Grant McLean

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Grant McLean is a Senior Manager with the Government of Alberta. He is the former Mayor of the City of Airdrie and also a former Aide de Camp to the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/Infoparl/english/issue.asp?param=179&art=1218 Canadian Parliamentary Review – Article]http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDAR_files/docs/hansards/han/legislature_26/session_2/20060323_1330_01_han.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} He is an Officer in the Order of Military Merit (Canada) and in 2005 was awarded the Alberta Centennial Medal.{{Cite web |url=http://www.grantmcleanvsalberta.com/ |title=Grant McLean vs the Government of Alberta |archive-date=February 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202191420/http://grantmcleanvsalberta.com/}}

Grant McLean took his employer, the Government of Alberta, to court for negligent misrepresentation in a matter relating to his pension. In 1982 he left the Canadian Army after 14 years of service to work in a senior management position with the Calgary Correctional Centre. He was assured in writing{{Cite web |url=http://grantmcleanvsalberta.com/resources/Tab_5.pdf |title=Letter to Mr. G. Grant McLean |date=February 8, 1982 |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711122539/http://grantmcleanvsalberta.com/resources/Tab_5.pdf |url-status=dead |author=Office of the Solicitor General of Alberta}} by the personnel manager who hired him that his military pension was transferable to the province of Alberta's pension plan.http://www.albertaliberal.com/clippings/Rural_Clippings_Monday_March_20_2006.pdf{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} That turned

out to be wrong. The case was mentioned in the proceedings of the Alberta Legislature.[http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDAR_files/docs/houserecords/vp/legislature_26/session_2/20060323_1200_01_vp.pdf S:\CLERK\JOURNALS\Votes & Proceedings\20060323_1200_01_vp.wpd][http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDAR_files/docs/houserecords/tb/legislature_26/session_2/20060222_1200_01_tb.pdf S:\CLERK\JOURNALS\TableRecords\20060222_1200_01_tb.wpd] The solicitor general's department did not comment on Grant McLean's claims.{{Cite web |url=http://www.stalbertgazette.com/news/2006/0318/top2.htm |title=City man loses military pension |date=March 15, 2006 |first=Glenna |last=Hanley |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927043945/http://www.stalbertgazette.com/news/2006/0318/top2.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |url-status=dead |publisher=St. Albert Gazette}}

Grant McLean won his case on 13 April 2009.{{Cite web |url=http://grantmcleanvsalberta.com/resources/Justice%20Ouelette%27s%20Decision.pdf |title=Reasons for Judgment of the Honourable Mr. Justice Vital O. Ouellette |publisher=Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta |date=February 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711122645/http://www.grantmcleanvsalberta.com/resources/Justice%20Ouelette%27s%20Decision.pdf |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }}