Place of Birth: Saint John, N.B.

Appointment: October 04, 2001 

Education:
B. Eng. (Electrical), The Royal Military College of Canada
LL.B. Queen's University
LL.M (Business Law) Osgoode Hall Law School

Public career:
Candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada, 1978, 1979, 1980
Candidate for the Leadership of the Liberal Party of N.B., 1982
Candidate for the Liberal Party of N.B. in Saint John North, 1982

Private career:
Private practice of law, Toronto, Saint John, Ottawa, Kitchener-Waterloo
Business Law; Patent and Trademark Agent (Canada and USA);
International Commercial Arbitration and Technology and the law matters
Legal Council with a private diversified corporation; and
President and CEO of the N.B. Forest Product Association

Member of:
Law Society of New Brunswick
Law Society of Upper Canada
Barreau du Québec
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick
Laurier Club Member

Areas of interest and specialization:
Defence and Security
Foreign Affairs
Media Concentration
Intellectual Property
Science and Technology
International Trade
International Human Rights
Heritage and Literacy
Natural Resources and the Environment

Parliamentary Groups:
Canada-China Legislative Association
Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association
Canada-France Inter-Parliamentary Association
Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group
Canada-UK Inter-Parliamentary Association
Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group
Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Assemblée parlementaire de la francophonie
Canada-Germany Friendship Group
Canada-Mongolia Friendship Group 
Canada-Israel Friendship Group
Canada-Italy Friendship Group

Honours/Boards:
Honorary Lt. Colonel of the 722 Communication Squadron, Saint John, N.B.
Honorary life member of the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada
Board of Governors of the Corps of Commissioners of Canada (N.B.)
Fellow of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada

Languages spoken: English and French