Gregory MacIsaac (born August 17, 1945) 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.[1]

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 (age 78)
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Political partyProgressive Conservative

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.[2] MacIsaac entered provincial politics in the 1981 election, defeating Liberal incumbent John E. LeBrun by 352 votes in the Richmond riding.[3] He was re-elected in the 1984 election, defeating Liberal Richie Mann by 472 votes.[4] 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.[5][6][7] On February 17, 1988, MacIssac announced he was resigning as MLA effective February 24.[8] On March 30, 1988, MacIsaac was sentenced to one year in jail.[9][10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "MacIsaac found guilty". The Chronicle Herald. February 6, 1988.
  6. ^ "N.S. Tory guilty, thrown out of caucus". The Globe and Mail. February 6, 1988.
  7. ^ "Tory MLA is expelled after fraud conviction". Toronto Star. February 6, 1988.
  8. ^ "MacIsaac announces date of resignation". The Chronicle Herald. February 18, 1988.
  9. ^ "MacIsaac jailed for one year". The Chronicle Herald. March 31, 1988.
  10. ^ "Former MLA is jailed for fraud". The Globe and Mail. March 31, 1988.