Scott Reid is the Member of Parliament for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston. He was first elected in November 2000.
In the 45th federal general election, Scott Reid is the Conservative candidate for the riding of Lanark-Frontenac.
Scott was elected chairman of the Conservative parliamentary caucus in November, 2021. He 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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April 25, 2025
I am deeply honoured and humbled to receive the below endorsement from The Parliamentary Friends of the Ahmadiyya (PFA) Muslim Jama’at. I have had the opportunity of taking part in many gatherings that the PFA has hosted. They have always graciously welcomed me with open arms and taught me many beautiful lessons about faith and community. I look forward…
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November 25, 2024
QUESTION: What would your advice be to Canadians who need to get a passport for upcoming travel? Answer: Within the riding of Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, there are one of two ways that constituents can currently apply for, or renew their passports, during the ongoing Canada Post strike. I will outline them below: #1. A constituent can visit one of the two…
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July 26, 2024
King’s Coronation Medal Nominations open until Sept. 4 I am accepting nominations for the King’s Coronation Medal until September 4, 2024. Please complete and return a nomination form, enclosed here: KING’S CORONATION MEDAL NOMINATION FORM
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January 29, 2024
Today, January 29, we mark the 7th anniversary of the heinous murder of six of our fellow citizens who were killed solely for practising their faith in peace, in their place of worship, because they were Muslim. Violence and bigotry directed against religious believers, based on their religion, is inimical to a free, peaceful, and plural society. I stand…
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October 17, 2023
HERE is a link to remarks I delivered in the House of Commons on 16 October 2023, in which I detailed the nature of my private interest in my family’s business and its relation to the House’s consideration of Bill C-56 and Bill C-352, and explained a set of documents, below, that I submitted to the Clerk of the…
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August 18, 2023
I was saddened to learn of the passing of James Bartleman, the former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, at the age of 83. I had a personal connection to James, who was the former owner of the house in Perth which became my family’s home in 2014. James was an accomplished diplomat, a distinguished public servant, and perhaps most importantly,…
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June 12, 2023
Full-text translation of the 1215 edition of Magna Carta Cambridge University Press Source: Hazell R, Melton J, eds. English Translation of Magna Carta (1215). In: Magna Carta and Its Modern Legacy. Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy. Cambridge University Press; 2015:233-242. PDF (created by Scott Reid, with additional notes) La Grande Charte des Libertés (“La Magna Carta”, 1215) Source du…
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February 9, 2023
Today, Canopy Growth announced that it is laying off 46% of its workforce in Smiths Falls, ON. This announcement comes as a shock to the many workers and their families, so it is appropriate for everyone’s thoughts and prayers to be with them today. While there are many reasons that this industry is retrenching, the overwhelming factors are the…
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February 6, 2023
This is an update on my message, following a Toronto Star interview, in 2018. The original response is posted on my website, HERE. Back in May 2018, the Toronto Star searched through the public postings on the webpage of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, and was thereby able to establish that about a dozen of Canada’s 338…
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June 11, 2021
In a 1996 essay, “Penumbras for the People”, I advocated the adoption of a law that would permit Parliament to invoke Section 33 of the Charter of Rights (the so-called “Notwithstanding Clause“, which permits Parliament and the provincial legislatures to re-enact laws that have been struck down by the courts as being in violation of the Charter), only if its…
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