Biographie
He worked in the Department of Urban Affairs in Ottawa ON.
He headed the federal youth employment program for the BC and Yukon.
He was elected as a Director of the Cariboo Regional District 1974-77.
He was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the NDP representing Cariboo South in 1989, 1991, 1996.
He was appointed as the Minister of Economic Development, Small Business and Trade 1991.
He was appointed as the Minster of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1993.
He was appointed as the Minister of Forests in 1996.
