Roman Baber
- Born
- August 9, 1980 — Leningrad, Soviet Union
- Education
- William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute; York University; Law degree at the University of Western Ontario
- Career
- Lawyer
- Political Experience
- MPP for York Centre from 2018 to 2022; Elected to House of Commons for York Centre in 2025
- Notable
- Removed from PC Party caucus for opposition to COVID-19 lockdowns; Candidate in 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering politics, Roman Baber worked as a lawyer. His legal practice reportedly focused on civil and commercial litigation.
Key Relationships & Connections
Roman Baber has a well-known political history with Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Baber was first elected as a Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) under Ford's leadership. However, Ford removed Baber from the PC caucus in 2021 after Baber publicly voiced his opposition to the government's COVID-19 lockdown measures.
Public Controversies
The most significant public controversy involving Roman Baber occurred in January 2021 while he was an Ontario MPP. He wrote an open letter to Premier Doug Ford arguing that the province's COVID-19 lockdowns were causing more harm than good and should be ended. As a result of this public dissent from the government's official policy, Premier Ford removed him from the Progressive Conservative caucus. Baber then sat as an independent MPP. This stance against lockdown measures became a central part of his political identity and was a key platform in his later campaign for the leadership of the federal Conservative Party of Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, the member should tell that to the 2.2 million Canadians at the food bank. The Liberals' $1 trillion of new debt means less growth and fewer jobs. In April, Canada lost 18,000 jobs. The unemployment rate is up. In the first four months of this year, Canada lost 111,000 full-time jobs. Youth unemployment is at 14.3%. Young Canadians already cannot afford rent, groceries or homes. Now
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, after one year, Canadians see that all the promises are broken and all the fancy speeches were just an illusion. With the, it is more costs, more taxes, more debt and more unemployment. The Prime Minister is just another Liberal. After a decade of deficits, taxes and debt, Canada has the lowest investment per worker, the second-lowest productivity and second-highest
Mr. Chair, you don't believe that's an expansion of an existing—
How do you balance this requirement of consent by the complainant proposed by the NDP amendment versus the Stinchcombe requirement to disclose?
Am I able to make some...? Does that bump the speaking list, then?
I'm sorry. Which one is it?
I have a quick question for the officials. In theory, I don't object to this, but it's highly unusual to insist on the complainant being represented in a criminal context. Am I correct?
It was the mover of the motion.