 2004, he joined the Board of Directors of European Goldfields, a Canadian-based resource company involved in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in Romania and the Balkans.[4]
Kaplan died on November 5, 2012, at the age of 75 from cancer.[4]
^McCormack, Timothy. "The Law of War Crimes", 1997, p. 152
^MacKrael, Kim (November 5, 2012). "Robert Kaplan, father of CSIS, dies at age 75". Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
^ abcKraft, Frances (November 13, 2012). "Former solicitor general 'made a big difference'". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
^Farber, Bernie (November 6, 2012). "Robert Kaplan fought to uncover Nazis in Canada". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
^"Robert (Bob) Kaplan fonds, Library and Archives Canada". Retrieved September 18, 2020.
External linksedit
Bob Kaplan – Parliament of Canada biography
December 14, 2023
kaplan, other, people, with, same, name, robert, kaplan, disambiguation, robert, philip, kaplan, december, 1936, november, 2012, canadian, politician, lawyer, honourablepc, qcmember, canadian, parliament, valleyin, office, june, 1968, october, 1972preceded, by. For other people with the same name see Robert Kaplan disambiguation Robert Philip Bob Kaplan PC QC December 27 1936 November 5 2012 was a Canadian politician and lawyer The HonourableBob KaplanPC QCMember of the Canadian Parliament for Don ValleyIn office June 25 1968 October 29 1972Preceded byRiding createdSucceeded byJames GilliesMember of the Canadian Parliament for York CentreIn office July 8 1974 October 24 1993Preceded byJames Edgar WalkerSucceeded byArt EggletonPersonal detailsBornRobert Philip Kaplan 1936 12 27 December 27 1936Toronto Ontario CanadaDiedNovember 5 2012 2012 11 05 aged 75 Toronto Ontario CanadaResting placeBeth Tzedec Memorial ParkPolitical partyLiberalSpouseEstherelke Tanenbaum Kaplan 1940 2009 RelationsMichael Kaplan brother ChildrenJennifer Mia Kaplan John David Kaplan Raquel Katherine ShulmanParent s Solomon Charles and Pearl Grafstein KaplanResidenceTorontoAlma materUniversity of TorontoOccupationPolitician lawyerCabinetSolicitor General of Canada 1980 1984 PortfolioParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance 1976 1977 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Health and Welfare 1975 1976 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Archives 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editBorn in Toronto Ontario to Solomon and Pearl Kaplan and brother of Michael Kaplan Kaplan attended and graduated from Forest Hill Collegiate after spending one year at Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute 1 in Toronto and received a Bachelor of Arts in 1958 and an LL B in 1961 from the University of Toronto In 1963 he was called to the Ontario Bar He was first elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament for the Toronto riding of Don Valley in 1968 beating the Progressive Conservative candidate Dalton Camp He lost to the PC candidate Jim Gillies in the 1972 election For the 1974 election he switched ridings to York Centre and won by over 16 000 votes In 1978 he failed to implement Bill C 215 which would have stripped Canadians of their citizenship if they had been convicted of war crimes 2 He was re elected in the 1979 1980 1984 and 1988 elections He was the Solicitor General of Canada from 1980 to 1984 and oversaw the creation of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the Security Intelligence Review Committee and the termination of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Security Service 3 Kaplan was also responsible for bringing in the Young Offenders Act in 1984 which established 12 as the minimum age for criminal charges brought in shorter sentences for most offenders under the age of 18 and banned the publication of youths charged or convicted of criminal acts in most circumstances 4 He also pressed for and oversaw the extradition of Helmut Rauca to West Germany for war crimes 5 After leaving politics in 1993 Kaplan served as the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Canada and was awarded the Order of Kazakhstan by its president in recognition of his service to the Republic He was a director of PetroKazakhstan Inc Platexco Inc and Rex Diamond Mining Corp In 2004 he joined the Board of Directors of European Goldfields a Canadian based resource company involved in the acquisition exploration and development of mineral properties in Romania and the Balkans 4 Kaplan died on November 5 2012 at the age of 75 from cancer 4 Archives editThere is a Robert Kaplan fonds at Library and Archives Canada 6 References edit The Web site cannot be found McCormack Timothy The Law of War Crimes 1997 p 152 MacKrael Kim November 5 2012 Robert Kaplan father of CSIS dies at age 75 Globe and Mail Retrieved November 5 2012 a b c Kraft Frances November 13 2012 Former solicitor general made a big difference Canadian Jewish News Retrieved November 18 2012 Farber Bernie November 6 2012 Robert Kaplan fought to uncover Nazis in Canada Toronto Star Retrieved November 18 2012 Robert Bob Kaplan fonds Library and Archives Canada Retrieved September 18 2020 External links editBob Kaplan Parliament of Canada biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Kaplan amp oldid 1183791031, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
