Fullerton, Douglas H, 1917-1997 : Douglas H. Fullerton was a well-known economic and financial consultant, editorialist and writer, and head of several public organizations. He was born in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1917 and later married Charlotte Maude Hickman and had three children.
After his military service during the second world war, Mr. Fullerton started his career in the economic and financial sectors as a Public Servant for the Government of Canada, first with the Bureau of Statistics (1945-1947) and the Department of Finance (1947-1953), then with the Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects (1955-1957) and as the Treasurer of the Canada Council for the Arts (1957-1968). During this period, he was already contributing to various Canadian newspapers and magazines, writing specifically about the financial sector in Canada.
In 1962, he founded an investment advisory firm - Fullerton, McKenzie and Associates (FMA), and quickly became an influential consultant for various provincial governments, mainly from 1962 to 1967, and then from 1974 to 1979. His main provincial, regional and municipal government contractors were: British Columbia (monetary evaluation of the Electric Company), Newfoundland (Hydro-electricity projects feasibility and cost estimates - Gull Island and Hamilton Falls in particular), Quebec (takeover and nationalization of power companies; financial institution regulations; debt management; Montreal Suburban Rail Transit), and Saskatchewan (Potash Industry).
Mr. Fullerton was also a consultant for the Federal Government, working on Pension reform and regulations for various federal entities, including the National Energy Program and Air Canada.
In 1967, Douglas H. Fullerton became Chairman of the Cape Breton Development Corporation (1967-1969), and then Chairman of the National Capital Commission (NCC) from 1969-1973. He then Chaired a Special Study Task Force for the NCC (1973-1974), studying the question: "The Capital of Canada: How should it be governed?". During these appointments, Mr. Fullerton engaged in various projects and left a considerable heritage, especially for the NCC region (see National Capital Commission Series description for details), including the Rideau Canal Skateway.
Douglas H. Fullerton authored several books including "The Bond Market in Canada" (1962), "The Capital of Canada: How Should It Be Governed?" (1974), "The Dangerous Delusion: Quebec's Independence Obsession" (1978) and "Graham Towers and his Times" (biography of the first Governor of the Bank of Canada) (1986). He also wrote numerous editorials and articles published in various newspapers, mainly in Canada. He was a syndicated newspaper columnist for the Toronto Star, 1966-1981 (see Publications and Writing Series description for details).
Douglas H. Fullerton was involved in many, foundations, investment groups and other organizations throughout his career, such as the Alexander Graham Bell Institute of the College of Cape Breton, CHER - Radio Cape Breton Limited, the Hudson Institute, the Stuttering Canada Association, the Teachers Investment and Housing Cooperative, the Ditchley Foundation, the Fidelity Trust Company, the Patrician Land Corporation, Cours Claudel, the Canada Council for the Arts, the MerBanco Group, Magna Carta Fund Limited, and the Royal Society of Canada. He was also involved in a plan to partially nationalize Canada's energy (Advisor to P.E. Trudeau - 1980-81) and a working group on Workforce, Technology and Economy (of the Future) as Adviser to Donald J. Johnston in 1983.
Douglas H. Fullerton also contributed to the field of Urbanism. He gained signifanct knowledge from his experience as NCC Chairman and General Manager of Bureau d'aménagement du réseau express de Montréal (BAREM) responsible for the Train rapide régional aéroportuaire Montréal-Mirabel (TRAAMM). Mr. Fullerton became Professor of Urbanism at the University of Calgary in 1979. He also contributed to several associations, institutions and magazines involved in urbanism in Canadian cities.
Douglas H. Fullerton died in 1997.
