Mel Arnold
- Born
- 1958
- Political Experience
- Served on Salmon Arm's environmental advisory council for eight years; Appointed to the B.C. government's Species at Risk Task Force in 2010; Elected as a Member of Parliament in 2015
- Notable
- President of the BC Wildlife Federation and Canadian Wildlife Federation for two terms; Elected vice chair of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans in the 45th Canadian Parliament in 2025
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering federal politics, Mel Arnold had a career as a business owner in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. For many years, he owned and operated Captain's Cove Marina, a business located on Shuswap Lake. His professional background is rooted in the local business community of his region.
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Mel Arnold won with 35,556 votes (52.2%)
Total votes cast: 68,056
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Mr. Speaker, because the Liberal government directed its lawyers to not argue property rights in the Cowichan case, British Columbians who bought their homes, paid their mortgages and followed the law now do not know the status of their home ownership. The Liberal government directive number 14 is still in place. This means that the legal instruction for federal lawyers to not defend property
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, I want to again quote what thestated earlier this week in the House: “All federal agreements with first nations, with indigenous peoples and with rights holders protect private property rights and protect indigenous peoples' rights.” I checked those agreements this morning. As I stated, the Musqueam agreement does not mention the term “private property”. None of those
Cowichan—Malahat—Langford Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for. It is always an honour to rise as the elected representative of Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies. As I have previously stated in this place, all of us have a solemn responsibility to provide representation and voice to the citizens who depend on us to do their bidding here in Parliament. Canadians need us to
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the question from the Bloc member about whether this could be studied at the indigenous affairs committee. With the regime that the current power-brokered Liberal government has now installed at committees with its majority, it is shuttering committees. Any question as to the government's integrity is shut down, turned in camera and voted against by the majority Liberal
Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada Mr. Speaker, on April 17, I asked the government a question, and the response provided by thewas unacceptable, which is why we are here now for this debate this evening. I stated the following: ...after more than a decade of Liberal policies, life is unaffordable. The latest MNP consumer debt
Mr. Speaker, the member for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford was referring to the risks of secret agreements and asking whether I could expand on those risks. Well, because those agreements are secret, we have not seen them. We do not know what the risks are in these secret agreements. I have been privy to this through my work, for over 10 years, on the fisheries committee, where agreements are signed
minister Mr. Speaker, that was more preprocessed talking points from the's office and no real answers for Canadians. The parliamentary secretary said that they are aware of the affordability issue, but are they aware that the government is responsible for it? There are the ever-increasing deficits, and this year's deficit is two times what former prime minister Justin Trudeau would have had.
Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present a petition to the. The long-tailed macaque is the most heavily traded primate for experimental use and was uplisted to “endangered” by the IUCN in 2022. Despite the species' endangered status, Canada has allowed the import of over 10,000 macaques from Cambodia between 2023 and 2025. Environment and