Donald Wood
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Donald Paul Wood, B.Sc. (Agr.) (born March 22, 1933 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
) is a former Canadian politician
and a businessman and farmer
. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons
as a Member of the Liberal Party
in a 1977 by-election, after the resignation of Tory
Angus MacLean
on October 20, 1976. During this time, he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Regional Economic Expansion. He lost the 1979 election to Melbourne Gass
. He lost the 1968 election to the Hon. Angus MacLean. He also sat as a member of various standing committees
including Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Public Accounts.
Canada
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) is a former Canadian politician
Politician
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and a businessman and farmer
Farmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...
. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
as a Member of the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
in a 1977 by-election, after the resignation of Tory
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
Angus MacLean
Angus MacLean
John Angus MacLean, PC, OC, DFC was a politician and farmer in Prince Edward Island, Canada.He was an alumnus of both Mount Allison University and the University of British Columbia with degrees in science...
on October 20, 1976. During this time, he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Regional Economic Expansion. He lost the 1979 election to Melbourne Gass
Melbourne Gass
Melbourne Alexander Gass is a businessman and former Canadian politician who served for 9 years as the Member of Parliament for Malpeque...
. He lost the 1968 election to the Hon. Angus MacLean. He also sat as a member of various standing committees
Standing committee (Canada)
In Canada, a standing committee is a permanent committee established by Standing Orders of the House of Commons. It may study matters referred to it by special order or, within its area of responsibility in the Standing Orders, may undertake studies on its own initiative...
including Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Public Accounts.