John McKay (politician)

John McKay
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence
In office
December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017
MinisterHarjit Sajjan
Preceded byJames Bezan
Succeeded byJean Rioux
Member of Parliament
for Scarborough-Guildwood
Scarborough East (1997-2004)
Assumed office
June 2, 1997
Preceded byDoug Peters
Chair of the Standing Committee on
Government Operations & Estimates
In office
September 30, 2010 – June 8, 2011
MinisterRona Ambrose
Preceded byYasmin Ratansi
Succeeded byPat Martin
Personal details
Born
John Norman McKay

(1948-03-21) March 21, 1948 (age 76)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpouseCarolyn Dartnell
Residence(s)Port Union,[1] Scarborough, Toronto
Alma materUniversity of Toronto Scarborough (BA),
Queen's University (LLB)
ProfessionLawyer

John Norman McKay PC MP (born March 21, 1948) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He is the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Scarborough-Guildwood. McKay was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2006 during the government of Paul Martin, then served as an opposition MP and critic until November 2015 during the government of Stephen Harper. He currently serves as Chair of the Standing Committee on National Defence; Chair of the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Permanent Joint Board on Defence; and Co-Chair of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group.[2]

McKay was sworn in as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on December 12, 2003,[3] and carries the designations of Honourable and Privy Councillor (PC) for life.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, McKay has lived most of his life in Scarborough district of Toronto. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto at Scarborough and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Queen's University. He attends an evangelical church in Toronto.[4]

After practising private law, he was elected to represent Scarborough East in 1997 and was re-elected in 2000. In 2003 the Scarborough East riding was abolished and McKay went on to win election to the new Scarborough—Guildwood riding in 2004. McKay has been re-elected in each subsequent elections for the riding, most recently in 2021.

  1. ^ "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Honourable John McKay - Member of Parliament - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada - Privy Council Office". Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  4. ^ OttawaWatch: Madeleine, Maurice and the Almighty. Lloyd Mackey. CanadianChristianity.com. 11 May 2006. [1]