Greg MacIsaac

Greg MacIsaac
MLA for Richmond
In office
October 6, 1981 – February 24, 1988
Preceded byJohn E. LeBrun
Succeeded byRichie Mann
Personal details
Born(1945-08-17)August 17, 1945
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
DiedMay 26, 2021(2021-05-26) (aged 75)
Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Gregory MacIsaac (August 17, 1945 — May 26, 2021)[1] is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Richmond in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.[2]

Early life and education

Born in 1945, at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, MacIsaac was educated at the Nova Scotia Institute of Technology, St. Francis Xavier University, and Dalhousie University.[3]

Political career

MacIsaac entered provincial politics in the 1981 election, defeating Liberal incumbent John E. LeBrun by 352 votes in the Richmond riding.[4] He was re-elected in the 1984 election, defeating Liberal Richie Mann by 472 votes.[5] On February 5, 1988, MacIsaac was found guilty of nine counts of fraud, forgery and using forged receipts to justify more than $10,000 in claims on his MLA expense accounts, and was kicked out of the Progressive Conservative caucus.[6][7][8] On February 17, 1988, MacIssac announced he was resigning as MLA effective February 24.[9] On March 30, 1988, MacIsaac was sentenced to one year in jail.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ https://tjtracey.com/tribute/details/1509/Greg-MacIsaac/obituary.html
  2. ^ "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  3. ^ Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 134. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. p. 114. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  5. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. p. 119. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  6. ^ "MacIsaac found guilty". The Chronicle Herald. February 6, 1988.
  7. ^ "N.S. Tory guilty, thrown out of caucus". The Globe and Mail. February 6, 1988.
  8. ^ "Tory MLA is expelled after fraud conviction". Toronto Star. February 6, 1988.
  9. ^ "MacIsaac announces date of resignation". The Chronicle Herald. February 18, 1988.
  10. ^ "MacIsaac jailed for one year". The Chronicle Herald. March 31, 1988.
  11. ^ "Former MLA is jailed for fraud". The Globe and Mail. March 31, 1988.