W. David Angus (born July 21, 1937) is a Canadian lawyer and former Canadian senator.

Career

Born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1937, Angus moved to Montreal with his family at the age of nine and has been based there ever since. Educated at

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, Princeton University and McGill University, Angus is a lawyer and senior partner at the firm of

Stikeman Elliott Stikeman Elliott LLP is a Canadian business law firm founded in 1952 by H. Heward Stikeman and Fraser Elliott. The firm has offices located in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, New York, London and Sydney. Since 2021, the firm's cha ...

in Montreal. Angus was the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada's chief fundraiser throughout

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's period as party leader being chairman of the PC Canada Fund from 1983 to 1983. He remained chairman emeritus of the Fund until the demise of the party in 2003.

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leader

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appointed Angus to the Conservative Fund Canada in 2005 and he became once again chairman emeritus. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1984 and served on the board of Air Canada from 1985 until 2004. He was appointed to the Senate by Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn on the advice of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, on June 10, 1993, days before the prime minister's retirement. Angus sat as a Progressive Conservative senator until the party's demise and then sat as a supporter of the

. He reached mandatory retirement from the Senate at 75 years old on July 21, 2012. Angus also served on the board of the

MUHC The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC; french: Centre universitaire de santé McGill) is one of two major healthcare networks in the city of Montreal, Quebec. It is affiliated with McGill University and is one of the largest medical complex i ...

, resigning after co-chair Arthur Porter had fled to Panama to avoid indictment in Quebec for graft.

Senate committees

Chair

* Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources (2009–2010) * Banking, Trade, and Commerce (2007–2008)

Vice-Chair

*Special Committee on Senate Reform (2006–2007) * Banking, Trade, and Commerce (1996–2007)

References

External links

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Speech By W. David Angus
{{DEFAULTSORT:Angus, W. David 1937 births Living people Lawyers in Quebec Canadian senators from Quebec Canadian people of Scottish descent Conservative Party of Canada senators McGill University alumni Politicians from Toronto Princeton University alumni Progressive Conservative Party of Canada senators Anglophone Quebec people Canadian King's Counsel 21st-century Canadian politicians McGill University Faculty of Law alumni