Williams was the director of the YMCA in Montreal during the 1980s,working as the executive director as well as the director of community initiatives. He was also active as a member of Alliance Quebec in the late 1980s.[1] He briefly served as the director of the Health Council of the Brant Region as well as director of the Canadian Foundation for Human Rights.[1]
Member of the National Assembly
Williams ran for the Liberal Party in the Montreal riding of Nelligan in the 1989 election,replacing Clifford Lincoln,who had moved to federal politics. Williams was safely re-elected in the 1994,1998,and 2003 elections.[2]
As a Member of the National Assembly,"he led numerous public policy debates on important and complex issues,such as the role of government in research and development (R&D),compensation for victims of contaminated blood,linguistic policy,access to services for the disabled,and pre-hospital emergency services".[3]
Later career
Shortly after leaving the National Assembly,Williams became the President of Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D),a pressure group based in Ottawa.[3] He is an active volunteer with people suffering from long-term illness and other issues of palliative care.[3]
Williams was briefly in the spotlight again in 2010,when Colonel Russell Williams was tried for multiple rapes and murders in Ontario. Patrick Lagacé of La Presse blogged about the two men's names following a press release from Rx&D.[4]
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