ary ▁peer ▁to ▁replace ▁him . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁North esk , ▁Who ' s ▁Who ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁A ▁& ▁C ▁Black , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ; ▁online ▁ed n , ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press , ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁; ▁online ▁ed n , ▁Nov ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁accessed ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁David ▁John ▁Mac R ae ▁Car neg ie , ▁ 1 4 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁North esk , ▁ ▁b iod ata ▁at ▁The ▁Pe er age . com ▁ ▁Earl ▁of ▁North esk ▁on ▁the ▁Open ▁Rights ▁Group ▁w iki ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Con serv ative ▁Party ▁( UK ) ▁her edit ary ▁pe ers ▁Category : E ar ls ▁of ▁North esk ▁Category : Her edit ary ▁pe ers ▁elected ▁under ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁Act <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Ste ff ler ▁( born ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 7 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁poet ▁and ▁novel ist . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁Po et ▁La ure ate ▁of ▁Canada ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁John ▁Ste ff ler ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Toronto ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁rural ▁area ▁near ▁Th orn hill , ▁Ontario . ▁He ▁obtained ▁a ▁B