The Honourable Senator John MacLennan Buchanan, PC , QC , B.Sc , LL.B , D.Eng , DCL , LL.D , D.P.Sc. (born April 22, 1931) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable ( or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons. ... The Senate of Canada is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. ... The Privy Council Office as it appeared in the 1880s The Queens Privy Council for Canada (French: Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada) is the ceremonial council of advisers to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by the Governor General of Canada for life on... Queens Counsel (postnominal QC), during the reign of a male Sovereign known as Kings Counsel (KC), are barristers or, in Scotland, advocates appointed by letters patent to be one of Her Majestys Counsel learned in the law. They do not constitute a separate order or degree of... A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ... The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries other than the United States, where it has been replaced by the Juris Doctor degree. ... A Doctor of Engineering is a university academic degree. ... Some universities, such as the University of Oxford, award Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) degrees instead of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degrees. ... Legum Doctor (English: Doctor of Laws; abbreviated to LL.D.) In the UK, Australia and New Zealand, the LL.D. is a higher doctorate usually awarded on the basis of exceptionally insightful and distinctive publications, containing significant and original contributions to the science or study of law. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Buchanan graduated from Mount Allison University in 1954 with a Bachelor of Science Degree and an Engineering Certificate. He then went on to study at Dalhousie Law School and after graduating in 1958 entered the practise of law where he was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1972. Image File history File links JmBuchanan. ... Located in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, Mount Allison University is noted for being the first in the entire British Empire to award a baccalaureate to a woman. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ... Engineering applies scientific and technical knowledge to solve human problems. ... A certificate is an official document affirming some fact. ... The Dalhousie Law School, part of Dalhousie University, was established in 1883, making it the oldest university common law school in the Commonwealth of Nations. ... Queens Counsel (postnominal QC), during the reign of a male Sovereign known as Kings Counsel (KC), are barristers or, in Scotland, advocates appointed by letters patent to be one of Her Majestys Counsel learned in the law. They do not constitute a separate order or degree of...

He was first elected to the Nova Scotia legislature in 1967. He became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia in 1971 and became Premier of Nova Scotia in 1978. He campaigned as "Honest John." Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Myra Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11 10 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 12th 55,283 km² 3. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... The Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party is a centre-right political party in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... A premier is an executive official of government. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Myra Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11 10 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 12th 55,283 km² 3. ...

His tenure as Premier would see an economic disaster: By the time he retired, $8 billion had been added to the Provincial debt (Including a one year defecit of over $600 million). Buchanan played a large part in the constitution patriation as a member of the Gang of Eight, and would play an even larger part as one of Brian Mulroney's top allies during the Meech Lake Accord negotiations. Patriation is a legal term particularly used in Canada, to describe a process of constitutional change also known as bringing home the constitution. ... Patriation is a legal term particularly used in Canada, to describe a process of constitutional change also known as bringing home the constitution. ... Brian Mulroney (born March 20, 1939) was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993. ... The Meech Lake Accord was a set of failed constitutional amendments to the Constitution of Canada negotiated by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the provincial premiers, including Robert Bourassa, premier of Quebec. ...

In 1990 he left provincial politics and was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Mulroney. This was highly unpopular in most of the country, as Buchanan was under investiagtion for corruption charges, the appointment looked like a blatant patronage decision, and was part of a large influx of appointments for the upcoming GST vote. The Ottawa Citizen called the appointment, "the Mulroney government's most contemptuous and appaling act of patronage." Ironically, Buchanan had offered some of Nova Scotia's Senate seats to the Western provinces during Meech Lake negotiations, and if his offer had been accepted, there would not have been a seat for him. The Senate (French: Sénat) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the House of Commons. ... GST may stand for: The Goods and Services Tax, a value-added tax imposed by several countries; The Generation-skipping transfer tax, imposed by the United States on certain transfers by gift, inheritance, or bequest. ...

Buchanan sat as a Progressive Conservative until 2004 when the party merged with the Canadian Alliance. He now sits as a Senator for the new Conservative Party of Canada. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... The Canadian Alliance (in full, the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance) was a Canadian right-of-centre conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a right-of-centre political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ...

He is due to retire from the Senate on April 22, 2006, his 75th birthday. The Senate of Canada is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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• Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament