Background
MacDonald, Flora Isabel was born on June 3, 1926 in North Sydney, Nova Scoti, Canada. Daughter of George Frederick and Mary Isabel (Royle) Macdonald.
MacDonald, Flora Isabel was born on June 3, 1926 in North Sydney, Nova Scoti, Canada. Daughter of George Frederick and Mary Isabel (Royle) Macdonald.
Attended Empire Business College graduate, National Defense College, 1972; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Mount St. Vincent U., 1979; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), various universities, United States and United Kingdom.
Executive director, Progressive Conservative Party Headquarters, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1957-1966; administrative officer, tutor department political studies, Queen's U., 1966-1972; member, Canada Parliament for Kingston and the Islands, Ontario, 1972-1988; Progressive Conservative spokesman for Indian affairs and northern development, Canada Parliament, 1972; for housing and urban development, 1974; chairman, Progressive Conservative Caucus Committee on Federal-Provincial Relations, 1976; secretary of state for external affairs, 1979-1980; minister employment and immigration, 1984-1986; minister communications, 1986-1989; chairperson, International Developmental Research Center, 1992-1997; special advisory, Commonwealth of Learning, 1990-1991. Visiting fellow Center for Canada Studies, U. Edinburgh, 1989. Host Television series North South Vision Television, 1990-1994.
Board of directors Carnegie Commission Re-preventing Deadly Conflict, Friends of the National Library., Shashtri Indo-Canada Institute. Program advisor Cooperative American Relief Everywhere Canada. Future Generations, Franklin, West Virginia, Helpage International, London, Partnership Africa-Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
Co-chair Can Coord. Committee United Nations Year of Older Persons, 1999. Member Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, National Museum Scotland (honorary patron Canada), United Nations (Eminent Persons to study Trans-National Corps. in South Africa 1989).