Senate Biography

PERSONAL INFORMATION


DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
1938.03.16 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 



PROFESSION:
Businessman, teacher

EDUCATION:
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg (Architecture 1957-1960). 



PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE:
Appointed to the Senate March 25, 1993. 



CHILDREN:
Mark, Shannon, Geoffrey. 



PARLIAMENTARY ADDRESS:
The Senate of Canada, Ottawa, Ont. K1A 0A4. 



POLITICAL PARTY: 

Conservative (2004.02.02 - ) 

Progressive Conservative (1993.03.25 - 2004.02.01)

SENATE:
Current Parliamentarian 

Date of Appointment: 1993.03.25 

Senatorial Division: Red River, Manitoba (1993.03.25 - ) 


CAUCUS:
Conservative (2004.02.02 - ) 


Progressive Conservative (1993.03.25 - 2004.02.01)


PARLIAMENTARY FUNCTIONS:

Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (2004.10.01 - 2006.02.05)
Whip:
Government Whip in the Senate (2006.02.23 – 2009-12-31) 

Opposition Whip in the Senate (2001.08.10 - 2004.09.30)




COMMITTEES:

Current Member of the following Senate committee(s):

Standing Committee – Conflict of Interest for Senators, 41th Parl., 1st session

Standing Committee – Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, 41th Parl., 1st session

Standing Committee – Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament, 41th Parl., 1st session

Subcommittee on Security and Accommodation, 41th Parl., 1st session


Senate Committees History

Chair:
Standing Committee – Conflict of Interest for Senators, 41th Parl., 1e session

Standing Committee – Conflict of Interest for Senators, 40th Parl. 3e session

Standing Committee – Selection Committee, 40th Parl. 2nd session

Standing Committee – Selection Committee, 39th Parl., 1st session

Standing Committee – National Finance, 36th Parl., 1st session

Subcommittee on Canada's Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, 36th Parl., 1st session

Deputy Chair: 

Standing Committee – Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament, 40th Parl., 3rd session

Standing Committee – Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, 40th Parl., 1st session

Standing Committee – Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, 39th Parl., 2nd session

Standing Committee – National Finance, 39th Parl., 2nd session

Standing Committee – Selection Committee, 39th Parl., 1st session

Standing Committee – Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, 37th Parl., 3rd session

Standing Committee  – Selection Committee , 37th Parl., 3rd  session

Standing Committee  – Selection Committee , 37th Parl., 2nd  session

Standing Committee  – Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament, 37th Parl., 1st  session



Standing Committee  – Selection Committee , 37th Parl., 1st  session

Standing Committee  – Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament, 36th Parl., 2nd  session




Member:

Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament 40th Parl., 3rd session

Standing Joint Committee on Scrutiny of Regulations 40th Parl., 3rd session

Subcommittee on Security and Accommodation, 40th Parl., 3rd session

Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament 40th Parl. 2erd session

Standing Committee – Selection Committee, 40th Parl., 2nd session

Special Committee on Aging 39th Parl., 2nd session

Standing Committee – Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, 39th Parl., 2nd session

Standing Committee – National Finance, 39th Parl., 2nd session

Standing Committee – Selection Committee, 39th Parl., 2nd session

Standing Committee  – Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, 39th Parl., 1st  session



Standing Committee  – Legal and Constitutional Affairs, 39th Parl., 1st  session



Standing Committee  – National Finance  , 39th Parl., 1st  session



Standing Committee  – Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament, 39th Parl., 1st  session



Standing Committee  – Selection Committee , 39th Parl., 1st  session

Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament 38th Parl., 1st session

Standing Committee  – Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, 38th  Parl., 1st  session

Standing Committee  – National Finance  , 38th  Parl., 1st  session



Standing Committee  – Selection Committee , 38th Parl., 1st  session



Standing Committee  – Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, 37th  Parl., 3rd  session

Standing Committee  – Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament, 37th Parl., 3rd  session

Standing Committee  – Selection Committee , 37th Parl., 3rd  session



Standing Committee  – Aboriginal Peoples , 37th Parl., 2nd  session



Standing Committee  – Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, 37th Parl., 2nd  session



Standing Committee  – Selection Committee , 37th Parl., 2nd  session



Standing Committee  – Agriculture and Forestry , 37th Parl., 1st  session



Standing Committee  – Selection Committee , 37th Parl., 1st  session

Standing Committee  – Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament, 37th Parl., 3rd  session

Standing Committee – National Finance, 37th Parl., 1st session

Standing Committee – Agriculture and Forestry, 36th Parl., 2nd session

Standing Committee  – National Finance  , 37th Parl., 2nd  session



Subcommittee on Forestry of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, 36e Parl., 2e session



Standing Committee  – Agriculture and Forestry , 36th Parl., 1st  session

Sous-comité – Protection civile au Canada, 36th Parl., 1st session



Subcommittee on Boreal Forest of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry 36th Parl., 1st session

Standing Committee – National Finance, 36th Parl., 1st session

Standing Committee – National Finance, 35th Parl., 2nd session

Standing Committee – National Finance, 35th Parl., 1st session

Standing Committee – Banking, Trade and Commerce, 35th Parl., 1st session