M. A. Bonnie Brown (born March 2,1941) is a former Canadian member of Parliament for the riding of Oakville and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. Politically,she is considered to have been on the left wing of her party.[1]
Prior to entering politics full-time,Brown was employed as a social worker and teacher. She was elected as a school trustee in 1987 and was then elected to the Oakville,Ontario Town Council,and later,the Halton Regional Council.[citation needed] In 1993,she replaced retiring incumbent Otto Jelinek (PC) as the member of Parliament for the riding of Oakville—Milton.[citation needed]
She served as chair of the Liberal Caucus Committee on Social Policy before being elected chair of the Commons all-party Standing Committee on Health. During her time on the Commons Health Committee,she recommended that patents on human genes should not be allowed.[4]
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