Editing Doug Frith (section)

==After politics==
He did not run in the [[1988 Canadian federal election|1988 election]] in order to accept an appointment with [[Hill & Knowlton]] as senior vice-president. He became chairman of the Canadian subsidiary in 1995. From July 1996 to January 2008, Frith served as president of the Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association, which is affiliated with the [[Motion Picture Association of America]], and represents the interests of the [[Cinema of the United States|American film industry]] in Canada. In April 2008, he joined Global Public Affairs as vice-chair. Frith served as chair of the Education Foundation of the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians (CAFP) and as the chair of the CAFP. Frith was a member on numerous Boards, including the Toronto East General Hospital, the Canadian Council on Aboriginal Business and the [[Canadian Film Centre]].

Frith died following a massive [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in [[Ottawa]] on March 21, 2009.<ref>[http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1489979  Doug Frith, former Sudbury MP, cabinet minister, dies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326041116/http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1489979 |date=2009-03-26 }}, ''[[Sudbury Star]], 22 March 2009</ref>