Bob Zimmer
- Born
- October 20, 1968 — Dawson Creek, British Columbia
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Human Kinetics, Trinity Western University; Teaching degree, University of British Columbia
- Career
- Welder's assistant in the oil industry; Journeyman carpenter; Small construction business operator; Teacher at North Peace Secondary School
- Political Experience
- President, Conservative Party's Prince George—Peace River Electoral District Association; Secretary and CEO, Conservative Party's Prince George—Peace River Electoral District Association; MP for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies since May 2, 2011
- Notable
- Joined the Reform Party of Canada in 1988; Deputy critic of Families, Children and Social Development; Deputy critic of the Treasury Board; Shadow Minister for Northern Affairs and Northern Economic Development Agency
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Bob Zimmer won with 41,956 votes (71.1%)
Total votes cast: 58,992
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Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Senator. This is something we've heard about at committee just recently. It was a few years ago that we heard testimony from people who were coerced into being sterilized, but somebody intervened and said, “Look, it's not going to happen.” Again, it's something that you would expect to hear 50 years ago, but to hear that it is still happening—and even what you just [more]
Mr. Speaker, I know a lot of Christian groups. I am a Christian myself, and Christians across the country are concerned about this overreach, as the member just said. We have seen recent examples of government overreach as recently as four years ago, when the government invoked the Emergencies Act. I do not believe we can trust the current government with respect to restraining its authority, [more]
Mr. Speaker, my colleague did a great job of highlighting the Christian heritage of Parliament in Canada and the dominion from sea to sea and the many references that are in this place. C-9 I have been hearing from Christians across the country who know me, Christians in my own church, about the threats of Billto freedom of religion and freedom of speech. C-9 What is the consensus in Canada [more]
Mr. Speaker, to the Tumbler Ridge families of Zoey, Tiki, Abel, Ezekiel, Kylie, Shannda, Emmett and Jennifer, we say that we continue to grieve with them. leader Prime Minister I thank our, theand all the federal leaders for making the trip to Tumbler Ridge to support us. I thank all members who have reached out over these last four weeks to give kind notes to me in some semblance of trying to [more]
Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's good to see you there, by the way. My question is for Valerie of Tsawwassen First Nation. It appears, and some of our colleagues have said, that this doesn't seem to be the answer to all of the problems out there with treaties and other situations. I look at it as more of a potential bottleneck because everybody would have to wait through this one commissioner's [more]
Thank you.
I don't want to take up too much time, Chair, but I want to thank all of you who have reached out with so many emails of condolences and prayers for the community and for me. It's very appreciated. Some of these times are very dark, so to see an email from a colleague is so appreciated.