Bryce Mackasey
Ken Higson | |
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| Succeeded by | Shirley Martin |
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| Born | Bryce Stuart Mackasey August 25, 1921 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | September 5, 1999 (aged 78) Verdun, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Margaret Cecilia O’Malley
(m. 1942) |
| Children | 4 |
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Bryce Stuart Mackasey PC (August 25, 1921 – September 5, 1999) was a Canadian politician and diplomat. He served as twice a Member of Parliament, as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec, and as ambassador to Portugal.
Career
Born in
Mackasey held numerous ministerial positions including Labour, Manpower and Immigration, Secretary of State, Postmaster General of Canada and Consumer and Corporate Affairs.
Controversy
When Mackasey left office in 1984 Prime Minister John Turner appointed him Ambassador to Portugal; this led to Conservative leader Brian Mulroney's famous comment about patronage, "There's no whore like an old whore".[1] Mulroney canceled the appointment shortly after he was elected and appointed former Speaker of the House Lloyd Francis in Mackasey's place.
Awards
In 1970, Mackasey received an honorary doctorate from Sir George Williams University, which later became Concordia University.[2]
References
- ^ "Off-the-record chats can go off the rails". The Globe and Mail. 2005-12-16. p. A9.
- ^ "Honorary Degree Citation - Bryce Mackasey* | Concordia University Archives". archives.concordia.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
External links
- Bryce Mackasey – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
