Brison: Beyond the Blog
Scott Brison resides in Cheverie, Nova Scotia, on the shores of the Minas Basin, home of the world's highest tides. He was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia on May 10th, 1967. In 1989, he graduated from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in finance. While completing his studies, Mr. Brison financed his education and developed his entrepreneurial skills by building two small businesses.Mr. Brison has won election to the House of Commons in four general elections: June 1997, November 2000, June 2004 and January 2006. He served as Minister of Public Works and Government Services, and Receiver General of Canada, from 2004 to 2006, the youngest member of Prime Minister Paul Martin's cabinet. He also served on three cabinet committees including Treasury Board, Domestic Affairs and Expenditure Review. Mr. Brison previously served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister with special emphasis on Canada-U.S. Relations.
He has also served as Vice-Chairman and member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.
Mr. Brison is a member of the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group and has served as the vice-president of the Canadian group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. In this role he has participated in Inter-Parliamentary Union conferences in Moscow, and New York. He also served as a member of the Canadian delegation to two annual meetings of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London.
Mr. Brison has had extensive private sector experience ranging from business start-ups and U.S. market development to serving as Vice-President of a Canadian investment firm.
In his spare time Mr. Brison is a competitive runner and has successfully completed three New York City marathons. He enjoys economics, foreign policy, sea kayaking, tennis, and downhill skiing.
posted by Scott Brison for Liberal Leader at 11:46 AM
5 Comments:
Only 3 New York marathons? haha just joking... that's pretty impressive... i'm quite the accomplished sea kayaker myself! I didn't know they did that way out on the east coast.
Joking aside, i've heard a lot about Brison... and I have yet to speak to anyone, who has met him personally, who has had anything bad to say about him. Typically they are extremely impressed by him. Say that he is very down-to-earth, personable... and most importantly oozes intelligence. That's the kind of person we need running our party. Someone who is very intelligent, but at the same time very grounded. From what I have seen on TV, he knows how to handle himself very well and is very charismatic! I'm always eager to hear what he says next.
I would really like to meet him, and based on what i've heard, and what i've seen, I would seriously consider supporting him if he decides to run for leader.
Brison should run. He brings excitment to the race. Hope he wins!!
You forgot to mention that the investment banking firm he worked for, Yorkton Securities, got into trouble with the OSC - paying several millions of dollars in fines... while he was a Vice President.
The last commentee clearly isn't a Liberal. How else could you take a broad brush and paint everyone in the same organization with it?
You may recall a small sponsorship scandal that happened in the late 90's. A few people in the party took part in some wrongdoing. As Gomery demonstrated, the wrong was limited to those individuals. Not everyone in the Liberal Party is a bad person. Perhaps the same can be said for Yorkton.
Incidentally, one person stood up in the House of Commons and across Canada and defended innocent members of the Liberal Party. Perhaps the least he's owed is a little respect.
Nice to see his old Tory leadership photo is still being put to good use!
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