Biographie
He worked as a criminal lawyer and assistant Crown prosecutor before serving as assistant secretary to the federal cabinet for security and intelligence matters during the 1970s.
He was appointed as the Director (Inaugural) - Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), serving from 1984 until 1987.
He resigned as Director of CSIS in 1987, accepting responsibility for the court-filing of an error-ridden and unsubstantiated affidavit in support of a wiretap in relation to the attempted murder of Malkiat Singh Sidhu.
He went back into private practice as a lawyer.
Service militaire
He was appointed as a Naval Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 02/01/1958).
He served in HMCS Carleton for UNTD 1957-1958.
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN(R).
He was appointed as a Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/03/1963). (He was released.)
Références
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Bill Clearihue (Nominal List UNTD)
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
