19 Facts About Tom McDougall

Thomas Andrew McDougall was a Canadian lawyer and politician.

Tom McDougall was an alderman on Ottawa City Council from 1970 to 1972 and was a member of the Ottawa Board of Control from 1972 to 1974.

Tom McDougall unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Ottawa in 1974.

Tom McDougall was born in Ottawa to Thomas Frederick Kenny Tom McDougall and Christina Pauline Stuart McNaughton.

Tom McDougall was educated at Lisgar Collegiate Institute, Carleton University, and attended law school at the University of Ottawa and Osgoode Hall.

Tom McDougall first ran for office in the 1969 Ottawa municipal election in Rideau Ward, citing a "need for restructuring of our municipal government with a view to reducing its present cost and complexity".

Tom McDougall lost the nomination to Hugh Poulin on the third ballot, 728 votes to 667.

Tom McDougall opted to run for a full-time spot on the board in the 1972 Ottawa municipal election.

Tom McDougall campaigned on not increasing taxes, "even if it means cutting back on some programs".

Tom McDougall continued to support a single-tier municipal government in the region, and an injection of federal and provincial funds to solve the city's water pollution problems.

Tom McDougall was responsible for new election expenses legislation, and new controls of the taxi industry.

Tom McDougall supported rapid transit, while Greenberg preferred improved bus service, including exclusive busways and bus-only lanes.

Tom McDougall campaigned on "[g]etting board of control to function as a unit", environmental concerns, and opposed arterial roads being built through Vanier and Britannia.

Tom McDougall was the campaign manager for Gerald Kirby, the Liberal candidate in Ottawa Centre in the 1975 Ontario general election.

Tom McDougall ran the Eastern Ontario campaign for Albert Roy's bid in the 1976 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election.

Tom McDougall lost the nomination to Henri Rocque on the third ballot, 1026 votes to 706.

Tom McDougall mostly stayed out of politics after that, except for a stint as John Manley's senior campaign fundraiser for his aborted campaign in the 2003 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election.

Outside of politics, Tom McDougall was a high profile international arbitration, litigation, and business lawyer in the city.

Tom McDougall was a member of the County of Carleton Law Association, an Honorary Member of the Canadian Bar Association, was a Life Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and was member of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Appointments for the Government of Canada.