Larry Miller (Canadian politician)

Larry Miller
MP
Miller at the Olympic Torch ceremony in Owen Sound
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
Assumed office
June 28, 2004
Preceded by Ovid Jackson
Chair of the Standing Committee on
Agriculture
In office
3 February 2009 – 24 September 2012
Minister Gerry Ritz
Preceded by James Bezan
Succeeded by Merv Tweed
Personal details
Born (1956-07-21) 21 July 1956
Wiarton, Ontario
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Darlene Miller
Residence Georgian Bluffs, Ontario
Profession Beef Farmer

Larry Miller MP (born 21 July 1956[1]) is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound for the Conservative Party. Miller is married with three children and three grandchildren.[2]

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.[1] 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.[3]

In the 2015 election, Miller was reelected by almost 5,000 votes.[4]

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'd 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.[5][6]

Citizenship ceremony controversy

On March 16, 2015, while appearing on a call-in show on CFOS Radio, Miller commented on the issue of Zunera Ishaq wishing to wear a niqab at her 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..."[7] The following day, Miller issued a statement apologizing for part of his comments, but maintained his opinion that one should uncover their face when taking the citizenship oath.[8]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeLarry Miller26,29746.7-9.6–
LiberalKimberley Love21,87938.8+22.73–
New DemocraticDavid McLaren6,27011.1-6.54–
GreenChris Albinati1,8873.3-6.69–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,333100.0   $217,686.73
Total rejected ballots 2120.37-0.07
Turnout 56,54568.91+3.87
Eligible voters 82,056
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeLarry Miller28,74456.30+8.64–
New DemocraticKaren Gventer9,00817.64+8.01–
LiberalKimberley Love8,20316.07+1.77–
GreenEmma Jane Hogbin5,0999.99-17.18–
Total valid votes 51,054 100.00–
Total rejected ballots 227 0.44+0.02
Turnout 51,281 65.04+3.68
Eligible voters 78,848 ––
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeLarry Miller22,97547.66-0.52$83,330
GreenDick Hibma13,09527.17+14.26$63,875
LiberalThomas Noble6,89214.30-13.26$39,399
New DemocraticJill McIllwraith4,6409.63-1.71$9,434
Christian HeritageJoel Kidd5991.24*$1,377
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,201 100.00$84,478
Total rejected ballots 204 0.42
Turnout 48,40561.36 –
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeLarry Miller25,13348.18+3.2$72,117
LiberalVerona Jackson14,37827.56-8.2$52,377
GreenShane Jolley6,73512.91+8.7$17,349
New DemocraticJill McIllwraith5,91811.34-1.7$11,210
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,164100.00
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeLarry Miller22,41145.0-6.0
LiberalOvid Jackson17,82435.8-8.4
New DemocraticSebastian Ostertag6,51613.1+8.2
GreenAlex Drossos2,0764.2
Christian HeritageSteven J. Taylor9822.0
Total valid votes 49,809100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

References

  1. 1 2 "Parliamentarian File: Larry Miller". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  2. ↑ "About Larry". LarryMiller.ca. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  3. ↑ Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society News and Events "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  4. ↑ Maloney, Ryan (20 October 2015). "6 Controversial Tory Incumbents Who Lost (And 2 Who Didn't)". Huffington Post Canada. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Nonato, Sheila Dabu. "Conservatives limit debate on long-gun registry". Postmedia News. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  6. ↑ "Larry Miller, Conservative MP, Compares Liberal Support For Long-Gun Registry To Hitler's Policies". The Huffington Post. February 7, 2011.
  7. ↑ http://owensoundhub.org/opinion/971-who-are-most-canadians.html
  8. ↑ O'Malley, Kady (24 March 2015). "Larry Miller, Conservative MP, recants inflammatory niqab-ban comment". CBC News. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  9. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, 30 September 2015
  10. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine.
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