Lawrence MacAulay
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Lawrence A. MacAulay Template:Post-nominals (born September 9, 1946) is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Cardigan, Prince Edward Island in the House of Commons from 1988 until 2025.
On June 11, 1997, he joined the cabinet of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien as Minister of Labour and Minister responsible for Prince Edward Island. In 1998, he was appointed Solicitor General of Canada and served in that role until his resignation from Cabinet on October 21, 2002, during a conflict of interest inquiry.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> MacAuley served as a Liberal backbench member of Parliament (MP) through the rest of the Liberal years in power and as an opposition member during the Conservative government led by Stephen Harper (2006–2015). He is the former Secretary of State (Veterans) and Secretary of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency).<ref name="MacAulay record" /> He was also the Official Opposition Critic for Seniors.
On March 20, 2014, MacAulay became the longest-serving MP in the history of Prince Edward Island, surpassing the record previously set by Angus MacLean.<ref name="MacAulay record">Template:Cite web</ref>
On November 4, 2015, he was appointed the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food by the new prime minister Justin Trudeau.<ref name="CbCTrudeauCabinet2015-11-04"/> On March 1, 2019, Trudeau shuffled his cabinet, appointing MacAulay as Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence. On July 26, 2023, Trudeau shuffled his cabinet, appointing MacAulay as Minister of Agriculture for the second time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On March 1, 2025, MacAulay announced he wouldn't be seeking re-election in 2025 for Cardigan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
MacAulay lives in Midgell, Prince Edward Island with his wife, Frances.
Controversy
In December 2022, MacAulay was confronted in parliament by other MPs on multiple reports of Veterans Affairs Canada offering medical assistance in dying (MAID) to veterans seeking medical care. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described the incidents as "absolutely unacceptable".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Electoral record
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- 1946 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Kings County, Prince Edward Island
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Prince Edward Island
- Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
- Solicitors general of Canada
- Farmers from Prince Edward Island
- Members of the 26th Canadian Ministry
- Members of the 29th Canadian Ministry
- Ministers of labour of Canada
- Ministers of agriculture of Canada
- 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
- 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
- Minister of veterans affairs of Canada