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.
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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 think the member opposite would agree that we are at a stage in our defence where the cupboard is bare and we have to quickly procure all the things that are needed. We are buying planes, we are buying boats and we are buying munitions. There are all kinds of efforts on the go. Does he not feel that we need to put resources in place to put us in a place where we can better defend
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Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Isabelle Garon on her new role. It is a good thing when several members of a family serve the people. In my family, my great-uncle was the member for Charlottetown. We are currently debating budget 2025. The member said that the government sometimes listened to the Bloc Québécois's recommendations and included them in the budget. What would he like to see in budget
Mr. Speaker, as an engineer, I am very detail-oriented in general. I would say the more detail we can put in the bill and not leave to regulators or bureaucrats, the better. I look forward to the amendments the member opposite will bring to committee.
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Mr. Speaker, this bill does something very important: Anything that is currently illegal in the real world will also be illegal in the digital world. How can we ensure compliance with our laws?
Mr. Speaker, there was something unacceptable in the previous versions. Minority Report The first two versions said that if somebody thought a person was going to commit a hate crime in the future, that person could be put in prison for up to 25 years. That seemed, to me, very much like the movie. It is certainly not charter-compliant, so I am glad to see that it was removed.
C-34 Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise in the House. Today, I will be speaking about Bill, but before I begin, I want to take a moment to honour the memory of Chief Warrant Officer Ron Nutt, from my riding, who served in the 1st Hussars for over 30 years and sadly passed away at age 67. Taken too soon, he was a quiet, gentle man, but a really intelligent, forceful human being. He will
Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola Mr. Speaker, I am not a lawyer, so I highly recommend having a discussion with the member forbecause he will know the answer to that, but I believe there is a bullying definition used in the law. I would reiterate that some of the types of bullying we see use sexual images, for example, as in the Amanda Todd and Rehtaeh Parsons examples. I would point the member to the
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member had a lot of questions in his speech about details that should come forward. I wonder if he has any specific amendments he would like to see brought to committee.