Background
Cashin, Richard was born in St. John's, Newfoundland.
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Richard Cashin
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Bachelor of Laws, Dalhousie U. Bachelor, St. Francis Xavier U. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Memorial U. Newfoundland, 1991.
Career
Member parliament, St. John's West, 1962-1968;
lawyer, Cashin and Pike, 1967-1971;
president, Fisherman, Food and Allied Workers, St. John's, 1971-1993;
member, Canada Transportation Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, since 1994. Invested as Officer of Order of Canada, 1990. Appointed member Queen's PrivyCoun. for Canada, 1992.
Parliamentary secretary to Min. of Fisheries, St. John's West, 1966-1968. Atlantic commissioner for Task Force on Canada Unity, 1977-1979 and numerous other task forces. Commissioner International Common for N.W. Atlantic Fisheries, 1980-1984, 90-93.
Commissioner Citizen's Forum on Canada's Future, 1990-1991. Appointed chairman Task Force on Incomes and Adjustmentin Atlantic Fishery, 1992-1993. Member of advisory board Royal Society Canada.
Chairman renewal board Fishing Industry, since 1995. Board directors North-South Institute, Can.Saltfish Corporation, Institute for Research on Public Policy, Petro-Canada, Institute Public Affairs, Dalhousie U., Export Trade Development Board.
