Dan Muys
- Born
- December 25, 1970
- Family
- Married, lives in Lynden, Ontario
- Career
- Public relations and communications consultant for 20 years, mostly in the sectors of agriculture, agri-food and energy. Large-scale projects with Cargill and TransCanada (now TC Energy).
- Political Experience
- Chief of Staff for former MP David Sweet from 2008–2020. Held office positions at Queen’s Park and on Parliament Hill, including the provincial Minister’s Office for Economic Development, Job Creation & Trade, and for Brian Mulroney-era federal trade minister Michael Wilson. Ontario PC Party Regional Vice President for South Central Ontario. Elected as MP in 2021.
- Notable
- Associate Shadow Minister for Transport. Previously served as the Deputy Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Communities. Board member for both the Royal Botanical Gardens and Canadian Public Relations Society, as well as membership with the Ancaster Rotary Club.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering federal politics, Dan Muys had a career in communications and public affairs. He reportedly ran his own communications consulting firm. For over a decade, he served as the Director of Public Affairs for the Golden Horseshoe region with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), an organization that advocates for small and medium-sized businesses. He also has extensive experience working in politics as a staff member.
Key Relationships & Connections
Dan Muys has long-standing ties within the Conservative Party. He served as the Chief of Staff to his predecessor, David Sweet, who was the Member of Parliament for the same riding of Flamborough—Glanbrook for 15 years. This connection is significant as Muys worked closely with the person he replaced in Parliament. Additionally, he previously worked as the Director of Communications for Tim Hudak during his time as the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
Where Dan falls on key policy spectrums
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How does Dan Muys's voting record line up with your values?
Mr. Speaker, my colleague's point is valid. It is not the spending, whether it is increasing or decreasing, and we have debated that, that is resulting in the construction of homes. We need builders to have confidence. We need an economy that is, as it was 11 years ago, the strongest-performing economy in the G7, the strongest-performing economy in the OECD, not the only economy in the G20 that
Mr. Speaker, my colleague from British Columbia raises a question about what the outcomes are for $1.7 billion in funding that we are supposed to approve in the House, based on a two-paragraph bill. Did the hon. member find in any place in the bill, or in what she has read about it, any sort of targets in terms of the housing, whether it is deeply affordable housing or otherwise, that would be
Mr. Speaker, that is exactly the point. We were asked to approve, with this bill, a $1.7-billion blank cheque with no idea as to how many homes are going to be built with that. In fact, we do not even know from the Province of Ontario when that is actually going to be implemented, or how that is going to result in homebuilding. This question was asked in question period. We received no answer.
Mr. Speaker, if you will indulge me for a moment, as Sunday is Father's Day, I would like to thank my father for his love and support to me and my three brothers, for the life lessons he taught us and for his humour, his compassion, his very practical common sense and his love of nature: happy Father's Day to Dad. C-26 Let me get back to the matter at hand, which is Bill, the so-called improving
Mr. Speaker, my colleague talked about reality in his question to the previous speaker. Let me get to that in a moment, but the Province of Ontario, the government itself, home builders and buyers are waiting to see this program actually be implemented. They do not understand how this rebate is going to actually happen. That is one thing. Here is the reality faced by Ontarians, Canadians and