Michelle Rempel Garner

Michelle Rempel Garner PC MP (née Godin;[1] born February 14, 1980) is a Canadian politician, who is the federal Member of Parliament (MP) for the electoral riding of Calgary Nose Hill since the 2015 federal election. Prior to this, she served as the MP for Calgary Centre-North after the 2011 federal election, holding the seat for the Conservative Party following the retirement of Jim Prentice from federal politics.[2] Rempel is a member of the Conservative Party and served as the Minister of State responsible for Western Economic Diversification Canada. She formerly served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment. On November 20, 2015, she was appointed as Official Opposition Critic for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, within the shadow cabinet of Rona Ambrose. On November 29, 2019, she was appointed as Official Opposition Critic for Industry and Economic Development.[3]

The Honourable

Michelle Rempel Garner

PC MP
Minister of Western Economic Diversification
In office
July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byLynne Yelich
Succeeded byNavdeep Bains
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Calgary Nose Hill
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byDiane Ablonczy
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Calgary Centre-North
In office
May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Preceded byJim Prentice
Succeeded byRiding abolished
Personal details
Born
Michelle Godin

(1980-02-14) February 14, 1980
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Jeffrey Garner (m. 2019)
ResidenceCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba (BA, 2003)
ProfessionAdministrative professional, Member of Parliament

Early life and career

Rempel was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is of partial Franco-Manitoban ancestry through her father.[4] Rempel Garner completed a degree in economics at the University of Manitoba. [5] Rempel helped to pay her way through school by playing as a classically-trained pianist.[1]

Federal politics

Rempel became involved in politics by volunteering with the riding association of Diane Ablonczy,[1] and she later served as president of the Conservative Party riding executive for her riding of Calgary—Nose Hill.[6] After the resignation of Jim Prentice, Rempel was encouraged to run for his old seat of Calgary Centre-North by members of the Calgary business community and the Conservative party, but only decided to do so after talking with Rona Ambrose.[1] Rempel was acclaimed as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in Calgary Centre-North on December 17, 2010, in anticipation of a by-election to replace Prentice.[7] The uncalled by-election was superseded by the 2011 federal election.

Following her election to the House of Commons of Canada, Rempel was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment on May 25, 2011. She received positive media coverage in late 2011 for her strong performance during Question Period, and was seen as a rising star within the Conservative caucus.[8] Rempel played a role in the multi-partisan effort to create Sable Island National Park Reserve.[9] On November 21, 2012, Canadian newsmagazine Maclean's named her as one of their "Parliamentarians of the Year" in the "Rising Star" category,[10] which Rempel repeated on November 24, 2014.[11] Rempel was recognized as the MP with the 7th biggest social media influence in November 2013.[12] The 2013 Hill Times Annual Most Valuable Politician & All Politics Poll awarded Rempel 2nd place in the "Best Up-and-comer MP" category behind Justin Trudeau.[13]

She was one of the co-chairs of the 2013 Conservative Party of Canada's national convention held in Calgary.[14]

In the 2013 redistribution, Rempel's riding was split into the ridings of Calgary Confederation and Calgary Nose Hill. With the retirement of, Ablonczy, Rempel ran for the Conservative nomination in Calgary Nose Hill and won.[15]

Minister of State

On July 15, 2013, she was appointed Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification.[16] She was then the youngest female cabinet minister in Canadian history.[17] In October 2013 Rempel launched WINN, a $100 million five-year initiative that offers repayable contributions for small- and medium-sized enterprises with operations in Western Canada.[18] At Western Economic Diversification Rempel has directed about $100 million to small- and medium-sized companies in emerging sectors, such as clean energy.[17]

In Opposition

On November 20, 2015, Rempel was appointed as Official Opposition Critic for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.[19]

Rempel has been an advocate for human rights and has strongly advocated for the protection of ethnic minorities, including the Yazidis.[20] In 2016, a motion put forward by Rempel, which acknowledged the genocide of the Yazidis and called on the government to expedite the processing of Yazidi refugees coming to Canada, passed unanimously.[21]

Rempel sponsored Petition E-1310 that garnered nearly 25,000 signatures.[22]

Rempel tabled a bill amending Canada's bestiality laws in December 2017, which stalled at first reading. Approximately a year later, a government bill addressing the same concerns was tabled by Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould.[23]

