Greg MacIsaac explained

Greg MacIsaac
Birth Date:17 August 1945
Birth Place:Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Death Place:Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
Office:MLA for Richmond
Term Start:October 6, 1981
Term End:February 24, 1988
Predecessor:John E. LeBrun
Successor:Richie Mann
Party:Progressive 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]

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] 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]

Notes and References

  1. https://tjtracey.com/tribute/details/1509/Greg-MacIsaac/obituary.html
  2. Web site: Electoral History for Richmond. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2018-04-06. 2018-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180407182912/https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/richmond.pdf. dead.
  3. Book: Elliott. Shirley B.. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. 2018-04-06. 1984. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 0-88871-050-X. 134.
  4. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1981 . 114 . 2014-11-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310212300/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf . 2014-03-10 .
  5. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984 . Elections Nova Scotia . 1984 . 119 . 2014-11-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005021932/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf . 2013-10-05 .
  6. News: MacIsaac found guilty. The Chronicle Herald. February 6, 1988.
  7. News: N.S. Tory guilty, thrown out of caucus. The Globe and Mail. February 6, 1988.
  8. News: Tory MLA is expelled after fraud conviction. Toronto Star. February 6, 1988.
  9. News: MacIsaac announces date of resignation. The Chronicle Herald. February 18, 1988.
  10. News: MacIsaac jailed for one year. The Chronicle Herald. March 31, 1988.
  11. News: Former MLA is jailed for fraud. The Globe and Mail. March 31, 1988.