FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 28, 2022
QUEEN’S PARK – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett rose in the Ontario Legislature today to pay tribute to former MP Bud Bradley.
“This Bud’s for you. That was the election slogan of my mentor, my MP for Haldimand–Norfolk, Dr. T.A. “Bud” Bradley, who very recently passed at the age of 84,” Barrett said in the Legislature.
Barrett highlighted not just Bradley’s political career but also his time playing hockey and in the military. Bradley served as a dentist with the army.
“Bud would do anything to help anyone. He once accepted a dental payment in the form of a cow, a black Angus named Suzy Q,” Barrett continued. “He could talk politics for hours. He could fix anything. He loved dogs and was quite the gardener.”
After leaving the army, Bradley returned to Dunnville as a dentist. He again started his practice after getting out of politics.
“Bud, if you’re listening, for all you do, this Bud’s for you,” he concluded.
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For more information, contact MPP Toby Barrett at 519-428-0446 or toby.barrett@pc.ola.org
ONTARIO LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
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March 28, 2022
T.A. “BUD” BRADLEY
Mr. Toby Barrett: I’ll commence my statement by saying, This Bud’s for you. That was the election slogan of my mentor, my MP for Haldimand–Norfolk, Dr. T.A. “Bud” Bradley, who very recently passed at the age of 84. Bud was in office from 1979 to 1988 serving as parliamentary secretary to supply and services and to the Minister of Defence, for example, with responsibility for files like NATO and Turkey.
Raised in Dunnville, Bud moved around as an army brat. He played hockey for the Montreal Junior Canadiens and the University of Alberta Golden Bears. Then he joined the Canadian Officers’ Training Corp. in the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry and became an army dentist. After 18 years in the army, it was back to Dunnville to practise. Then he was asked to run.
Bud would do anything to help anyone. He once accepted a dental payment in the form of a cow, a black Angus named Suzy Q. He could talk politics for hours. He could fix anything. He loved dogs and was quite the gardener. Two summers ago he sent me some suicide peppers. I was pleased to see him just before Christmas with his wife, Susan, and son Drew. Bud, if you’re listening, for all you do, this Bud’s for you.