 Gary was also a prominent lawyer before turning his talents to being an entertainment producer.Among other activities he was co-counsel on the Dubin Inquiry into Aviation Safety in Canada (1981/82).During the Mulroney era as Prime Minister, Ouellet and his business partner Frank Moores formed an Ottawa lobbying firm called Government Consultants International, which ultimately became embroiled in the Air Canada Airbus scandal and bribes paid by Karl-Heinz Schreiber.