Norman "Norm" Kempton Atkins (born June 27, 1934) is a former Canadian Senator and a political figure in Canada.
Born in in Montclair, New Jersey, Atkins is a graduate of Appleby College in Oakville and of Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, where he completed the Bachelor of Arts program in 1957. Senator Atkins subsequently received an Honorary Doctorate in Civil Law in 2000, from Acadia University.
Atkins was a leading figure in advert...
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Norman "Norm" Kempton Atkins (born June 27, 1934) is a former Canadian Senator and a political figure in Canada.
Born in in Montclair, New Jersey, Atkins is a graduate of Appleby College in Oakville and of Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, where he completed the Bachelor of Arts program in 1957. Senator Atkins subsequently received an Honorary Doctorate in Civil Law in 2000, from Acadia University.
Atkins was a leading figure in advertising and a senior Ontario Progressive Conservative Party and Progressive Conservative Party of Canada strategist. He was especially associated with the Big Blue Machine that helped elect the Ontario PC Party under Bill Davis. In the 1980s, he was a strategist for the federal Tories led by Brian Mulroney who recommended him to Governor General Jeanne Sauvé for appointment to the Senate in 1986.
Atkins opposed the merger of the Progressive Conservative Party with the Canadian Alliance, and to date has refused to join the product of that merger,...
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