Today one of the most respected cabinet ministers of recent decades, John Manley, celebrates his special day. He’s turning 72.First elected to the Commons in 1988, Manley was a Liberal heavyweight in the cabinets of then Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, serving as Minister in three portfolios: Industry, Foreign Affairs and Finance. Perhaps most importantly, he was also named Deputy Prime Minister in 2002.John Manley left politics in 2004 and has had a very successful career since in the private sector. My only quibble with him is his anti-Monarchy views!However, as today is his big day, I’m willing to forget that.Happy birthday John Manley.
Arthur Milnes is an accomplished public historian and award-winning journalist. He was research assistant on The Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney’s best-selling Memoirs and also served as a speechwriter to then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper and as a Fellow of the Queen’s Centre for the Study of Democracy under the leadership of Tom Axworthy. A resident of Kingston, Ontario, Milnes serves as the in-house historian at the 175 year-old Frontenac Club Hotel.
Arthur Milnes is an accomplished public historian and award-winning journalist. He was research assistant on The Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney’s best-selling Memoirs and also served as a speechwriter to then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper and as a Fellow of the Queen’s Centre for the Study of Democracy under the leadership of Tom Axworthy. A resident of Kingston, Ontario, Milnes serves as the in-house historian at the 175 year-old Frontenac Club Hotel.