Barbara McDougall served as a Member of Parliament from 1984 to 1993, and as Secretary of State for External Affairs from 1991 to 1993.
11 Facts About Barbara McDougall
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Barbara McDougall did not run again in the 1993 Canadian federal election which saw the incumbent Progressive Conservative government reduced to two seats in the House of Commons.
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Barbara McDougall based her opposition to Senate reform partly on the fact that this institution is responsible for the state of abortion law in Canada at present.
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Barbara McDougall was a member of the Red Tory Council and supported auto-parts magnate Belinda Stronach's campaign to become leader of the new Conservative Party of Canada in winter 2004.
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On January 14,2005, Barbara McDougall participated in the Atlantic Storm pandemic preparedness exercise at the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, playing the fictional role of Prime Minister of Canada.
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Barbara McDougall is the chair of Global Panel America and a member of the Global Panel Foundation's worldwide supervisory board based in Berlin, Prague and Sydney.
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Barbara McDougall has served as a Canadian representative to the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington, DC, and The International Crisis Group in Brussels, Belgium.
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Barbara McDougall was on the board of Stelco Inc and the Independent Order of Foresters.
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Barbara McDougall is a director of Unique Solutions Design Ltd.
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From October 2004 to March 2010 Barbara McDougall served on the Board of Directors of Imperial Tobacco Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of British American Tobacco.
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In December 2007 Barbara McDougall was appointed chair of the board of Canada's International Development Research Centre.