Scott Reid is the Member of Parliament for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston. He was first elected in November 2000.
He has previously served as the Shadow Minister (or opposition critic) for Democratic Institutions (2015-2018), Deputy Opposition House Leader (2015-2016), and Deputy Government House Leader (2006-2015).
He also served as the chairman of the subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (2008-2015).
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March 5, 2018
Here is my lecture on the Supreme Court’s Senate Reference opinion at the recent Canadian Constitution Foundation’s “Law and Freedom” Conference in Toronto.
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November 17, 2017
Two days ago I quoted the concerns felt by seven passionate Muslim reformers, regarding the dangers that they would face, if Parliament were to explicitly condemn ‘Islamophobia’—rather than ‘anti-Muslim bigotry’, which of course they all abhor. Today I want to list some of the concerns that Jewish and Christian witnesses expressed, as to how an all-of-government approach to quelling…
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November 15, 2017
Over the course of two months’ worth of witness testimony into Motion M-103, the Heritage Committee heard testimony from many moderate or reformist Muslims who expressed concern that if the Canadian government responds to this report by condemning ‘Islamophobia’—rather than condemning anti-Muslim bigotry, discrimination and violence—it will be making life much more difficult for independent and dissenting Muslim voices. …
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November 14, 2017
After two months of hearings into Motion M-103, every single witness who commented on the subject agreed that it is wrong to discriminate against Muslims, to engage in violence against Muslims, and to engage in speech that is intended to produce discrimination or violence against Muslims. But there was anything other than a consensus on the utility of the…
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November 10, 2017
On November 9, I spoke in the House during debate on M-124, a motion by my Conservative colleague Alain Rayes to put AEDs (automated external defibrillators) in RCMP vehicles across the country, and for a committee study on how widespread AEDs are in first-responder vehicles across Canada. Mr. Rayes’ motion is as follow: That, in the opinion of the…
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