▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁provincial ▁elections . ▁Prov inci ally , ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁inc umb ent ▁MP P ▁Bill ▁Mau ro ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁just ▁ 5 0 ▁votes ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Raf fer ty ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁W ingham , ▁Ontario . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁radio ▁broad c aster ▁for ▁C K PR ▁in ▁Th under ▁Bay ▁before ▁leaving ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁first ▁election ▁campaign . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁launched ▁his ▁own ▁business ▁producing ▁voice o vers ▁for ▁educational ▁and ▁training ▁videos . ▁ ▁Raf fer ty ▁introduced ▁one ▁piece ▁of ▁legisl ation : ▁the ▁National ▁Str ategy ▁for ▁F etal ▁Al co hol ▁Spect rum ▁Dis order ▁Act . ▁He ▁first ▁introduced ▁it ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁Parliament ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁member ' s ▁bill . ▁He ▁re - int rodu ced ▁it ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 1 st ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁sl ated ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁Ontario ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Ontario ▁provincial ▁election ▁campaign , ▁but ▁with d rew ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁due ▁to ▁ill ▁health . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁from ▁cancer , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 5 , ▁three ▁days ▁before ▁his ▁ 6