Editing Nicholas Brennan (section)

==Early Progressive Party Involvement==

Following his involvement in the high-profile Bricout case, the [[Progressive Party of Laeral|Progressive Party]] offered Brennan a position on their legal team. Brennan accepted in 1978, becoming a senior member of the Progressive Legal Defense Committee. He was responsible for defending in court Progressive Party operations and members. In 1980, he was transferred away from active legal work to become a member of the influential Progressive Executive Committee on Policy's Subcommittee for Justice, responsible for writing Progressive positions on the actions of the [[Ministry of Justice (Laeral)|Justice Ministry]]. After becoming Vice-Chair of the Justice Subcommittee, he was offered a position on the Progressive list for the Assembly of Commons in the 1984 elections, replacing a retiring incumbent in the 132nd position, and was elected to the Commons.