Canada, Teillet went into the insurance business in Winnipeg. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and active in his Catholic parish of Précieux-sang. When his two sons, Philippe and Richard, were in school, he became a trustee in the separate school system. Later life Teillet had always been involved in politics: he was involved with the L'Union Nationale Métisse; was a party organizer before ever going overseas; and was an original members of the St. Vital Young Liberals when still a teenager. Now, in the post-war years, he became very active in the Manitoba Liberal Association, acting as the vice-president. He also served in many capacities on the federal liberal party's executive in Winnipeg South Centre. Teillet was married to Jeanne Boux of St. Boniface, Manitoba, with whom he had two sons, who in turn had two grandchildren. Their eldest son, Philippe Teillet, is a professor emeritus at the University of Lethbridge. He died in Ottawa in 2002. Jeanne predeceased him by two years, and their younger son, Richard, died of cancer in 2003. All three are buried in Green Acres Cemetery in St. Boniface. Political career Teillet was first elected to the Manitoba Legislature in the 1953 provincial election, finishing atop the polls in the constituency of St. Boniface, which in those days elected two members via a single transferable ballot. For the next five years, Roger sat as a backbencher in Premier Douglas Lloyd Campbell's government. Manitoba abandoned its multi-member constituencies in 1956, and Teillet was re-elected for the now single-member seat of St. Boniface in the 1958 provincial election. The Liberal-Progressives were defeated in this election, and Roger did not seek re-election in 1959. Teillet ran for a seat in the House of Commons in the federal election of 1962, defeating incumbent Progressive Conservative Laurier Regnier by 2,601 votes in the federal riding of St. Boniface. He defeated Regnier again in the 1963 election, when the Liberals won a minority government under Lester B. Pearson. On 22 April 1963, Teillet was appointed Minister of Veterans Affairs by Prime Minister Pearson. At this point, Teillet became the first self-identifying Métis member of Cabinet. As Minister of Veterans Affairs, Teillet was involved in some controversial projects. The Royal Canadian Legion was vehemently opposed to any new flag for Canada and Teillet was required to be a mediary. He sat on the New Flag Committee as an