About John MacDougall
Born 1947. John MacDougall is a Canadian politician, VRP and businessperson.
John Alexander Frances MacDougall (born April 20, 1947 in Port Hood, Nova Scotia) is a former Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Timiskaming in the House of Commons of Canada from 1982 to 1993, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
He first entered Parliament in 1982, in a byelection following the death of the riding's prior MP, Bruce Lonsdale.
On April 23, 1993, MacDougall became the centre of controversy when he made comments in the House of Commons attacking Sunera Thobani, the new head of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women:
Thobani, in fact, had just received her landed immigrant status.
MacDougall did not run for reelection in the 1993 election.
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Who is John MacDougall?
Canadian politician from Ontario
When was John MacDougall born?
John MacDougall was born on 20 April 1947 in Port Hood.
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John MacDougall is a politician, VRP and businessperson.
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John MacDougall is Canadian.
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· DBpedia: John MacDougall (Ontario politician)
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