Frank Caputo
- Born
- British Columbia
- Career
- Crown prosecutor, instructor at Thompson Rivers University
- Political Experience
- Elected to represent the riding of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election. Elected vice chair of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security in the 45th Canadian Parliament in 2025.
- Notable
- Succeeded Cathy McLeod, a retiring MP from the same party.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before being elected to Parliament in 2021, Frank Caputo worked as a Crown prosecutor in Kamloops, British Columbia. He has also reportedly been a sessional law instructor at Thompson Rivers University.
Public Controversies
In 2022, Caputo's office sent a constituency mailer discussing residential schools that drew criticism from some Indigenous leaders. The chief of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc described the mailer's content as revisionist and harmful. Caputo reportedly defended the mailer, stating its purpose was to inform constituents about his work on the issue in Ottawa and that he had consulted with some residential school survivors before sending it.
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Frank Caputo won with 32,008 votes (51.5%)
Total votes cast: 62,102
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Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise on behalf of the people from Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola. Before I begin, I want to recognize the life of Ping Beaton. She was a devoted wife and mother. I give my deepest condolences to her husband, Lawrence, who taught me in high school, and her daughter, Geralyn. May perpetual light shine upon her. With the greatest of respect to my colleague, I have
Minister of Public Safety C-22 Mr. Speaker, “collaboratively” is the word used by theas to how he would work with Conservatives on Billamendments, and yet the government is insisting on using its manufactured majority to now ram this bill through Parliament. C-22 Make no mistake: Conservatives want to put the bad folks in jail. We would pass part 1 of the bill swiftly, but Canadians have
I request a recorded vote, please. (Clause 13 agreed to: yeas 11; nays 0)
Oh, they are carrying CPC-18? We'll take it.
I would like a recorded vote, please. (Clause 10 agreed to: yeas 11; nays 0) (On clause 11)
I would like a recorded vote, please. (Clause 11 agreed to: yeas 10; nays 1)
I request a recorded vote for something that is really important.
Yes, I'd like a recorded vote, please. See Minutes of Proceedings (Subamendment negatived: nays 6; yeas 5 [])
Mr. Chair, just to be clear as we're jumping into this, is this Mr. Mantle's subamendment that we're talking about?
I'll intervene now that I actually have a right to intervene for the next 12 minutes or so. You know what? Laugh all you want. Smile all you want. That was a darn good subamendment, and one that came out of discussion. People may not like how the discussion came about, but that was a darn good subamendment. People may not like the person who proposed it, but if you actually listened to the
That is what democracy is all about, Mr. Ramsey. You just articulated a point. You just articulated why you're voting for something. I may have voted for that amendment, and you may have voted against that amendment, but you know what? We actually had robust discussion on that amendment. You know what we're not going to have for the next 80 pages of amendments that I have on my spreadsheet?
No. An hon. member: On division.
I would like a recorded vote, please. See Minutes of Proceedings (Amendment negatived: yeas 5; nays 6 [])