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==Post-political career== Filmon was appointed to the federal [[Security Intelligence Review Committee]] on October 4, 2001, which necessitated an appointment to the [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada]]. He was promoted to chair of SIRC on June 24, 2005<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?crtr.sj1D=&mthd=advSrch&crtr.mnthndVl=&nid=156899&crtr.dpt1D=&crtr.tp1D=&crtr.lc1D=&crtr.yrStrtVl=&crtr.kw=this%2Bmagazine&crtr.dyStrtVl=&crtr.aud1D=&crtr.mnthStrtVl=&crtr.yrndVl=&crtr.dyndVl= |title=Prime Minister Announces Appointments to the Security Intelligence Review Committee |work=Media Advisory |date=June 24, 2005 |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=2014-01-20}}</ref> following the retirement of [[Paule Gauthier]]. Filmon has also worked as a business consultant since his retirement from office. In 2003, he was commissioned by the government of [[British Columbia]] to undertake a survey of forest fires in that province. On June 22, 2005, at the Annual General Meeting of the Exchange Industrial Income Fund (EIF.UN-X), Filmon was elected as the chairman of the board of trustees for the ensuing year. Filmon sat on the board of directors of Manitoba's public telephone utility, [[Bell MTS|MTS]], from 2003 until his mandatory retirement in 2015.<ref>[https://about.mts.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-MTS-Information-Circular_Sedar.pdf MTS Information Circular]mts.ca {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406032400/http://about.mts.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-MTS-Information-Circular_Sedar.pdf |date=2016-04-06 }}</ref> In February 2006, Filmon was considered to replace [[Frank McKenna]] as Canadian Ambassador to the United States. In the end, [[Michael Wilson (Canadian politician)|Michael Wilson]] was appointed to this post. In 2009, he was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] "for his contributions to public office and to the province of Manitoba, as well as for his continuing leadership on numerous provincial and national boards, committees and organizations".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13469|title=Governor General Announces 57 New Appointments to the Order of Canada|work=Office of the Secretary to the Governor General|access-date=2009-12-30|date=December 30, 2009}}</ref> He is married to [[Janice Filmon]], who was [[lieutenant governor of Manitoba]] from 2015 to 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Janice-Filmon-will-be-sworn-in-as-Manitobas-lieutenant-governor-on-June-19-301129281.html|title=Janice Filmon will be sworn in as Manitoba's lieutenant-governor on June 19|date=23 April 2015|website=Winipegfreepress.com|access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref> For the duration of his spouse's term in that office, Gary Filmon was styled "His Honour".
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