Roland Montgomery Armitage OOnt[3] (February 8, 1925 – June 19, 2024) was a Canadian veterinarian, businessman, veteran, horse trainer and politician.
[7] In 1942, while attending Ottawa Technical High School, he and a friend enlisted to join the Canadian Army to fight in World War II.
He joined the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion to train in Fort Benning, Georgia, but was sent home to mature.
While recovering from an injury, he was asked to join the 5th Battery 3rd Medium Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery due to his "keen night vision".
[2] He bred and raced horses, and was track veterinarian at Connaught Park in Aylmer, Quebec.
[7] He ran in the general election on an environmentalist platform, supporting cleaning up beaches and promoting recycling programs.
[12] He ran on a platform of freezing taxes and phasing in the cost of regional policing in rural areas.