John Reynolds (Canadian politician)
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British Columbia Legislative Assembly for West Vancouver-Howe Sound | |
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| In office May 5, 1983 – October 17, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Allan Williams |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Dalton[1] |
| Member of Parliament for Burnaby—Richmond—Delta | |
| In office October 30, 1972 – May 9, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Goode |
| Succeeded by | Tom Siddon (1978) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Douglas Reynolds January 19, 1942 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative (2003-present) Canadian Alliance (2000-2003) Reform (1997-2000) Progressive Conservative (1972-1977) |
| Other political affiliations | BC Social Credit |
| Profession | Businessman, manager, sales and marketing consultant |
John Douglas Reynolds PC (born January 19, 1942) is a former Canadian politician. He was the member of Parliament for the riding of West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2006 and a former Federal Opposition Leader. He had also been an MP in the 1970s as well as a provincial politician in British Columbia in the 1980s and 1990s.
Life and career
He was first elected to Parliament as a candidate of the Progressive Conservatives in 1972 and was re-elected in 1974. He resigned in 1977 after a series of disagreements with Joe Clark.
Beginning in 1983, he was active in the
Reynolds returned to parliament in
Reynolds resigned as House leader on January 24, 2005, but continued as MP for his riding until his retirement at the 2006 federal election. He was the coordinator of the Conservative campaign in British Columbia. On the day after the election, which resulted in a Conservative minority government, Harper asked Reynolds to approach Liberal minister David Emerson about crossing the floor and serving as a minister in Harper's government. Emerson eventually accepted the offer, which triggered a firestorm of criticism. However, Reynolds, who had strongly criticized Belinda Stronach's switch from the Conservatives to the Liberals, told a suburban Vancouver newspaper that he was "very happy" that Emerson was a Conservative and claimed that the people of Emerson's left-leaning Vancouver riding got the better end of the bargain. "Instead of having someone in opposition," he said, "they have someone who is a cabinet minister of a new government."[2]
Reynolds supports the death penalty.[3]
References
- ^ West Vancouver-Capilano
- ^ "The Powell River Peak". Zwire.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ^ "Alliance candidate 'misquoted' on death penalty". CBC News. 2000-11-08. Archived from the original on 2023-02-10.