 He was a policy adviser to Nova Scotia Premier John Buchanan in 1983, and served as a senior policy adviser to the Canadian Minister Energy, Mines and Resources from 1984 to 1986.He established Probyn & Company in 1994 to fund energy projects, and is a member of the Metro Board of Trade and the Albany Club.He has written in defense of the Monarchy in Canada in the national media ("Globe and Mail", 4 October 2000).