Dane Lloyd

Dane Lloyd MP (born 1991) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on October 23, 2017, following the resignation of Conservative Interim Leader the Honourable Rona Ambrose.[1]

Dane Lloyd

MP
Dane Lloyd in the House of Commons
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Sturgeon River—Parkland
Assumed office
October 23, 2017
Preceded byRona Ambrose
Personal details
BornFebruary 16, 1991
Ottawa, Ontario
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Raechel Lloyd
ResidenceStony Plain, Alberta
Alma materTrinity Western University (BA)
Military service
Allegiance Canada
Branch/serviceCanadian Army Reserve
RankLieutenant
UnitGovernor General's Foot Guards

Lloyd represents the constituency of Sturgeon River—Parkland as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. Prior to his election to Parliament, Lloyd served as a special assistant to then Minister of International Trade, the Honourable Ed Fast and later as parliamentary advisor to St. Albert-Edmonton MP Michael Cooper. Lloyd continues to serve as a Canadian Army reservist in the Governor General's Foot Guards located in Ottawa.[2] He currently holds a commission as an infantry officer with the rank of lieutenant.

In 2009, at the age of 18 he announced his intention on Facebook to create a National Rifle Association of Canada. However, during his 2017 by-election campaign, Lloyd stated that his views had changed since 2009 and he now favours a "commitment to cost-effective gun control programs designed to keep guns out of the hands of criminals while respecting the rights of law-abiding Canadians to own and use firearms responsibly."[2] Lloyd used the term 'feminazis' while commenting on a Facebook post regarding Guelph University's then-decision to close its women studies program—something he since regrets and says "is not a term he would use today".[3] In 2015, he commented on a Facebook post referencing an article from the Russia Today website opposing the removal of a 1945 memorial to Confederate General Robert E. Lee from a park in Baltimore, stating that despite being on the wrong side of the Civil War "his actions at the end of the war did much to heal and unite a deeply divided nation."[2]

Lloyd was born in Ottawa, Ontario and raised outside of Edmonton, Alberta.[4] He attended and graduated from Edmonton Christian High School in 2009. In 2014, he graduated from Trinity Western University with a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science.[5] While completing his undergraduate studies, Lloyd was elected vice president of Academic Affairs for the Trinity Western University Student Association. He attended the Laurentian Leadership Centre in Ottawa, and served as President of the Trinity Western Model United Nations Society.[5] Dane attended a Baptist Church in St. Albert, Alberta and worships regularly with the Anglican Network in Canada denomination.

Advocacy for the Families of Victims of Crime

St. Albert residents Lyle and Marie McCann went missing in July 2010 on a road trip from their home town to Chiliwack BC. Their charred motor home was discovered a few days later, resulting in a search that led to the arrest of Travis Vader for their murder.[6] While Vader is still unwilling to assist authorities in locating the McCanns’ remains he will be eligible for parole in 2021.[7] This was the catalyst for Lloyd’s commitment, in the 2017 Sturgeon River-Parkland Conservative Nomination, to introduce a Private Member’s Bill that would help families recover the remains of their loved ones.[8] The McCann’s oldest son, Bret McCann, worked with Lloyd in drafting of the bill after he was elected.[9]

In March 2019, Lloyd introduced Private Member’s Bill C-437, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Prisons and Reformatories Act, also known as McCanns’ Law. If passed, willingness to assist authorities to locate the remains of the victim(s) would be a consideration for parole eligibility for someone convicted in the death of a person. According to Lloyd “the hope is not to necessarily punish people more, but to give them (an) incentive to cooperate, to give relevant information on the location of the bodies and then enable the families to have the closure of a funeral.[10]”

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Sturgeon River—Parkland
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDane Lloyd53,23577.5+0.14
New DemocraticGuy Desforges6,94010.1+2.40
LiberalRonald Brochu4,6966.8-5.23
GreenCass Romyn1,7452.5-
People'sTyler Beauchamp1,6252.4-
Christian HeritageErnest Chauvet4160.6-2.30
Total valid votes/Expense limit 68,657100.0
Total rejected ballots 314
Turnout 68,97174.2
Eligible voters 92,965
Conservative hold Swing -2.26
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
Canadian federal by-election, October 23, 2017: Sturgeon River—Parkland
Resignation of Rona Ambrose
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeDane Lloyd16,12577.4
LiberalBrian Gold2,50812.0
New DemocraticShawna Gawreluck1,6067.7
Christian HeritageErnest Chauvet6052.9
Total valid votes/Expense limit 20,844 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 23.69
Eligible voters 87,968

References
  1. "Conservative candidate poised to replace Rona Ambrose in Sturgeon River-Parkland". Edmonton Journal, October 23, 2017.
  2. "Dane Lloyd, Federal Tory Candidate, Once Tried To Start A Canadian NRA 'Movement'". The Huffington Post, October 11, 2017.
  3. "Conservative candidate in Ambrose's old riding regrets 'feminazis' remark". CTV News, October 4, 2017.
  4. Henderson, Jennifer (August 16, 2017). "Two join nomination race for Sturgeon River – Parkland". St. Albert Gazette. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  5. "Dane Lloyd on LinkedIn, accessed on March 2, 2018.
  6. SUN, Calgary; News; Alberta; Email, Share Alberta RCMP arrest Travis Vader again in connection to murders of Lyle and Marie McCann Tumblr Pinterest Google Plus Reddit LinkedIn; Tumblr; Pinterest; Plus, Google; Reddit; LinkedIn (2014-12-20). "Alberta RCMP arrest Travis Vader again in connection to murders of Lyle and Marie McCann | Calgary Sun". Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  7. Purdy, Chris; September 20, The Canadian Press Updated; 2017 (2017-09-20). "'No body, no parole:' Alberta candidate wants law to help victims' families | Calgary Herald". Retrieved 2019-12-02.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. News, Local (2017-09-20). "'No body, no parole:' Alberta candidate wants law to help victims' families | National Post". Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  9. March 1, Joshua Aldrich Published on; March 1, 2019 | Last Updated; Est, 2019 7:46 Pm (2019-03-01). "MP Lloyd presents McCanns' Law in Parliament". Spruce Grove Examiner. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  10. "Lloyd introduces McCanns Law". StAlbertToday.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  11. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  12. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
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