A leader in the public and private sectors Frank McKenna, the former premier of New Brunswick (1987-1997) and former Canadian ambassador to the United States (2005-2006), was recognized with an honorary degree from Queen’s University on Tuesday, June 6.

Dr. McKenna is currently deputy chair of TD Bank Group, chairman of Brookfield Asset Management, and is on the board of Canadian Natural Resources. He has also previously served as chairman of CanWest Global and served on the boards of Noranda, Shoppers Drug Mart, and General Motors.

He started his post-graduate studies at Queen’s University in Political Studies before attending the University of New Brunswick Law School.

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