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Born in Ottawa in 1932, the Honourable Donald S. Macdonald is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School, Cambridge University, Harvard University and the University of Toronto.

His distinguished political career in the Liberal government of the late former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, included terms as Minister of the Departments of National Defence (1970-72), Energy, Mines and Resources (1972-75), and Finance (1975-77).

As Chair of the influential Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada (1982-85), Macdonald made substantial contributions to the development and implementation of Canada’s trade and social policies.

He has garnered numerous awards in recognition of his academic and political achievements, and was named a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada in 1968, and Companion of the Order of Canada in 1994. He has served as director for many of Canada’s major corporations, including AT&T Canada, Bank of Nova Scotia, and Shell Canada.

Since 2002, Macdonald has been a member of the Business Law Group of Lang Michener LLP, where he is Senior Advisor on Public Policy.

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