- Barbara McDougall
Barbara Jean McDougall, PC, OC, (born
November 12 ,1937 ,Toronto ,Ontario ) is a former Canadianpolitician . McDougall received aB.A. from theUniversity of Toronto inpolitical science andeconomics , in 1963.In 2000, she was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada .Government and Political Experience
She was first elected to the
Canadian House of Commons in 1984 and held the following government posts:McDougall has remained active in conservative political circles. She is a member of the
Red Tory Council and supported auto-parts magnateBelinda Stronach 's campaign to become leader of the newConservative Party of Canada in winter 2004.On December 18, 2006, it was announced that she would be appointed as a panelist on the Internal Trade Implementation Act for a period of five years.
Other Careers
Barbara McDougall is currently an
advisor for Toronto law firmAird & Berlis LLP where she counsels clients on matters of international business development, corporate governance and government relations.She is the Chair of Global Panel America and a member of the Foundation's world-wide Supervisory board based in Berlin. She has served as a Canadian representative to the
Inter-American Dialogue inWashington and TheInternational Crisis Group inBrussels ,Belgium .A
Scotiabank director from 1999 to 2008, she sat on the Audit and Conduct Review Committee and the Human Resources Committee. She had previously served as Chair of the Conduct Review/Pension Committee.McDougall also sits on the boards of
Stelco Inc., theIndependent Order of Foresters and Unique Solutions Design Ltd.She has worked as a
business reporter for theVancouver Sun , ananalyst for Odium Brown and at brokerage firm A.E. Ames, where she became the company's first female vice president.In December 2007, Barbara McDougall was appointed Chair of the board of Canada's [http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-1-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html International Development Research Centre]
External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?lang=E&query=1380&s=M Parliament of Canada Profile]
* [http://www.airdberlis.com/Templates/Lawyers/LawyerBio.aspx?LawyerID=142&page=8 Aird & Berlis LLP Web Biography]
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