John Mercer Reid

John Mercer Reid
Official 1980 portrait
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Kenora—Rainy River
In office
8 November 1965  3 September 1984
Preceded byWilliam Moore Benidickson
Succeeded byJohn Edmund Parry
Personal details
Born(1937-02-08)8 February 1937
Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
Died25 August 2022(2022-08-25) (aged 85)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations
Liberal-Labour
SpouseMarie Ellen Balcaen (m. 1966)
Childrenfour
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba, University of Toronto
Professionprofessor, lecturer, teacher

John Mercer Reid, PC (8 February 1937 – 25 August 2022) was a Canadian politician and an Information Commissioner of Canada who served as president of the Canadian Nuclear Association.