Milton L. Klein

Milton Lowen Klein, (February 21, 1910 – December 31, 2007) was a Montreal lawyer, a member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons, and a figure in the Jewish-Canadian community.

Personal life Klein was born in 1910 in Montreal, Quebec. His parents were real estate agents who migrated from Hungary. He was one of five children. He was educated at Fairmont High and at Strathcona Academy, and obtained his law degree from Université de Montréal in 1933.

Klein eloped with his wife, Dorothy Ruby, on New Year's Eve, 1935. They had two children. He was active in the Jewish community and was a member of the executive council of the Canadian Jewish Congress and a co-chairman of the Israel Bond Organization. His wife, Dorothy, died in 1991. He served for two terms, in the Parliaments elected in 1963 and 1965. He retired before the 1968 federal election when the riding of Cartier was abolished due to redistribution. During his time in Parliament, he was twice the chair of the Standing Committee on Indian Affairs, Human Rights and Citizenship and Immigration. The bill was intended to "outlaw not only Nazi-type hatred, but all hatred".

In 1966, the Cohen Committee reported in favour of legislation. The Pearson government then introduced a bill to amend the Criminal Code, making it an offence to advocate genocide, similar to Klein's draft bill.

Klein was also a proponent of bilingualism and French immersion in schools and was an advocate of the new maple leaf flag during the Great Flag Debate.

Death Klein was admitted to Montreal Jewish General Hospital two weeks before his death. He died there on December 31, 2007, at the age of 97. He was survived by his two daughters.