Meet Fiona
Fiona is a good listener, a bilingual communicator, an effective community builder and a proud Conservative. As the candidate of record for Cape Breton-Canso in 2021, Fiona travelled back and forth across the riding, knocking on countless doors, listening to concerns. With her political and government experience in Ottawa, Fiona knows how to get results for Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish.
If you want to send a Conservative MP to Ottawa in the next election, join the Conservative Party today and help nominate Fiona MacLeod.
Fiona lives here. And loves here
Fiona is passionate about the healthy lifestyle Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish has to offer. As an avid foodie, Fiona loves promoting all locally sourced produce in Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish. As an outdoor enthusiast, she takes advantage of the beautiful outdoors the area has to offer in all seasons: Swimming and snorkelling in the summer; snowshoeing and skiing in the winter; walking, hiking or running in all seasons.
Fiona is married to Murdock MacLeod, a retired 34-year veteran of the Ottawa Police Force. They live in Inverness County. They have two adult children, Megan & Lauchlin.
Murdock’s family have been operating tourism businesses for over 50 years as owners of the MacLeods Beach and Campsite & the Inverness Beach Village.
Fiona’s dedication to her community, as the voluntary Chair of L'Arche Cape Breton, is inspired by her father, Alastair MacLeod, who served as a dentist in Glace Bay, Arichat, and Sydney (Mayflower Mall) for over 35 years.
Fiona knows how Ottawa works.
Fiona was born in Scotland and raised Nova Scotia, graduated from St. Francis Xavier in 1984. It was during her time at StFX that her interest in politics began, as an elected member of the Senate at StFX. She went on to Ottawa following the federal Conservative sweep in 1984. For over thirty years, Fiona worked for Conservatives in the House of Commons, the Senate of Canada and laterally within government departments. She has volunteered in federal elections from Brian Mulroney through to Stephen Harper.
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