Anne McLellan - After Politics

After Politics

Following her loss in the re-election bid to a fifth consecutive term in the Canadian House of Commons on 23 January 2006, McLellan took some time off for rest. On May 12, 2006, she was appointed Distinguished Scholar in Residence to the University of Alberta at the Canadian university's Institute for United States Policy Studies. On June 27, 2006, she also became a counsel to the Edmonton-based law firm Bennett Jones LLP. She also became a director on the boards of Nexen Inc., Agrium Inc. and Cameco Corporation.

On July 1, 2009 McLellan was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada for her leadership and dedication as a politician and law professor, and for her contributions as a community volunteer.