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Bryant received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia in 1988, and a Master's Degree from the same institution in 1989. He later received an LL.B. from the Osgoode Hall Law SchoolSee also Osgoode Hall for the downtown Toronto building that originally housed the law school Osgoode Hall Law School is the second oldest common law school in Canada, the oldest being the McGill University Faculty of Law. The Law Society of Upper Canada in Toronto in 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi, and an LL.M. magna cum laude from Harvard Law SchoolHarvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American law school with about 2,000 students in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school was established in 1817 and has operated continuously since the in 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an. Bryant is a Fulbright Fellow. He clerked at the Supreme Court of CanadaOttawa The Supreme Court of Canada is Canada's highest court and is located in the capital city of Ottawa. It is now the final court of appeal, the last judicial resort for all litigants, whether individual or governmental. Its jurisdiction embraces both in 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi- 93, and was later a lawyer at the firm of Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City, as well as lecturing in law at King's College at the University of London in England, and practicing litigation at McCarthy Tétrault . In 1997, he became an Adjunct Professor in International Law at the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto.

Bryant was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1999, defeating incumbent Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Isabel Bassett in St. Paul's by over 4000 votes (he had previously defeated Kathleen Wynne at the Liberal Party's nomination meeting, 328 votes to 143). The Progressive Conservatives won the election, and Bryant served as his party's Critic to the Attorney General for the next four years. In 2003, he played a significant role in exposing a scandal involving Tory cabinet minister Chris Stockwell's use of government funds for personal expenses, which resulted in Stockwell's resignation.

He was re-elected by a greater majority in the provincial election of 2003. The Liberals won a majority government in this election, and Bryant was appointed Ontario Attorney General with responsibility for Native Affairs and Democratic Renewal . His appointment was generally welcomed by the province's legal community.

Unlike most Liberals, Bryant supported the Mike Harris government's plan for a tax credit for parents sending their children to private and denominational schools. Nonetheless, he voted with his party to eliminate the credit in late 2003.

In late 2004, he brought forward a controversial initiative to ban pit bulls from Ontario.