John Black Aird

John Black Aird CC OOnt QC (May 5, 1923 – May 6, 1995)[2] was a Canadian lawyer, corporate director, and political figure.

During World War II, Aird served in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve.

He was lieutenant governor when, 22 days into the 33rd Parliament of Ontario, Premier Frank Miller resigned following his Progressive Conservative government's defeat due to a motion of no confidence.

The defeat occurred after an accord had been reached between David Peterson's Liberals and Bob Rae's New Democratic Party to allow Petersen to form a minority government for two years with NDP support, despite the fact that the Liberals had slightly fewer seats than the Tories.

Some media outlets, such as the conservative Toronto Sun, compared the matter to the King-Byng Affair and accused Aird of partisanship for asking Peterson to form a government rather than dissolving the legislature and calling a new election.