Stewart Donald McInnes (July 24, 1937 – October 3, 2015) was a Canadian lawyer, arbitrator and federal politician.

Education

In 1954, while studying at Dalhousie University, he became a brother in the

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fraternity, who later named him a Significant Sig.

Law career

From 1961 to 1999, McInnes was a senior partner in the

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law firm of McInnes Cooper, and appeared before the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada. He also served as the president of the

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branch of the Canadian Bar Association from 1983 to 1984.

Political career

In the 1984 general election, he was elected to the

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as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Halifax, defeating Liberal

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minister and former

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. In 1985, he was appointed to

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's cabinet as

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. From 1986 until 1988, he concurrently held the positions of

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and Minister responsible for CMHC. McInnes was defeated in the 1988 federal election by Liberal Mary Clancy due, in part, to the unpopularity of the

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. He returned to his law practice full-time.

After politics

He was a certified arbitrator and mediator and focused professionally in those areas after leaving politics. McInnes served as Director of the Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Canada from 1993 to 1995 and as director of the Atlantic Arbitration and Mediation Institute from 1993 to 1994. In 1996, he was on the International Mediation Centre’s advisory board, and in 1999, he was a panel member of the Canadian Foundation for Dispute Resolution. He has lectured and written extensively on the topic of mediation and arbitration. After leaving the House of Commons, McInnes remained active in politics as a fundraiser for the

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. McInnes died on October 3, 2015.

Electoral record

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McInnes, Stewart 1937 births 2015 deaths Schulich School of Law alumni Canadian people of Scottish descent Politicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia Lawyers in Nova Scotia Canadian King's Counsel Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Members of the 24th Canadian Ministry 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada