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Beyond Politics
Grant Mitchell
Liberal Senator Grant Mitchell speaks to host Catherine Clark about his life Beyond Politics. Mr. Mitchell may be best known for the 12 years he spent in the Alberta Legislature from 1986 to 1998, the last four as opposition leader. In 2005, then Prime Minister Paul Martin appointed Mr. Mitchell to the Senate in Ottawa, the town where he was born. Mr. Mitchell's father was in the military and it meant that the family moved frequently and thus Mr. Mitchell’s first stay in Ottawa was short lived. Politics was always discussed around the dinner table and Mr. Mitchell caught the bug early, eventually becoming a parliamentary intern and a dinner guest of Pierre Trudeau's at 24 Sussex Drive. Mr. Mitchell attended Queen's and earned his MA in political science and more importantly met his future wife Teresa. The couple moved to Alberta where his wife started her law practice and Mr. Mitchell became a policy analyst with the Alberta government. They have three sons, Lucas, Liam and Grady.