Education
Bachelor in English Literature and Language, U. Western Ontario, 1974; Bachelor of Laws, U. Western Ontario, 1977.
Bachelor in English Literature and Language, U. Western Ontario, 1974; Bachelor of Laws, U. Western Ontario, 1977.
Instructor business law, banking law, University Western Ontario, 1982-1986;
private practice, London, Ontario, 1986-1993;
member Canada Parliament for London West, since 1993. Parliamentary secretary to Minister of National Revenue, since 1996. Government vice chair standing commission on justice and legal affairs, 1994-1996.
Part-time member Ontario Criminal Code Review Board, 1986-1993. Part-time instructor Law Society BarAdmissions Course, London.
Chair Federal Ontario Liberal Caucus, 1995-1996. Member Executive Committee Canada Inter-Parliamentary Union Group, 1994-1996, member working group on revision of statutes. Chair drafting commission on corruption 94th Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference, Bucharest, Romania, 1995.
Participant Parliamentary Bus.and Labour Trust, B.C. Tel., 1994, Bank of Montreal, 1995, Fish, Food and Allied Workers, 1996. Member Federal Ontario Caucus Task Force, 1994. Participant 46th seminar Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, London, 1997.
Organizer, worker all federal and provincial election campaigns, since 1979. Member Executive Board, board directors London West Liberal Association, since 1979. Member of advisory board Orchestra London.
Past member London-St. Thomas advisory board Canada National Institute for Blind. Past board directors Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada. ModeratorAll Candidates Meeting for Mayor and Board of Control, Project Control, 1991.
Vice president, president United Church Women, Calvary United Church, London, 1981-1983. Member legal board London Girl Guides, 1979-1982.
M. John Barnes, 1974. Children: Devon, John Anthony, Amanda.