Larry Miller (Canadian politician)

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Larry Miller
MP

Miller at the Olympic Torch ceremony in Owen Sound
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Assumed office
June 28, 2004
Preceded by Ovid Jackson
Chair of the Standing Committee on
Agriculture
In office
3 February 2009 – 24 September 2012
Minister Gerry Ritz
Preceded by James Bezan
Succeeded by Merv Tweed
Personal details
Born (1956-07-21) 21 July 1956
Wiarton, Ontario
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Darlene Miller
Residence Georgian Bluffs, Ontario
Profession farmer

Larry Miller, MP (born 21 July 1956[1]) is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound for the Conservative Party. Miller is married with three children and three grandchildren.[2]

Early life and career

Miller was born in Wiarton, Ontario. Before entering federal politics, Miller was a councillor in Keppel Township, Ontario from 1991 to 1993. He progressed to Deputy Reeve in 1994, and in 1996 became the Reeve of Keppel Township. He was briefly a councillor in Grey County between 2000 and 2001, and between 2000 and 2004 he was mayor of Georgian Bluffs.[1] He also owns a beef-farming operation.

Federal politics

Miller won the Conservative Party nomination for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound in 2004, and defeated three-term Liberal Member of Parliament Ovid Jackson by almost 5,000 votes in that year's federal election.

With many historic Georgian Bay lighthouses in his riding, Miller sponsored the bill that became the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act in the Commons in January 2008.[3]

Bill C-19 Controversy

On February 7, 2012, during a Parliamentary Debate about Bill C-19, Miller stirred controversy after comparing the long-gun registry to Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Regime quoting former Liberal Minister Allan Rock: "I came to Ottawa last year with the firm belief that the only people in Canada who should have firearms are police officers and the military." Miller added afterwards: "Sound familiar? Adolf Hitler. 1939". Later on, he quoted former Liberal Senator Sharon Carstairs who've said "the registering of hunting rifles is the first step in the social re-engineering of Canadians" which Miller added "that is what Adolf Hitler tried to do in the 1930s". Miller later retracted his statements.[4][5]

Controversial comments regarding immigrants

On March 16, 2015, while appearing on a call-in show on CFOS Radio, Miller commented on the issue of would-be Canadian citizens wearing a niqab at their citizenship ceremony. Miller said, "if you don't like that or don't want to do that, stay the hell where you came from, is the way, and I think most Canadians feel the same... I'm so sick and tired of, of people wanting to come here because they know it's a good country and then they want to change things before they even really officially become a Canadian, so , I have no sympathy for her..."[6] The following day, Miller issued a statement apologizing for the inflammatory part of his comments, but maintained his opinion that one should uncover their face when taking the citizenship oath.[7]

In the 2015 election, Miller was reelected by almost 5,000 votes.[8]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeLarry Miller 26,297 46.7 -9.6 –
LiberalKimberley Love 21,879 38.8 +22.73 –
New DemocraticDavid McLaren 6,270 11.1 -6.54 –
GreenChris Albinati 1,887 3.3 -6.69 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,333100.0   $217,686.73
Total rejected ballots 2120.37-0.07
Turnout 56,54568.91+3.87
Eligible voters 82,056
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeLarry Miller 28,744 56.30 +8.64 –
New DemocraticKaren Gventer 9,008 17.64 +8.01 –
Liberal Kimberley Love 8,203 16.07 +1.77 –
GreenEmma Jane Hogbin 5,099 9.99 -17.18 –
Total valid votes 51,054 100.00–
Total rejected ballots 227 0.44+0.02
Turnout 51,281 65.04+3.68
Eligible voters 78,848 ––
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeLarry Miller 22,975 47.66 -0.52 $83,330
GreenDick Hibma 13,095 27.17 +14.26 $63,875
LiberalThomas Noble 6,892 14.30 -13.26 $39,399
New DemocraticJill McIllwraith 4,640 9.63 -1.71 $9,434
Christian HeritageJoel Kidd 599 1.24 * $1,377
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,201 100.00$84,478
Total rejected ballots 204 0.42
Turnout 48,40561.36 –
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeLarry Miller 25,133 48.18 +3.2 $72,117
LiberalVerona Jackson 14,378 27.56 -8.2 $52,377
GreenShane Jolley 6,735 12.91 +8.7 $17,349
New DemocraticJill McIllwraith 5,918 11.34 -1.7 $11,210
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,164100.00
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeLarry Miller 22,411 45.0 -6.0
LiberalOvid Jackson 17,824 35.8 -8.4
New DemocraticSebastian Ostertag 6,516 13.1 +8.2
GreenAlex Drossos 2,076 4.2
Christian HeritageSteven J. Taylor 982 2.0
Total valid votes 49,809100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

References

  1. 1 2 "Parliamentarian File: Larry Miller". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  2. ↑ "About Larry". LarryMiller.ca. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  3. ↑ Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society News and Events http://www.nslps.com/trip_and_program_calendar.asp
  4. ↑ Nonato, Sheila Dabu. "Conservatives limit debate on long-gun registry". Postmedia News. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  5. ↑ "Larry Miller, Conservative MP, Compares Liberal Support For Long-Gun Registry To Hitler's Policies". The Huffington Post. February 7, 2011.
  6. ↑ http://owensoundhub.org/opinion/971-who-are-most-canadians.html
  7. ↑ O'Malley, Kady (24 March 2015). "Larry Miller, Conservative MP, recants inflammatory niqab-ban comment". CBC News. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Maloney, Ryan (20 October 2015). "6 Controversial Tory Incumbents Who Lost (And 2 Who Didn't)". Huffington Post Canada. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, 30 September 2015
  10. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

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