Jack MacDougall

New Brunswick green politician

Jack MacDougall (born 1953) is a former politician in New Brunswick, Canada.

He was owner-operator of a taxi business in Saint John, New Brunswick which he sold prior to 1982. In 1982, he led a 1-year, $1 million fundraising campaign to save the Imperial Theatre.^[1] He worked for the Liberal Party of New Brunswick from 1984 to 1999. In 2002, he was an unsuccessful candidate for leader of the party.^[2] In August 2008, he was hired by the Green Party of Canada as Maritimes Organizer.^[3]

On September 24, 2009, MacDougall was acclaimed the leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick.^[4] In the 2010 general election, the Green Party polled 4.5 per cent of the vote and elected no members.^[5] In his own riding of Fredericton-Nashwaaksis, MacDougall finished third with 9.4 per cent of the vote.^[6] He resigned as leader on September 12, 2011.^[6]

He received an award "for breaking the mold" for his work in saving the Imperial Theatre in 2013.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Jack McDougall gets curtain call as theatre saviour". CBC News. September 19, 2013. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
^ "N.B. Liberals pick new leader". CBC News. May 11, 2002. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
^ "Long-time N.B. Grit turns Green". CBC News. August 26, 2008. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
^ "MacDougall acclaimed as new N.B. Green Party leader". CBC News. September 24, 2009. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
^ "No seats for Green Party". CBC News. September 27, 2010. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
^ ^a ^b "Jack MacDougall resigns as Green Party leader". CBC News. September 12, 2011. Retrieved 2014-11-09.

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