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, wait until the Liberals find out who has been in charge the last 11 years. Imagine that. Right now, we do not know whether Shane Ertmoed is out figuring out the difference between a béchamel sauce and a Béarnaise sauce, while Heather's family has to serve a psychological life sentence. The government gives empty words. Prime Minister I will ask this for a third time: If thebelieves
Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise on behalf of the people from Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola. Today, I rise to present a petition asking for federal funding for the fast-tracking and rebuilding of the Red Bridge, which is a very important monument of significance to the people of Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc and Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola. I stand with the good people of Kamloops. This is my
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, I will look directly at theand ask this: Will he commit to repealing Liberal parole so our children can remain safe?
Mr. Speaker, Shane Ertmoed took the life of Heather Aspin-Thomas, an innocent 10-year-old girl, for sexual gratification. He should never see the light of day, according to counsel for Heather's mom. Those are not my words. Victims are tired of hearing that the parole board is independent. They want to know whether the Liberals will repeal the laws that the independent parole board enforces that
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, my question was for the, yet the public safety minister answered. This is all talk and no results. I am meeting with Heather's mom and her counsel on Thursday. Prime Minister If the Prime Minister believes in what the public safety minister just said, will he meet with Heather's mom and her counsel this Thursday and say what the minister just said? Does thehave the
Mr. Speaker, Shane Ertmoed killed 10-year-old Heather Thomas about 26 years ago. Her family continues to serve a psychological life sentence, while Mr. Ertmoed himself gets a 60-day temporary, unescorted absence in order to take cooking classes, cooking classes that Heather will not get to take. Prime Minister I am going to look right at theand ask this: Will he commit to repealing, to removing,
Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise on behalf of the people from Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola. I have a petition on a matter that I am rising on for the second time. It is for federal funding to rebuild and fast-track the rebuilding of the Red Bridge. This is a cultural monument. It has been in Kamloops for over 100 years. It is time for federal money to go to that, according to the
Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise on behalf of the people of Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola, and before I begin, I want to recognize someone from my riding who is getting married. Jodhbir Kang, who served as a school trustee in Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola, is marrying Poonam Deol. I want to take this opportunity to wish them the best of luck in their upcoming nuptials, and a long, fruitful life
You raised an interesting point. You have both been very articulate in how you have addressed this. Here is one of my questions and, potentially, a concern. You talked about spectrums of privacy. Obviously, one's body probably attracts the greatest privacy interest. However, with these things here, there's a lot of privacy, because they have all of your details. They're essentially walking
I think we have amendments.
You are much more robust than I in your fortitude, I suppose.
Let's have a recorded division, please.
I'm just going to think about this, because you used the breathalyzer example—and I appreciate your bringing that example. The law did change in British Columbia a number of years ago, which basically meant that we didn't really prosecute a lot of impaired driving charges. However, I do recall there were reasonable grounds to suspect that a person had alcohol in their body. Now, as I recall—and
Oh, my goodness, yes—far too often.
Did we have a motion to adjourn? Do we, really?
Who else is on the list?
With all due respect, Mr. Chair, I don't think it's well noted. We are parliamentarians. We get to come here, and we get to ask questions. I will not allow anybody to get in the way of anybody asking a question, whether it be a Liberal member who has privilege or a Conservative member. If Ms. Cody wants to ask a question about the bill, about the general nature of the bill and about how the