ural ism ▁and ▁mult icult ural ▁services ▁during ▁his ▁time . ▁ ▁He ▁supported ▁minor ity ▁language ▁rights ▁in ▁education , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁he ▁introduced ▁a ▁Private ▁Member ' s ▁Bill ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁made ▁it ▁easier ▁for ▁students ▁to ▁be ▁taught ▁in ▁languages ▁other ▁than ▁English ▁or ▁French . ▁ ▁The ▁bill ▁died ▁on ▁the ▁order ▁paper ▁when ▁a ▁new ▁election ▁was ▁called ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Grande ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁labour , ▁and ▁successfully ▁represented ▁three ▁workers ▁from ▁a ▁North ▁York ▁factory ▁before ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Labour ▁Rel ations ▁Board ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 - 8 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁supported ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁ten ants , ▁and ▁promoted ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁permit ▁persons ▁over ▁six teen ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁to ▁gain ▁access ▁to ▁their ▁medical ▁records . ▁ ▁The ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁Party , ▁which ▁had ▁govern ed ▁Ontario ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁a ▁minor ity ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁election . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁election , ▁the ▁N DP ▁provided ▁outside ▁support ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁administration . ▁ ▁The ▁Liberal ▁government ▁was ▁still ▁popular ▁in ▁office ▁after ▁two ▁years , ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁lands lide ▁majority ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁election . ▁ ▁Grande ▁lost ▁his ▁seat ▁to ▁Liberal ▁star ▁candidate ▁Ch av iva ▁Ho š ek , ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁health ▁and