Comeback 1993: Come to Ottawa and Bring a Dark Suit

Canadians interested in federal politics, current public affairs and British Columbia issues can listen to Canada’s-longest serving Environment Minister and five-term Vancouver Island Liberal Member of Parliament discuss current issues and a federal Liberal Party record spanning five decades.First elected as a Vancouver Island MP for Esquimalt-Saanich in 1968 with Pierre Trudeau’s first government, David became BC Liberal Leader and Victoria MLA in 1972.  He returned to politics in 1993 as MP for Victoria with the election of PrimeMinister Jean Chretien.From 1993 to 2004, David held a series of federal Cabinet portfolios. In addition to Environment, David served as Minister of Transport, Revenue, Fisheries and Oceans.He also served as Prime Minister Chretien’s senior political Minister for British Columbia.In the fourth episode, David talks about his comeback – and the decision to return tofederal Liberal politics in 1993 with soon-to-be Prime Minister Jean Chretien. He discusses the 1993 election in Victoria, his return to Cabinet and the new Chretien government’s first major crisis – the 1995 Quebec referendum.David also talks about his relationship with Mr. Chretien, including the story of how they collaborated during David’s first term to establish Pacific Rim National Park on Vancouver Island.