▁min er ▁and ▁union ▁organ izer , ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 4 th ▁Fer ry ▁Squadron ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Air ▁Force ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁He ▁also ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁election ▁against ▁Karl ▁E y re ▁in ▁the ▁T imm ins ▁r iding , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁elected . ▁ ▁In ▁Parliament , ▁Peters ▁and ▁his ▁c au cus ▁colle ague ▁Frank ▁Howard ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁reform ing ▁Canada ' s ▁divor ce ▁laws . ▁In ▁many ▁provinces , ▁divor ce ▁proceed ings ▁once ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁presented ▁to ▁Parliament ▁for ▁appro val ; ▁Peters ▁and ▁Howard ▁tried ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁rid icul ous ness ▁of ▁this ▁by ▁reading ▁each ▁divor ce ▁pet ition ▁into ▁the ▁Commons ▁record ▁in ▁great ▁detail . ▁Peters ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁prison ▁reform , ▁and ▁regularly ▁lo bb ied ▁for ▁fair er ▁treatment ▁of ▁non - union ized ▁government ▁employees . ▁He ▁also ▁prepared ▁a ▁private ▁member ' s ▁bill ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁dec riminal ize ▁hom osex ual ity ▁in ▁Canada , ▁although ▁the ▁bill ▁never ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁election , ▁Peters ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁Bruce ▁L ons dale . ▁L ons dale ▁died ▁in ▁office ▁just ▁two ▁years ▁later ; ▁Peters ▁ran ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁resulting ▁by - e lection , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁re - elect ed . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1