W. David Angus
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W. David Angus, QC (born July 21, 1937) is a Canadian Senator.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Angus moved to Montreal with his family at the age of nine and has been based there ever since. Educated at Lower Canada College, Princeton University and McGill University, Angus is a lawyer and senior partner at the firm of Stikeman Elliott in Montreal. [1]
Angus was the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada's chief fundraiser throughout Brian Mulroney's period as party leader being chairman of the PC Canada Fund from 1983 to 1983. He remained chairman emeritus of the Fund until the demise of the party in 2003. Conservative Party of Canada leader Stephen Harper appointed Angus to the Conservative Fund Canada in 2005 and he became once again chairman emeritus. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1984 and served on the board of Air Canada from 1985 until 2004.
He was appointed to the Senate by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn on the advice of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, on June 10, 1993, days before the prime minister's retirement. Angus sat as a Progressive Conservative senator until the party's demise and now sits as a supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada.
[edit] Verner comments
In April 2008, he gained national attention when he was accidentally caught on film declaring that Heritage Minister Josée Verner (a fellow Tory) personally hated Bill C-10, proposed legislation which removed federal tax credits from films deemed to be offensive by the government which Verner had publicly supported. [2]
During a break in the Senate sessions discussing Bill C-10, without realizing that his microphone was on and a camera rolling, Angus said to a colleague:
- "The government has to bite the bullet... This is policy. The thing is, you say, it's out there floating around. The minister agrees. She told me she hates the law. And then, you know, what we want is a sort of a moratorium so we can get ... these fuckers don't want to see..." [2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Biography of Senator W. David Angus". Senate of Canada. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ a b Galloway, Gloria (April 12, 2008). "Senator caught saying Verner hates Bill C-10". Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
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| Preceded by Hartland Molson |
Canadian senator for the Alma senate division 1993-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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