Cheryl Gallant
- Born
- May 23, 1960 — Sarnia, Ontario
- Family
- Married since 1985, and is the parent of four daughters
- Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, University of Western Ontario
- Career
- Worked for a major Canadian life insurance company as a group insurance executive and for a time as an office manager of a family-owned professional practice
- Political Experience
- Chair of the City of Pembroke Downtown Development Commission and as a member of the Economic Advisory Committee for the city. Won her seat in the 2000 federal election
- Notable
- Along with fellow MP Scott Reid, they are the longest-serving current Conservative MPs, and the last two MPs still serving who were members of the Canadian Alliance. She is the longest serving woman in the federal caucus.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before being elected to Parliament, Cheryl Gallant was reportedly the co-owner of a family-run insurance brokerage in Pembroke, Ontario. Her professional background also includes work as an office manager and an executive assistant.
Key Relationships & Connections
Cheryl Gallant is widely considered a prominent member of the social conservative wing of the Conservative Party of Canada. She has reportedly received support and positive ratings from anti-abortion advocacy groups such as the Campaign Life Coalition for her voting record on related issues.
Public Controversies
Cheryl Gallant has been involved in numerous public controversies throughout her career. In 2011, she faced criticism for comments suggesting the military should be less "homosexual-friendly." In 2014, she reportedly compared abortion to the beheading of journalist James Foley by ISIS during a debate, a comparison that drew widespread condemnation. She has also faced scrutiny over her expenses, including billing taxpayers for a trip to a Conservative party convention. In 2021, she sponsored an e-petition that questioned the scientific consensus on climate change and called for a public debate on the matter. More recently, she was criticized for a video that some observers claimed used anti-Semitic imagery to attack Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; the video was later taken down.
Where Cheryl falls on key policy spectrums
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Cheryl Gallant won with 37,333 votes (55.7%)
Total votes cast: 67,018
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Madam Speaker, I cannot get my head into the brain of a Liberal. It is quite diabolical what they are doing. It sounds like they would rather save money and deal with mental illness by having MAID.
Madam Speaker, the overwhelming majority of people who have contacted me do not want MAID to go forward. Quite frankly, the discussion on advance requests has really not been fully discussed. In fact, it has not been discussed at all. Very few people have raised the issue of advance requests and the whole issue of safeguards has never been put into place. That is what their concern is, that the
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C-31 Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise on behalf of the women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces serving at Garrison Petawawa to speak to Bill, the Liberals' omnibus budget legislation. This bill would establish the Defence Investment Agency as a stand-alone agency. C-40 C-40 C-31 Now, for Canadians following at home, this is a different bill than Bill, which turns the Defence Investment
Mr. Speaker, we have seen the correct way to do procurement. It was when Prime Minister Harper was in charge. He assigned the Privy Council Office to do it. When the prime minister is behind the orders, we get it done. Prime Minister Right now, thehas changed a defence agency in its infancy into a Crown corporation. The difference is that he can invest money. The government can invest in
Mr. Speaker, the bill that is before us is about the military. I can tell the House that not only are regular people, civilians, looking for housing but that the people joining the military are also looking. The military has not built new barracks in years, and the barracks it does have are condemned. A recruit coming in is sent into a room, if there are even any left, that is mouldy, with
Mr. Speaker, people are leaving the military faster than it can recruit them. It does not have bullets. It does not have the equipment. We have zero air defence in Canada. That is why it is keeping the Canadian people in the dark. The government knows that war is coming, and it has to warn the people but is not prepared to do so.
Mr. Speaker, as Remembrance Day approaches, we pause to honour those who never came home while also remembering those who did. Some returned carrying wounds we can see. Others carry wounds we cannot. More than 2,000 Canadians were wounded during the Afghanistan mission. This year, 39 more were injured in the tragic fire at CFB Wainwright. Behind every injury is a life forever changed, a family