Editing Peter MacKay (section)

==Out of Parliament==

===2015–present===
On May 29, 2015, MacKay announced that he would not be a candidate in the [[2015 Canadian federal election|2015 federal election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Justice Minister Peter MacKay, 49, quitting politics|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/05/29/peter-mackay-quitting-politics.html|access-date=May 29, 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 29, 2015}}</ref>

In February 2016, MacKay joined law firm [[Baker McKenzie]] as a partner.<ref name="Baker & McKenzie">{{cite web | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/peter-mackay-toronto-law-firm-partner-baker-mckenzie-1.3418382 | title=Peter MacKay joins law firm Baker & McKenzie as a partner | publisher=[[CBC News]] | date=25 January 2016 | access-date=26 January 2016}}</ref> MacKay's family now resides in [[The Beaches, Toronto|The Beaches]] area of [[Toronto]].<ref name="thestar.com">{{cite news| url = https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2017/01/16/former-conservative-government-stalwart-peter-mackay-pops-up-at-city-hall.html| title = Former Conservative government stalwart Peter MacKay pops up at city hall {{!}} The Star| newspaper = The Toronto Star| date = January 16, 2017| last1 = Rider| first1 = David}} </ref>

On November 17, 2017,  MacKay said he had not ruled out the possibility of running for the leadership of the [[Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CTVAnchor/status/931631842398294017|title=In @CTVAtlantic interview former MP and MND Peter MacKay leaves door wide open for run for NS PC Leadership.|last=Murphy|first=Steve|date=<!--1:15 PM - -->17 November 2017|website=@CTVAnchor|language=en|access-date=2017-11-17}}</ref>

After the Conservative defeat in the 2015 election, MacKay was considered a potential candidate to succeed former Prime Minister Stephen Harper as permanent leader of the Conservative Party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/who-will-replace-steven-harper-as-leader-of-the-progressive-conservatives|title=National Post}}</ref><ref name="Mackay 2017 leadership polling">{{cite web|title=Kevin O'Leary and Peter MacKay top Tory leadership poll|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/grenier-oleary-conservative-poll-1.3408600|author=Grenier, Éric|date=18 January 2016|publisher=CBC News|access-date=26 January 2016}}</ref> On September 12, 2016, MacKay announced he would not seek the Conservative party leadership.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peter MacKay won't seek Conservative leadership|date=September 12, 2016|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/peter-mackay-won-t-seek-conservative-leadership-1.3068919|access-date=2016-09-13}}</ref>

On January 15, 2020, MacKay announced his intention to run for the [[2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election|2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership race]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=I'm in. Stay tuned.|url=https://twitter.com/PeterMacKay/status/1217527351518679042|last=MacKay|first=Peter|date=2020-01-15|website=@PeterMacKay|language=en|access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref>

He was appointed to the board of Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. on April 8, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://investorintel.com/markets/cleantech/cleantech-news/cielo-announces-the-appointment-of-the-hon-peter-mackay-and-jasdeep-dhaliwal-to-the-board-of-directors-and-the-appointment-of-a-new-cfo/|title=Cielo Announces the Appointment of the Hon. Peter MacKay and Jasdeep Dhaliwal to the Board of Directors and the Appointment of a New CFO|date=April 12, 2021}}</ref>

====2020 Conservative leadership race====
{{main|2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election}}
[[File:Andrew Scheer in Little Harbour (48931235432).jpg|thumb|MacKay (centre-left foreground) with [[Andrew Scheer]] during the [[2019 Canadian federal election]] campaign]]
On October 10, 2019, ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' reported that MacKay supporters were preparing to launch a leadership bid should Conservative Party leader [[Andrew Scheer]] fail to secure a government in the 2019 federal election. MacKay responded to questions by saying that he was "not [aware]" of Conservatives backers organizing a campaign, and that he was "doing everything I can to help Andrew and support him and his team. I’m not entertaining that at all.”<ref>{{cite news|title=Allies of former Conservative Party minister Peter MacKay mull leadership bid|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-allies-of-former-conservative-minister-peter-mackay-mull-leadership/|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref>

On December 12, 2019, Scheer announced he was resigning as Conservative party leader, but would stay on until a new leader was chosen.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Conolly|first1=Amanda|title=Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer resigns, vows to stay on until new leader chosen|language=en|work=Global News|agency=Global News|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6288286/andrew-scheer-resignation/|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>

On January 15, 2020, MacKay announced his intention to run for the [[2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election|2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership race]].<ref name=":0" /> After weeks of speculation, MacKay tweeted from his [[Twitter]] account: "I'm in. Stay tuned."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Platt|first1=Brian|date=16 January 2020|title='I'm in': Peter MacKay announces his entry into Conservative leadership race. {{!}} National Post|language=en-CA|agency=National Post|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/peter-mackay-to-announce-his-entry-into-conservative-leadership-race|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref> He officially launched his campaign on January 25, 2020 at the [[Nova Scotia Museum of Industry]] in [[Stellarton]], Nova Scotia. On January 26, 2020, a Washington Post columnist posted a comparison of Peter MacKay's campaign logo and that of personal finance blog Maple Money, which started comparisons to the previous [[Canadian Energy Centre#Canadian Energy Centre Logo|Canadian Energy Centre trademark issues]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=UPDATE: Seeing double? Peter MacKay's campaign logo uncannily similar to another {{!}} The Chronicle Herald|url=http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/provincial/seeing-double-peter-mackays-campaign-logo-uncannily-similar-to-another-404910/|last=Gunn|first=Andrea|website=thechronicleherald.ca|language=en|access-date=2020-01-31}}</ref>

MacKay was defeated by [[Erin O'Toole|Erin O’Toole]] on the third ballot of the leadership vote.<ref name=":1" />

After the vote, it was revealed that MacKay spent $124,000 on security during the campaign<ref>{{Cite news|last=Levitz|first=Stephanie|date=2021-07-28|title=Peter MacKay hired bodyguards for his family during Conservative leadership race, records show|language=en-CA|work=The Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2021/07/28/peter-mackay-hired-bodyguards-for-his-family-during-conservative-leadership-race-records-show.html|access-date=2022-02-06|issn=0319-0781}}</ref> in response to numerous death threats that were lodged against him and his family.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Levitz|first=Stephanie|date=2021-10-08|title=Man arrested in triple homicide was a suspect in death threats against Peter MacKay|language=en-CA|work=The Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2021/10/08/man-arrested-in-triple-homicide-was-a-suspect-in-death-threats-against-peter-mackay.html|access-date=2022-02-06|issn=0319-0781}}</ref>