Greg MacIsaac

Greg MacIsaac
MLA for Richmond
In office
October 6, 1981 – February 24, 1988
Preceded by John E. LeBrun
Succeeded by Richie Mann
Personal details
Born (1945-08-17) August 17, 1945
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Political party Progressive Conservative

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]

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

  1. ↑ "Electoral History for Cape Breton-Richmond" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  2. ↑ Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory (PDF). Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 134. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  3. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1981" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1981. p. 114. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  4. ↑ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1984" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1984. p. 119. 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.


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