Dave Epp
- Born
- June 10, 1962
- Career
- Farmer
- Political Experience
- Elected to represent the riding of Chatham-Kent—Leamington in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering federal politics, Dave Epp was a third-generation farmer in Leamington, Ontario. He was a partner in Lycoland Farms Ltd., a family-owned agricultural business that grows cash crops and vegetables. His public disclosures with the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner have listed this farm as a declarable asset. Epp has also been involved in agricultural organizations. He reportedly served as the chair of the Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers and was a director for the Ontario Farmers' Vegetable Growers' Marketing Board.
Public Controversies
In 2021, Dave Epp was one of several Conservative MPs who reportedly hired a summer student through the Canada Summer Jobs program who was publicly associated with an anti-abortion group. The decision drew criticism from pro-choice advocates who questioned the use of the federal program for such a hiring. Epp also received media attention for voting against Bill C-6, a bill designed to ban conversion therapy. He explained his vote by stating that while he opposed the practice of conversion therapy, he believed the bill's definition was too broad and could unintentionally criminalize private conversations. The bill ultimately passed with support from many Conservative MPs.
Where Dave falls on key policy spectrums
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Dave Epp won with 41,612 votes (57.5%)
Total votes cast: 72,351
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Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, thewent to the Canadian people and said that he was going to move at speeds unseen in generations. We thought that was for major projects, and that is not what we have seen. Now what we are seeing is speeds moving and steamrolling over committees and over the co-operative work of this House. Is that what the Prime Minister meant by moving at speeds unseen in
Mr. Speaker, while I was not personally involved, I would like to note the co-operation between our side of the House and the Bloc in getting amendments in based on the witness testimony. As I have been following the debate today, the question I keep asking myself is this: Why? Why are the victims being ignored? Why is all the testimony being ignored, along with the amendments that the committee
Thank you. We've heard testimony at this meeting today that AgriInsurance is well supported and works well, etc., and AgriStability does not. Would you agree with the following two statements? Over time, AgriStability has moved from a stabilization program, its original intent, to more of a disaster response and, quite frankly, it's not working there. Also, what your producers are saying—what
Basically, we're not necessarily looking at tweaks to try to fix AgriStability. We're looking at a major rewrite. I heard that in your opening testimony.
A structure that has worked over time—over the decades—since its inception with AgriInsurance and that remains well supported has been the insurance model. With the stabilization approach, from a margin perspective, be it either margin or gross revenue, both areas that are being looked at, why not take a look at an insurance model as a broad framework? Is that a possibility or is that out the
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I heard the call for diversified programming because of our very diverse agriculture scene across the country. Could you envision an AgriStability program that is an insurance-based model where there is plug and play to feed into that broad framework from the different regions and different sectors that work in those specific sectors?