- Anthony Merchant
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name = E. F. Anthony (Tony) Merchant, Q.C.
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birth_date =October 19 1944
birth_place = Yorkton,Saskatchewan
occupation =Lawyer , Former PoliticianE.F. Anthony "Tony" Merchant, Q.C. (
October 19 1944 – ) is aSaskatchewan lawyer and former politician. He represented Regina Wascana in theLegislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal member.He was born in
Yorkton, Saskatchewan in 1944, the son of Evatt Francis Anthony Merchant and Sally Smith. Merchant studied at theUniversity of Saskatchewan . He was admitted to the Saskatchewan bar in 1968, to the Alberta bar in 1976, to the British Columbia bar in 1977 and to the Arizona bar in 1987. He was also host for an open-line radio show in Saskatchewan and a freelance television interviewer. In 1976, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the leadership of the provincial Liberal party, losing to Ted Malone in a bitter campaign that divided and weakened the party [http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/malone_edward_cyril_ted_1937-.html] . Merchant ran unsuccessfully for the federal seat in Regina East in 1979 and 1980.He was named a
Queen's Counsel in 1995. Merchant served as a Lieutenant in the naval reserve. He was a director and partner for several oil and gas companies and has also been associated with real estate development. Merchant also served asAustria n Consul for Saskatchewan. He is head of Merchant Law Group. Merchant's law firm had major involvement in theresidential school lawsuits. There are unresolved concerns about the amount fees the firm has claimed [cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2006/09/21/merchant-profile.html |title=Potential huge payday coming for lawyer Merchant |publisher=CBC TV |author=CBC News |accessdate=2008-03-14 |date=2006-09-21] . He has had several professional complaints with the Saskatchewan Law Society with three findings against him [ cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2006/02/08/merchant-law-society060208.html |title=Lawyer found guilty of 'conduct unbecoming'|publisher=CBC TV |author=CBC News |accessdate=2008-03-14 |date=2006-02-08 ]His wife Pana is a member of the Canadian Senate.
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External links
* "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1976" PG Normandin
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