Edmonston, Phil
Biography
Louis-Phillip (Phil) Edmonston (born May 26, 1944 in Washington, D.C.) is a Canadian consumer advocate, writer and former politician. He is one of the few politicians with dual American/Canadian citizenship to be elected to Canadian Parliament. He is best known for his series of annual Lemon-Aid car guides.
Edmonston served as a United States Army infantry medic in Panama from 1961 to 1964 and graduated from the Canal Zone College. He subsequently immigrated to Montreal where he became known as a journalist and consumer advocate.
In journalism, Edmonston has worked as a television reporter, a syndicated newspaper columnist, and as a host of his own open-line show.
In 1968, he founded the Automobile Protection Association which uncovered and disseminated information about automobile defects and successfully pressured the auto industry for several recalls. Edmonston was president of the APA until 1987. As President of the APA, Edmonston worked on thousands of consumer claims against automobile manufacturers and won million dollar settlements and hundreds of lawsuits for consumers.His work with the association led to the Lemon-Aid series of car manuals, issued annually since the 1970s.
Edmonston has served as a pro-bono witness on automobile defects and safety before numerous courts and government committees. In 1982, he testified on inadequate automobile quality and rust protection before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Technology and successfully pressured Ford to become the first automaker to provide a corrosion compensation warranty.
He is the author of over 100 best-selling books on consumer rights and the automobile industry.
(From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Edmonston)
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Published Work
2004. Car smarts : hot tips for the car crazy. Toronto : Tundra Books (Children's Non-fiction)
2003-. Lemon-aid used cars and minivans. Toronto : Stoddart (non-fiction)
2003-. Phil Edmonston's lemon-aid. New driver's guide. Toronto : Viking Canada (non-fiction)
2001-. Lemon-aid SUVs, vans, and trucks. Toronto : Stoddart Pub. (non-fiction)
1997-2002. Lemon-aid used cars. oronto : Stoddart. (non-fiction)
1991. Lemon-aid driver's companion. Toronto, Ont. : Stoddart (non-fiction
