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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).

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Scott Reid & Mayor Davison Announce $400,000 for Infrastructure in South Frontenac

May 19, 2009

Sydenham – South Frontenac Mayor, Gary Davison joined local MP Scott Reid today at Sydenham Town Hall to announce that the federal government has agreed to commit over $400,000 for infrastructure development in South Frontenac. “These funds will help to build improved infrastructure in South Frontenac,” said Reid. “Infrastructure is an investment in the economy to foster future prosperity.”…

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Scott Reid & Reeve Thompson Announce Federal Support for Frizzell Road Reconstruction

May 19, 2009

Centreville – Stone Mills Township Reeve Debbie Thompson joined local MP Scott Reid today in Centreville to announce that the federal government has agreed to commit over $1,000,000 to reconstruct Frizzell Road. “Frizzell Road represents a much-needed improvement to the area,” said Reid. “The improvement will ensure the continued usability of that road for the folks nearby far into…

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Scott Reid Takes Bronze for Canada’s Best Constituency MP

May 11, 2009

Parliament Hill – On April 13, Scott Reid was declared the 3rd Best Constituency MP in the country by the Hill Times’ Annual Survey. The survey, now in its 17th year, asked MPs and staff on Parliament Hill who is the best constituency MP on Parliament Hill. Scott Reid tied with two other MPs for third most votes. “I…

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Canada/United Nations Condemns Iran’s Human Rights Record

November 26, 2008

PARLIAMENT HILL, Yesterday local MP Scott Reid read the following statement in the House of Commons announcing Canada’s successful sponsorship of a resolution condemning Iran’s human rights record: Mr. Speaker, on November 21 the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Canadian-led resolution on the human rights situation in Iran. This is an important achievement in…

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Flags Supporting our Troops Presented to Defence Minister

June 2, 2008

Parliament Hill, Today, Carleton Place resident, Mr. Gary Strike, presented the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, with three flags carrying the signatures of Canadians who support our troops overseas. Each of the flags was originally a blank flag-sized piece of white fabric on which Canadians signed their names in red ink, until the red of the signatures…

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Lovelace Released; Government Grudgingly Acknowledges Error

May 30, 2008

For Immediate Release The release of Bob Lovelace, after serving more than half of an unprecedented sentence, was well received by Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington MP Scott Reid and MPP Randy Hillier. The combination of imprisonment and fines set out by a previous court ruling were stayed by Justice Marc Rosenberg and Mr. Lovelace found himself at last a free…

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Carleton Place’s Historic Connection to the Red Baron

April 21, 2008

Carleton Place April 21 marks the 90th anniversary of the most famous aerial combat of all time, in which the Canadian pilot, Captain Arthur Royal Brown, shot down Manfred von Richthofen, Germany’s illustrious Red Baron. By this act, Brown saved the lives of countless allied pilots and brought to an end the career of the deadliest flying ace of…

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Maple Leaf Tartan Now Exclusively Canadian

April 6, 2008

Ottawa – Parliament Hill Local MP Scott Reid, on behalf of the Government of Canada, announced during the Tartan Day celebrations that the Maple Leaf Tartan is now exclusively Canadian. “I am pleased to announce that Secretary of State Jason Kenney has registered the Maple Leaf Tartan with the Scottish Tartans Authority in Edinburgh in the name of the…

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Parliamentary Committee Votes Unanimously to Support Zimbabwean Democracy

March 14, 2008

OTTAWA, Today Scott Reid, MP, the Chair of the Subcommittee on International Human rights, made public a resolution of the subcommittee expressing concern over the upcoming March 29, 2008, elections in Zimbabwe. In a meeting of the committee last week, the following motion was unanimously adopted, with support from representatives of all political parties: That the Subcommittee on International…

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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).

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