Strom was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He attended Sir James Dunn Collegiate and Vocational School. Showing an aptitude for mathematics, he participated in contests provincially and nationally at both the Junior (grades 9–11) and Senior (grades 12–13) levels. He was the first ever winner of the Canadian Mathematical Olympiad in 1969.[1] He continued his education at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, receiving a PhD from the latter institution in 1977.[2] His dissertation was entitled "Witt Theorems for Lattices over Discrete Valuation Rings". He worked as a corporate planner and financial analyst. In 1972 he married Bernadette Morin and he changed his last name to Morin-Strom. Together they raised three daughters.
Morin-Strom was re-elected in the 1987 election.[5] In 1985 he was appointed as his party's critic for Industry, Trade and Technology.[6]
In 1987 he added critic for Transportation and Financial Institutions to his portfolio. He decided not to run in the 1990 election to protest the Sault Ste. Marie decision that made the city an English language only municipality.[7]
Later life
During his retirement, he has learned German and has extensively travelled Europe.
References
^"CMO Winners". Canadian Mathematical Society. 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
^French, Orland (April 23, 1985). "Idea man travels own road". The Globe and Mail. p. 7.
^"How Canada voted". The Globe and Mail. September 5, 1984. pp. 14–15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^"Results of vote in Ontario election". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 1985. p. 13.
^"Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.
^"NDP critics' list released". The Globe and Mail. June 12, 1985. p. 9.
^McInnes, Craig (August 11, 1990). "Rae accuses Liberals of pork-barrel politics Soo mayor says he's supporting the Grits to help his city". The Globe and Mail. p. A3.
