Scott Reid is the Member of Parliament for Lanark-Frontenac. He was first elected in November 2000.
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).
Today, the House of Commons voted on the following motion, proposed by the NDP’s Charlie Angus: “That, in responding to the call of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to move our nation on a path of true healing for the crimes of the residential school era, the House: (a) invite Pope Francis to participate in this journey with Canadians…
Over the weekend, the Toronto Star published an article by Alex Ballingall entitled “Moonlighting MPs — Does your representative in the House of Commons have a second job?”. You can read the article HERE. Since I haven’t dealt with this subject in detail and in one place before, I thought it would be helpful for the people I represent to see my…
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.
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…
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. …
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…
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…
I support Andrew Scheer to be the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. I’m posting this note because an odd CBC article appeared last evening which contained statements on the Conservative leadership contest from, among others, a person named Scott Reid, based in Ottawa. I was reading a text version of the article, which did not include photos. In doing so,…
On Wednesday evening, February 15, I delivered the following remarks against Motion M-103, a Private Members’ Business (PMB) motion sponsored by Liberal MP Iqra Khalid (Mississauga–Erin Mills). My remarks can be viewed in the context of the one hour of debate on M-103 that took place on February 15 by following this link to the House of Commons Hansard for the…
The correspondence below was sent to the President and the Executive Director of Fair Vote Canada, in response to an invitation to participate in the Fair Vote Canada-sponsored electoral reform event planned for January 2017. Some details of the original email exchange have been omitted for privacy. — Scott Reid ———-o0o———- From: Reid, Scott – M.P. Sent: December…
Scott Reid is the Member of Parliament for Lanark-Frontenac. He was first elected in November 2000.
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).
