Marilyn Gladu
- Born
- 1962
- Career
- Professional engineer for Dow Chemical for 21 years, engineering manager and director of engineering at Suncor, consultant at WorleyParsons
- Political Experience
- Conservative Member of Parliament for Sarnia—Lambton since 2015
- Notable
- Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineers and a Fellow of Engineers Canada in 2017. Named most collegial MP by Maclean's in 2016. Speaks French.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering politics, Marilyn Gladu was a professional engineer with a 21-year career at Dow Chemical in Sarnia, where she held various senior positions, including the director of engineering. She later worked as a consultant for WorleyParsons. Her background is heavily rooted in the energy and chemical industries, which are major employers in her Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong riding.
Key Relationships & Connections
Within the Conservative Party of Canada, Marilyn Gladu has been associated with a group of MPs who formed a 'civil liberties caucus' during the COVID-19 pandemic to challenge vaccine mandates. This reportedly connected her with other caucus members like MP Leslyn Lewis, who shared similar views. She has served in various critic roles under different Conservative leaders, placing her within the party's shadow cabinet structure.
Public Controversies
Marilyn Gladu attracted significant media attention and criticism during the COVID-19 pandemic for her public statements on vaccines and mandates. In a 2021 television interview, she reportedly questioned the severity of COVID-19 by comparing its risk level to that of polio before the polio vaccine was introduced. These comments were criticized by medical experts and public health officials. She was also a prominent organizer of a group of Conservative MPs who publicly challenged federal vaccine mandates for workers and travellers, causing some internal division within her party at the time.
Where Marilyn falls on key policy spectrums
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Marilyn Gladu won with 40,597 votes (53.1%)
Total votes cast: 76,389
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Mr. Speaker, I am proud to be part of a government that is committed to defending Canadian trade and ensuring that our businesses are not overly reliant on any single market. By opening doors for exporters and supporting small businesses to reach customers around the world, we are strengthening our economy and creating more opportunities in my riding of Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong and across the
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, our new government and thehave been clear that we will protect private property rights for Canadians. I have great respect for the member opposite and his extensive legal experience. What does the member believe is the best legal path forward to make sure that private property rights are protected?
This is the same linguistic technical amendment as before, where it would replace the word “disclose” with “produce”—that they would “produce” the listed records.
I so move. See Minutes of Proceedings (Amendment agreed to []) (Clause 190 as amended agreed to) (Clauses 191 to 194 agreed to) (On clause 195)
Once again, casting aspersions on members of this committee is unhelpful, and I think the members opposite are just obstructing, trying to waste time instead of—
Thank you, Chair. This is a technical amendment. Essentially, clause 100 applies to clauses 31, 32 and 34, but right now the reference to clause 32 is missing. The amendment will fix that.
I have a point of order. Chair, I'm really not sure what making personal attacks and pontificating on motives has to do with the amendment on which we are speaking right now, so I would ask you to call the member back to relevancy. Thank you.
I have a point of order.