Valedictorian, 1977. Arts and Science, Life President of Class of 1977. Elected as a Member of the House of Commons of the 35th Parliament; Federal Constituency of Fundy-Royal - New Brunswick. Elected Vice Chair, House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, 1994-1995. Elected Chair, House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, 1995-1996. Elected Chair, House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations, 1996. Elected Chair, House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, 1996-1997. Founding Chair, all-party Sugar Caucus, 1994-1997, to oppose unfair American trade practices. Founding Chair, all-party Credit Card Caucus, 1996-1997, to work with banks and large retailers to assist consumers to understand interest rate calculations. February 1996, Appointed by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien as Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons. Assistant and Advisor to the Honourable Roméo LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister for Public Works with responsibility for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and National Capital Commission (NCC), Federal Minister for the Province of New Brunswick, 1982-1984. Director, Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific, 1998. Counsel, Clark, Drummie & Company, 1997. Sigma Beta Phi. Lecturer, Ottawa University Law School, 1982-1983. Assistant Professor, Business Law, University of New Brunswick, 1985—. Faculty Advisor, University of New Brunswick Student Representative Council. Director, Aitkin Bicentennial Exhibition Center, 1986-1992. Chairman, Labour Committee, 1985-1991. Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1991 and Member, Board of Governors, United Way of Greater Saint John, 1991—. Director, Saint John Labour Community Services Inc., 1991—. Member: Board of Advisors, International Association for Students of Economics and Commerce (AIESEC); Romero House (Finance Committee); National Committee on Lobbyists Canadian Bar (1986); Saint John Rotary Club; Friends of London School of Economics. Secretary, Fundy Royal Liberal Association. Counsel to New Brunswick Electric Power Corporation. Upon re-election to Parliament in 2004, named Chair of the Committee on Public Safety and National Security reviewing the Anti-terrorism Act and served on Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, and the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities serving as Official Opposition Critic. Founding member of the Urban Cities and Communities Caucus hosting dozens of meetings with provincial governments and Canada's big city mayors, publishing a report "Foundations for a Nation" on Canada's infrastructure deficit. Appointed in 2008 National Co-Chair for the Liberal Party of Canada leadership campaign of the Honourable Michael Ignatieff and subsequently named Chief of Staff and Chief Strategist to the Leader of the Opposition, The Honourable Michael Ignatieff.