Greg MacIsaac
Greg MacIsaac | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Richmond | |
| In office October 6, 1981 – February 24, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | John E. LeBrun |
| Succeeded by | Richie Mann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 17, 1945 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Gregory MacIsaac (born August 17, 1945) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Richmond in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[1]
Born in 1945, at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, MacIsaac was educated at the Nova Scotia Institute of Technology, St. Francis Xavier University, and Dalhousie University.[2] MacIsaac entered provincial politics in the 1981 election, defeating Liberal incumbent John E. LeBrun by 352 votes in the Richmond riding.[3] He was re-elected in the 1984 election, defeating Liberal Richie Mann by 472 votes.[4] On February 5, 1988, MacIsaac was found guilty of nine counts of fraud, forgery and using forged receipts to justify more than $10,000 in claims on his MLA expense accounts, and was kicked out of the Progressive Conservative caucus.[5][6][7] On February 17, 1988, MacIssac announced he was resigning as MLA effective February 24.[8] On March 30, 1988, MacIsaac was sentenced to one year in jail.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 134. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. p. 114. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. p. 119. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ^ "MacIsaac found guilty". The Chronicle Herald. February 6, 1988.
- ^ "N.S. Tory guilty, thrown out of caucus". The Globe and Mail. February 6, 1988.
- ^ "Tory MLA is expelled after fraud conviction". Toronto Star. February 6, 1988.
- ^ "MacIsaac announces date of resignation". The Chronicle Herald. February 18, 1988.
- ^ "MacIsaac jailed for one year". The Chronicle Herald. March 31, 1988.
- ^ "Former MLA is jailed for fraud". The Globe and Mail. March 31, 1988.
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