Preceded by Ovid Jackson Profession farmer Succeeded by Merv Tweed Political party Conservative | Preceded by James Bezan Spouse Darlene Miller Minister Gerry Ritz Name Larry Miller | |
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Born 21 July 1956 (age 67)
Wiarton, Ontario ( 1956-07-21 ) Role Member of the Canadian House of Commons Office Member of the Canadian House of Commons since 2004 Party Conservative Party of Canada Profiles | ||
Residence Georgian Bluffs, Canada | ||
Larry miller and john baird talk about americans stealing canadian water
Larry Miller, (born 21 July 1956) is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound for the Conservative Party. Miller is married with three children and three grandchildren.
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- Larry miller and john baird talk about americans stealing canadian water
- Mp larry miller stands up for rural canadians on democratic reform
- Early life and career
- Federal politics
- Bill C 19 Controversy
- Controversial comments regarding immigrants
- Electoral record
- References
Mp larry miller stands up for rural canadians on democratic reform
Early life and career
Miller was born in Wiarton, Ontario. Before entering federal politics, Miller was a councillor in Keppel Township, Ontario from 1991 to 1993. He progressed to Deputy Reeve in 1994, and in 1996 became the Reeve of Keppel Township. He was briefly a councillor in Grey County between 2000 and 2001, and between 2000 and 2004 he was mayor of Georgian Bluffs. He also owns a beef-farming operation.
Federal politics
Miller won the Conservative Party nomination for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound in 2004, and defeated three-term Liberal Member of Parliament Ovid Jackson by almost 5,000 votes in that year's federal election.
With many historic Georgian Bay lighthouses in his riding, Miller sponsored the bill that became the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act in the Commons in January 2008.
Bill C-19 Controversy
On February 7, 2012, during a Parliamentary Debate about Bill C-19, Miller stirred controversy after comparing the long-gun registry to Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Regime quoting former Liberal Minister Allan Rock: "I came to Ottawa last year with the firm belief that the only people in Canada who should have firearms are police officers and the military." Miller added afterwards: "Sound familiar? Adolf Hitler. 1939". Later on, he quoted former Liberal Senator Sharon Carstairs who've said "the registering of hunting rifles is the first step in the social re-engineering of Canadians" which Miller added "that is what Adolf Hitler tried to do in the 1930s". Miller later retracted his statements.
Controversial comments regarding immigrants
On March 16, 2015, while appearing on a call-in show on CFOS Radio, Miller commented on the issue of would-be Canadian citizens wearing a niqab at their citizenship ceremony. Miller said, "if you don't like that or don't want to do that, stay the hell where you came from, is the way, and I think most Canadians feel the same... I'm so sick and tired of, of people wanting to come here because they know it's a good country and then they want to change things before they even really officially become a Canadian, so , I have no sympathy for her..." The following day, Miller issued a statement apologizing for the inflammatory part of his comments, but maintained his opinion that one should uncover their face when taking the citizenship oath.
In the 2015 election, Miller was reelected by almost 5,000 votes.
Electoral record
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.