Episode 13 - Peter MacKay

I hit the beautiful roads of Nova Scotia to meet up with my next guest. A proud resident of Pictou County, he comes from a family with a multitude of professional backgrounds that influenced him at a young age. After completing his law degree in Halifax, he worked a diverse array of legal cases which is where he developed his desire to improve victims rights in Canada. Although he had no interest in getting into politics, being fired from one job might just have landed him in the House of Commons. After a few years learning the ropes in Ottawa, he became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. A merger with the Reform Party set the conditions for his tenure as Ministers of Foreign Affairs, National Defence, and Justice. His time in defence was noteworthy for many reasons, not the least of which being his entire tenure  in the portfolio was during the Afghan war. After leaving politics, he found his way home to Nova Scotia and his love for family and practicing the law. Show Notes:Westray Mine Disaster - https://novascotia.ca/lae/pubs/westray/execsumm.aspPeter's Firing as a Crown Prosecutor - https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1686147139614Unite the Right - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyyI6s1abqEPeter's Political Career - https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/peter-gordon-mackay(82)/rolesNational Post Op-Eds - https://nationalpost.com/author/peter-mackay/Thanks again for listening to the NSP. Website: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2208861/shareLinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/granite-strategies-defence-nationalsecurity/?viewAsMember=true NSP Podcast Music Credit: RomanSenykMusic, Action Trailer, https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-action-trailer-140711/ NSP Podcast Logo - L. Ayotte, 2023NSP Shorts Music Credit: nomaBeats, You Are The Best!, https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-you-are-the-best-146445/NSP Shorts Logo - L. Ayotte, 2023 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit granitestrategies.substack.com