coverage of Ashley MacIsaac, who declared his intention to run to the Halifax Daily News the next day. In the early stages of the campaign he was recurrently cited as exemplar of intellectualism in the race, being one of three former university professors in the running. Name-recognition remained a challenge, but Godfrey received plaudits in the Canadian blogosphere for his performance in the first all-candidates meeting at the Liberal Party of Alberta convention on April 8. On April 12, 2006, Godfrey announced his withdrawal from the race, due to concerns about his health. On October 20, 2006, Godfrey announced his support for Bob Rae for the federal Liberal leadership. He made the announcement at the National Press Club, on the occasion of a speech by Rae on the environment. Leaving politics Godfrey announced in November 2007 his intention to resign his parliamentary seat on July 1, 2008 and would leave earlier if an election were called before that date. He later delayed his resignation date until August 1. The Conservative Party alleged that the Liberals chose to delay the by-election for financial reasons though Godfrey's office stated that the delay was due to a private members bill Godfrey had worked on not being given Royal Assent until June 26. On June 17, in a point of order following Question Period, Godfrey gave his resignation speech to the House of Commons. Headmaster of the Toronto French School John Godfrey left politics to become Headmaster of the Toronto French School, an independent school in the Lawrence Park area with two campuses in Toronto. He held the position from 2008 until resigning in June 2014. The Government of Ontario appointed John Godfrey Special Advisor for Climate Change and Chair of the Government's Climate Action Group in March 2015, positions he held until June 2018. References External links 1942 births Living people Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Alumni of St Antony's College, Oxford Canadian economists 20th-century Canadian historians Canadian male non-fiction writers Canadian newspaper editors Canadian male journalists Canadian university and college chief executives Journalists from Toronto Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the 27th Canadian Ministry Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Members of the Order of Canada Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Politicians from Toronto Trinity College (Canada) alumni University of King's College faculty University of Toronto alumni Upper Canada College alumni Writers from