About John D. Wallace
Born 1949. John D. Wallace is a Canadian politician, lawyer, trumpeter, musicologist, editor and music arranger.
John D. Wallace (born 26 March 1949) is a lawyer and retired Canadian Senator.
Early life and career Wallace was born in Toronto, Ontario and raised and educated in New Brunswick.
He received his Bachelor of Business Administration (1971) and Bachelor of Laws (1973) degrees from the University of New Brunswick.
Wallace practiced law in Saint John, New Brunswick where he was a partner in the law firms of Palmer, O’Connell, Leger, Turnbull and Turnbull and Stewart McKelvey before leaving private practice to serve as Corporate Counsel for Irving Oil Limited for 17 years. He assumed office on 2 January 2009.
In 2014, The Hill Times reported that Wallace was part of a bipartisan group of Liberal and Conservative Senators that secretly met to discuss how to reform the Senate from within.
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Canadian politician
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John D. Wallace was born on 26 March 1949 in Toronto.
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John D. Wallace is a politician, lawyer, trumpeter, musicologist, editor and music arranger.
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