1. Derek Burney was for a time an executive or director in private industry.
12 Facts About Derek Burney
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Burney was born in Fort William, Ontario to George William Burney of Westville, Nova Scotia, and Annie Mary MacKay, who was born in Durban, South Africa but grew up on the Isle of Lewis in the Scottish Hebrides.
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Derek Burney was then hired by Bell Canada and worked as Chairman and CEO of Bell Canada International Inc from 1993 to 1999.
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The boards of directors on which Derek Burney has sat or now sits include CanWest Global Communications, Quebecor World Inc.
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Derek Burney is currently the president of the board of New Brunswick Power and serves on the advisory board of Paradigm Capital.
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Derek Burney taught at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University.
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On January 24,2013, Lakehead University announced that Derek Burney would become its 8th Chancellor.
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In later life, Derek Burney began contributing his opinions in the national media.
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Derek Burney wanted to know whether the Chinese government concealed evidence of the outbreak in late 2019, and suggested an investigation of whether the WHO was complicit.
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Derek Burney was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1993, and has been conferred honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Lakehead University, Queen's University, Carleton University, and Wilfrid Laurier University.
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Derek Burney has a street named after him in his home town of Thunder Bay.
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Derek Burney Drive is home to the Confederation College Aviation Centre of Excellence, Ornge hangar and Levaero Aviation.