Background
Honourable Donald J. Johnston, The was born on June 26, 1936 in Ottawa, Ontario.
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The Honourable Donald J. Johnston
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McGill University (Bachelor of Arts) and University of Grenoble (1958-1959) and University of Grenoble (1958-1959). McGill University (Bachelor of Civil Law).
Career
Worked at Heenan Blaikie. Admitted to the bar, 1961, Quebec. 1984, Ontario.
Gold Medallist.
Author: "How to Survive Canada"s Tax Chaos," Paperjacks Limited., 1974.
"Up the Hill," Optimum Publishing Limited., 1986. "Lac Meech: Trudeau parle," Editor, 1989.
Lecturer: Tax Law, McGill University, Faculty of Law, 1964-1977. Member of Parliament for Street-Henri-Westmount, 1978.
President of the Treasury Board, 1980-1982.
Minister of State for Economic and Regional Development and for Science and Technology, 1982-1984. Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 1984. President of the Liberal Party of Canada, 1990-1994.
Secretary General Designate, Organization of European Cooperation and Development, Paris, France, June 1, 1996.
Member: Quebec, Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations.
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Member: Quebec, Ontario and Canadian Bar Associations.
