Scott Reid
- Born
- 1964
- Political Experience
- Conservative Party of Canada MP
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering politics, Scott Reid was an author and lecturer. He holds a PhD in Canadian history from Queen's University. He also worked as a researcher and advisor for Preston Manning, the founder of the Reform Party of Canada. His financial disclosures as a Member of Parliament have included various publicly traded securities, but no controlling interests in private companies have been widely reported.
Key Relationships & Connections
Scott Reid has a long-standing and well-documented political relationship with Preston Manning, the founder of the Reform Party. Reid served as Manning's chief of staff and constitutional advisor before being elected to Parliament. He is often considered part of the original Reform wing of the modern Conservative Party.
Public Controversies
Scott Reid has been involved in public debates over social issues. He has a consistent anti-abortion voting record and has supported motions in Parliament on the subject, which has drawn criticism from pro-choice groups. In 2017, he reportedly supported a controversial proposal by then-Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch to screen new immigrants for 'anti-Canadian values,' a position that generated significant media attention and debate.
Where Scott falls on key policy spectrums
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Scott Reid won with 34,186 votes (50.4%)
Total votes cast: 67,813
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Mr. Speaker, I am returning to a question I raised regarding CORCAN last week. CORCAN is the inmate skills development wing of Corrections Canada. public safety minister Last week, I asked why CORCAN employs 608 individuals, at a cost of $66 million in salaries alone, to train only 1,056 inmates in rudimentary tasks like farm chores, apple picking and sewing. Theresponded to my question with a
Mr. Speaker, the government asked Corrections Canada to make cuts to save $132 million over the next three years. To that end, Corrections Canada has eliminated 25 community employment coordinators. These are the people who actually help prisoners find jobs after they are in prison. Firing these employment coordinators saved $2.7 million. Now, it seems to me the wrong cuts are being made.
Mr. Speaker, CORCAN is the inmate skills development wing of Corrections Canada. Last year, it employed 608 individuals, at a cost of $66 million, to educate only 1,056 inmates. That is an annual per-student cost of $62,000, about half the cost of tuition at Harvard University. What kind of education did the inmates get? They were taught rudimentary tasks like shovelling manure, picking apples
Kingston and the Islands Mr. Speaker, during question period, the hon. member forwas repeatedly carrying on a very high-volume monologue, the purpose of which, I believe, was to interrupt the ability of members who were posing questions to concentrate and to ask their questions properly. That, of course, would be a violation of Standing Order 16(2), which states, “When a member is speaking, no