He was briefly the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party, and was subsequently a supporter of the province's Liberal-Progressive coalition government.

[5] After working as a financial agent,[2] Breakey was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 1914, winning Glenwood for the Liberal Party.

[1] The following year, he co-sponsored Fred Dixon's Workmen's Compensation Act, a version of which was subsequently enacted as law.

[6] In this capacity, he actively promoted a Liberal-Progressive union: he declined to speak in opposition to the government's 1930 throne speech, and generally attempted to ensure friendly relations between the Liberal and Progressive caucuses.

The Liberals and Progressives were merged into a single party shortly thereafter,[7] and Breakey ran for re-election as a supporter of the government.