Background
He was born on October 21, 1954 in Etobicoke, Ontario.
He was born on October 21, 1954 in Etobicoke, Ontario.
He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts with honours. Foreign his legal training, he went to Dalhousie University and graduated from there in 1979.
One year later he moved to Calgary, Alberta and became a politician. He was elected to be the Alderman of Ward 7 in 1983, where he worked for 6 years while continuing his job as a lawyer In the 1989 Alberta general election, he ran unsuccessfully as a Liberal candidate in Calgary-Bow.
Later that year, he retired from politics to and devoted more time to his family and his job as a lawyer, which he has been ever since.
Until 2007, he worked for Brownlee Limited Liability Partnership in Calgary. He has since moved to Fraser Milner Casgrain Limited Liability Partnership in Calgary and thereafter Dentons.
