Biography
After his naval service he was a school teacher.
He taught Russian, French and English at a number of schools across Canada and the United States.
He also has experience in recreation and physical education with a number of organizations, including the Boys' Clubs of Vancouver, the Canadian Forces Base in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, and for the Coquitlam and New Westminster recreation departments, where he was part-time leader and co-ordinator, as well as for the government of the Yukon as a co-ordinator for the Canada Games (1976–1977) and a recreation consultant (1977–1979). was elected to the House of Commons in 2006, winning the riding of British Columbia Southern Interior for the New Democratic Party in the 2006 and 2008 federal elections.
Military Service
He was appointed as an Officer Cadet RCN.
He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1967).
He was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN (With seniority dated 01/05/1967). (He was released.)
References
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
