William D. Casey (born February 19,1945) is a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada. First elected as a Progressive Conservative in 1988,he later sat as Conservative MP following the party merger in 2003. In 2007,Casey was expelled from the party for voting against the 2007 budget,but he was reelected as an Independent in the 2008 election and sat as such until he resigned his seat in 2009 to work on behalf of the Nova Scotian government for provincial interests in Ottawa. Casey decided to return to federal politics in the 2015 federal election and running as a Liberal easily took the seat with 63.73% of the popular vote.
In the 1997 election,he retook the seat,defeating Brushett,[2] and represented it until April 30,2009.
In 2003,the PCs merged into the new Conservative Party. He was the deputy whip of the Official Opposition from 2004 until the 2006 election,and had served as the Conservative critic of Transport,International Trade,National Revenue,and Foreign Affairs in the past.
When the Conservatives' 2007 budget was released,Casey praised it,saying:"I have never seen a budget that has had more in it for the people of my riding than this one does."[3] However,on June 5,2007,he voted against it,claiming that it broke the Atlantic Accord with his province and Newfoundland and Labrador. He was expelled from the Conservative caucus,and sat as an Independent MP.[4] During the rest of the 39th Parliament,he styled himself as an Independent Progressive Conservative.[5]
On January 31,2008,Casey underwent surgery for prostate cancer. His surgery was a success and all the cancer was removed. Casey previously had to have a cancerous growth removed from his back.[7]
On September 4,the Green Party of Canada declared its support for his candidacy and announced that they would not field a candidate against him in the 2008 election.[8] On October 14,2008,Casey was re-elected as an independent by winning 69% of the popular vote. His nearest opponent was Karen Olsen of the New Democrats with just 12% of the vote.[9]
During the 2008 Canadian parliamentary dispute,Casey announced he would vote against Harper in a motion of non-confidence.[10] He announced in January 2009 that he would not run for re-election in the next federal election[11] However,on April 28,2009,Rodney MacDonald,the Premier of Nova Scotia,announced that Casey would be the senior representative for the Department of Intergovernmental Affairs in Ottawa for the province,replacing Ian Thompson.[12] Casey officially resigned his seat on April 30.
On November 18,2014,Casey announced he was running for the Liberal nomination in his former riding for the 2015 federal election[13] and won the nomination vote on February 28,2015.[14][15] On October 19,2015,Casey won the election,defeating Conservative incumbent Scott Armstrong.[16][17][18]
In September 2018,Casey announced that he would not run in the 2019 election.[19]
Casey was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 2006 and underwent two surgeries to have the cancerous mole removed.[22] He battled prostate cancer and underwent surgery in early February 2008.[23][24]
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