Education
He attended Saint Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie University.
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Finlay MacDonald
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Career
Finlay MacDonald, OC (January 4, 1923 – March 2, 2002) was a Canadian Senator. He served with the Canadian Army during World World War World War II After the war, he joined CJCH and later became president In 1956, he was elected president of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters.
In 1961, he was one of the founding Directors of the CTV Television Network.
He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of Halifax in the 1963 election. He was president of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party in the mid-1960s.
He was the chief of staff of Robert Stanfield and Joe Clark. In 1969, he was president and chairman of the first summer Canada Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
After being chairman of the Brian Mulroney transition committee in 1983, he was the first appointment made by Mulroney to the Senate in 1984, and served, representing the senatorial division of Halifax, Nova Scotia, until his mandatory retirement in 1998.
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Political Party
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
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Officer of the Order of Canada Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.