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Abbott, a lawyer by profession, was elected to the Canadian House Of Commons as the Liberal Member Of Parliament for Mississauga, Ontario in the 1974 Federal Election . In 1976 , he was appointed to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau as Minister Of Consumer And Corporate Affairs . In 1977 , he became Minister Of State for Small Business. From 1978 until the defeat of the Trudeau government in the 1979 Election , he was Minister Of National Revenue . Abbott lost his Seat in the 1979 election. He attempted to return to the House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1988 Federal Election running in Eglinton—Lawrence , but was unsuccessful. After his defeat, Abbott returned to the private sector serving as president of the Retail Council of Canada. From 1980 until 1988 , he was based in London ( UK ) as the business advisor and legal counsel at the branch office of a major Canadian law firm. Abbott subsequently moved to Vancouver Island following his 1988 electoral defeat, and is in legal practice with the MacIsaac Group. He is also a tourism accommodation operator on the island. |
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