Born in Poland, Havrot moved to Ontario as a child and was educated in Kirkland Lake.
In 1975, during a local dispute with aboriginal groups over land claims, he told a The Globe and Mail reporter than he could have bribed the area's chiefs with "a case of goof".
He was accused of racism, immediately lost both of his legislative appointments, and was forced to read a prepared apology in the legislature.
[3] He was renominated for the 1975 provincial election, following a nomination speech in which he described The Globe and Mail article as the "lowest form of cheap journalism".
In 1979, Havrot repeatedly interrupted a speech by New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Tony Lupusella to yell, "This is the wop show", "mama mia" and "Atsa nice.