Ron McKinnon
- Born
- August 8, 1951 — Alberta
- Family
- Married to Christine, two daughters, Katherine and Sarah
- Education
- Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta; honours diploma in Computer Technology from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
- Political Experience
- Ran for election in 2008, elected MP for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam in 2015, re-elected in 2019, 2021 and 2025. Chair of the Standing Committee on Health, Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, vice chair of the Standing Joint Committee on Scrutiny of Regulations
- Notable
- Introduced Bill C-224, the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act and Bill C-316, the Court Challenges Program Act
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering politics, Ron McKinnon had a career in the computer and information technology sector for over 30 years. He reportedly worked as a computer systems analyst and business owner, running a local IT company that provided services to other businesses.
Public Controversies
In 2018, Ron McKinnon was part of a group of MPs who travelled to India on a trip that was reportedly sponsored in part by a businessman who was later convicted of attempted murder. This trip became part of a wider controversy surrounding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's official visit to India at the same time. McKinnon also faced some public debate over his private member's bill, C-224, which sought to create a national framework for palliative care. While the bill received support from many groups, some critics raised concerns that it could be a step towards expanding medical assistance in dying (MAiD), a claim that McKinnon and supporters of the bill denied.
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Ron McKinnon won with 27,250 votes (47.4%)
Total votes cast: 57,522
How does Ron McKinnon's voting record line up with your values?
Thank you, but to me, that all adds up to 1,000 people.
Basically, they make the work of the 750 officers and others much more effective.
I'll segue away from that and talk more about your new recruiting strategy. You mentioned that one thing you're doing is recruiting from “other jurisdictions”. Does that mean other police forces? What do you mean by other jurisdictions?
Thank you, Chair. I would like to thank all the witnesses for being here today. It's good to see you all again. I want to give a particular welcome to Assistant Commissioner Palmer, who advised me that he hails from Coquitlam. As the member for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, I certainly welcome him here. I want to start by drilling into the 1,000 new personnel accommodated in our last budget.
Excellent. Thank you. Are any of these 250 special people doing any kind of policing, or are they in supporting roles?
Great. Thank you.
When you recruit from other jurisdictions in this way, I should think that there's a certain cultural difference between those police forces and the RCMP. Does this add an additional complexity to the training?