Gay Caswell
Gay White Caswell (May 30, 1948 – January 2, 2025) was a Canadian writer and politician in Saskatchewan. She represented Saskatoon Westmount from 1982 to 1986 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative.
Life and career
[edit]Caswell was born as Gay White at Davidson, Saskatchewan in 1948,[1] the daughter of Eric W. White and Ann Patricia Foster. In 1971, she married John R. Caswell. Caswell lived in Saskatoon.[1] She was defeated by John Edward Brockelbank when she ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1986.[2]
In September 2009, senior Saskatchewan Crown prosecutor Wayne Buckle was awarded damages of $50,000 for comments posed on Caswell's blog; Caswell was also ordered to remove all internet postings about Buckle. As of 2009, Caswell was living in Brabant Lake.[3] Gay Caswell died in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on January 2, 2025, at the age of 76.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Normandin, Pierre G (1986). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2013. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
- ^ "Sask. blogger seeks new trial". CBC News. October 2, 2009. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ Gay Caswell obituary
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