Honours

In 2010 Rempel was named one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women in the "Future Leaders" category by the Women's Executive Network.[24] In November 2014 Rempel was named one of Calgary's Top 40 Under 40 by Avenue magazine.[25] In 2016 Rempel was selected as one of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders for that year.[26] The World Economic Forum calls the Forum of Young Global Leaders a "unique and diverse community of the world's most outstanding, next generation leaders. Bold, brave, action-oriented and entrepreneurial, these individuals commit a portion of their time to jointly shape a better future and thereby improve the state of the world." Rempel was named one of "Alberta's 50 Most Influential People of 2016" by Alberta Venture Magazine referencing her "strong debate performances in the House of Commons and for her fierce support of women in politics".[27] In 2018, Rempel was ranked third on the list of "Most Valuable Politicians" by The Hill Times.[28]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Calgary Nose Hill
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMichelle Rempel38,58869.8+9.76
LiberalJosephine Tsang8,70315.7-11.19
New DemocraticPatrick King5,3049.6+0.74
GreenJocelyn Grossé1,5542.8+0.26
People'sKelly Lorencz1,0892.0-
IndependentPeggy Askin710.1-
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,309100.0
Total rejected ballots 262
Turnout 55,57166.9
Eligible voters 83,064
Conservative hold Swing +10.48
Source: Elections Canada[29][30]
2015 Canadian federal election: Calgary Nose Hill
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMichelle Rempel32,76060.04–9.25$106,493.93
LiberalRobert Prcic14,67126.89+15.84$4,646.34
New DemocraticBruce Kaufman4,8368.86–3.92$17,607.32
GreenLaurie Scheer1,3842.54–4.21$2,630.75
LibertarianEdward Gao7271.33–$1,101.19
Democratic AdvancementFaizan Butt1840.34––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,562100.00 $217,293.27
Total rejected ballots 2550.47–
Turnout 54,81767.19–
Eligible voters 81,582
Conservative hold Swing –12.54
Source: Elections Canada[31][32]
2011 Canadian federal election: Calgary Centre-North
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMichelle Rempel28,44356.530.00$82,363.77
New DemocraticPaul Vargis8,04815.99+0.67$15,914.50
LiberalStephen Randall7,04614.00+2.23$55,742.32
GreenHeather MacIntosh6,57813.07−2.22$42,457.33
Marxist–LeninistPeggy Askin2030.40+0.02$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,318 100.00  $
Total rejected ballots 200 0.40–
Turnout 50,518 60.55
Eligible voters 83,431 ––

References
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  2. "Michelle Rempel elected in Calgary Centre-North; Harper re-elected". Global Calgary. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  3. "Tories release list of 'shadow cabinet' members". ipolitics. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  4. Globe and Mail. "Confident rookie MP one of a new breed of Tory women". Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  5. Avenue Calgary. "2014 Alumni — Top 40 Under 40". Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. "About Michelle". Michellerempel.ca. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  7. Schneider, Katie (17 December 2010). "Tory hopeful nominated to replace Prentice". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  8. Taber, Jane (9 December 2011). "Confident rookie MP one of a new breed of Tory women". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  9. Avenue Calgary. "2014 Alumni — Top 40 Under 40". Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  10. "Parliamentarians of the Year 2012 — Michelle Rempel, rising star". Maclean's Magazine. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  11. "Parliamentarians of the Year 2014 — Michelle Rempel, rising star". Maclean's Magazine. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  12. "Twitter on the Hill: Jason Kenney, Paul Wells the top influencers so far". 20 November 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  13. "National News: Elizabeth May named one of Canada's Top 3 Most Valuable MPs for 2013". Northumberland View. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  14. "Tory convention energizes Conservative core for 2015 campaign". Calgary Sun. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  15. "MPs face nomination battles, redrawn ridings in lead-up to 2015". 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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  17. "Michelle Rempel Top 40 under 40". Avenue Magazine. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  18. "Harper Government Announces New Initiative to Support Technology Commercialization and Business Growth in the West".
  19. "Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose taps women for top shadow cabinet jobs". 20 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  20. "michelle-rempel-to-speak-at-conservative-riding-association-event-in-vernon". Vernon Morning Star. February 20, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  21. "When genocide became a political prop in Ottawa". iPolitics. November 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  22. "New citizenship guide to warn against 'abhorrent' practice of female genital mutilation". 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  23. Aiello, Rachel (October 18, 2018). "Feds to ban all forms of bestiality, crack down on animal fighting". CTV News. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  24. Women's Executive Network. "Previous Winners — Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women". Retrieved 12 October 2012.
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  27. "MP Michelle Rempel has brought the issue of "everyday sexism" into the national political conversation". Alberta Venture. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  28. "Freeland named most valuable politician, NAFTA voted biggest story in The Hill Times' 22nd Annual All Politics Poll". The Hill Times. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
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  32. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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