15 Facts About Bill Casey

William D Casey was born on February 19,1945 and is a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia who served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada.

In 2007, Casey was expelled from the party for voting against the 2007 budget, but he was reelected as an Independent in the 2008 election and sat as such until he resigned his seat in 2009 to work on behalf of the Nova Scotian government for provincial interests in Ottawa.

Bill Casey was a car salesman and stockbroker before going into politics.

Bill Casey was the deputy whip of the Official Opposition from 2004 until the 2006 election, and had served as the Conservative critic of Transport, International Trade, National Revenue, and Foreign Affairs in the past.

Bill Casey was expelled from the Conservative caucus, and sat as an Independent MP.

On January 31,2008, Bill Casey underwent surgery for prostate cancer.

Bill Casey's surgery was a success and all the cancer was removed.

Bill Casey previously had to have a cancerous growth removed from his back.

Bill Casey announced in January 2009 that he would not run for re-election in the next federal election However, on April 28,2009, Rodney MacDonald, the Premier of Nova Scotia, announced that Casey would be the senior representative for the Department of Intergovernmental Affairs in Ottawa for the province, replacing Ian Thompson.

On November 18,2014, Bill Casey announced he was running for the Liberal nomination in his former riding for the 2015 federal election and won the nomination vote on February 28,2015.

On October 19,2015, Bill Casey won the election, defeating Conservative incumbent Scott Armstrong.

In September 2018, Bill Casey announced that he would not run in the 2019 election.

In July 2021, Bill Casey announced he would run in the next Nova Scotia general election as a candidate for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party in Cumberland North.

Bill Casey was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 2006 and underwent two surgeries to have the cancerous mole removed.

Bill Casey battled prostate cancer and underwent surgery in early February 2008.