Guy Lauzon

Guy Lauzon (born April 6, 1944) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry from 2004 to 2019 as a member of the Conservative Party.

Guy Lauzon
Lauzon in 2017
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
In office June 28, 2004 – September 11, 2019
Preceded by	Bob Kilger
Succeeded by	Eric Duncan
Chair of the Conservative Party of Canada Parliamentary Caucus
In office November 3, 2008 – November 4, 2015
Preceded by	Rahim Jaffer
Succeeded by	David Sweet
Chair of the Standing Committee on Official Languages
In office May 9, 2006 – May 30, 2007
Minister	Josée Verner
Preceded by	Pablo Rodriguez
Succeeded by	Steven Blaney
Personal details
Born	April 6, 1944 St. Andrew's West, Ontario
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Frances Lauzon
Residence	St. Andrew's West
Profession	insurance, agribusiness

Background

Lauzon was born in St. Andrew's West, Ontario and his family roots in the region can be traced to the 19th century.

Lauzon spent over twenty-two years in the federal public service and served as a local union president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada. During the 1990s, he served as chair of the HDRC's United Way and multiple sclerosis research funding campaigns. He retired in 1993, and is now the general manager of Tri-County Protein, a soybean processing plant in Winchester, Ontario. Lauzon has also served as fundraising chairman of the St. Andrews West Roman Catholic Church, which raised over $100,000 for the building's restoration.

Federal politics

In the 2000 federal election, Lauzon ran as the Canadian Alliance candidate in Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh, and finished second behind incumbent Liberal Bob Kilger.

38th Parliament

The Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party were merged in 2003, and Lauzon ran as a Conservative in the 2004 election and garnered almost 4,000 votes more than his nearest rival, incumbent Bob Kilger.

Lauzon was appointed as the Conservative Party critic for the Treasury Board and Official Languages Committee.

39th Parliament

In the 2006 federal election, Lauzon was chosen once more to represent the Conservative Party as the candidate for Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry. He won 54.7% of the popular vote, defeating his nearest challenger, Tom Manley, by over 14,000 votes. It was the Conservatives fourth largest victory in Ontario in terms of popular support.

In 2006, Guy Lauzon was appointed to the deputy whip position of the Conservative party.

In the spring of 2007, Guy Lauzon was ousted from his position as the Official Languages Committee chair in a non-confidence vote (by all three opposition parties) for cancelling a scheduled meeting moments before witnesses were to testify.[1] The hearing was being held to examine the cancellation of a Court Challenges Program, to which the government cut funding. The Conservative government then, following procedures from what the media has dubbed the "obstruction manual,"[2] decided not to nominate a new chair, shutting down the committee's work.

On October 10, 2007 Lauzon was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario.

40th Parliament

On November 3, 2008, almost a month following that year's federal election, Lauzon was appointed Chairman of the Conservative Caucus, succeeding defeated Alberta MP Rahim Jaffer.[3]

41st Parliament

Lauzon introduced a bill, C-350, which would ensure any monetary awards owed to an offender as a result of legal action are first used to resolve financial obligations to victims and family members, such as child support dues.[4]

42nd Parliament

Lauzon announced on January 26, 2019 that he would not be running in the 2019 election.[5]

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Guy Lauzon	27,091	51.1	-11.00	–
	Liberal	Bernadette Clement	20,452	38.5	+20.60	–
	New Democratic	Patrick Burger	4,332	8.2	-9.3	–
	Green	Elaine Kennedy	1,191	2.2	0	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			53,066	100.0		$212,533.29
Total rejected ballots			234	0.43	+0.03
Turnout			53,300	67.72	+5.02
Eligible voters			78,706
	Conservative hold		Swing		-15.80
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

2011 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Guy Lauzon	29,538	62.1	+4.8	–
	Liberal	Bernadette Clement	8,510	17.9	-1.1	–
	New Democratic	Mario Leclerc	8,313	17.5	+4.0	–
	Green	David Rawnsley	1,038	2.2	-2.0	–
	Libertarian	Darcy Neal Donnelly	151	0.3	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			47,550	100.0		–
Total rejected ballots			205	0.4	0.0
Turnout			47,755	62.7	–
Eligible voters			76,140	–	–
	Conservative hold		Swing		+2.95

2008 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Guy Lauzon	25,846	57.3	+2.7	$82,091
	Liberal	Denis Sabourin	8,554	19.0	-8.2	$57,264
	New Democratic	Darlene Jalbert	6,107	13.5	0.0	$20,455
	Independent	Howard Galganov	2,581	5.7	–	$45,371
	Green	David Rawnsley	1,880	4.2	+0.8	$7,999
	Canadian Action	Dwight Dugas	105	0.2	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			45,073	100.0		$82,919
Total rejected ballots			183	0.4
Turnout			45,256
	Conservative hold		Swing		+5.45

2006 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Guy Lauzon	28,014	54.7	+9.9	$75,147
	Liberal	Tom Manley	13,906	27.2	-9.6	$74,262
	New Democratic	Elaine MacDonald	6,892	13.5	+2.3	$11,977
	Green	Doug Beards	1,713	3.4	-3.9	$4,415
	Christian Heritage	Carson Chisholm	663	1.3	n/a	$12,633
Total valid votes			51,188	100.0
	Conservative hold		Swing		+9.75

2004 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Guy Lauzon	21,678	44.8	-3.1
	Liberal	Bob Kilger	17,779	36.8	-10.41
	New Democratic	Elaine MacDonald	5,387	11.1	+7.04
	Green	Tom Manley	3,491	7.2	–
Total valid votes			48,335	100.0
Total rejected ballots			277	0.60	–
Turnout			48,612	64.5	–
Eligible voters			75,230
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+7.3

2000 Canadian federal election: Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bob Kilger	19,113	46.7	-5.8
	Alliance	Guy Lauzon	16,151	39.5	+18.9
	Progressive Conservative	Michael Bailey	3,635	8.9	-11.2
	New Democratic	Kimberley Fry	1,696	4.1	-2.0
	Natural Law	Ian Campbell	214	0.5	-0.2
	Canadian Action	Georges Elie Novy	127	0.3
Total valid votes/Expense limit			40,936	100.00
Total rejected ballots			256	0.60	0
Turnout			41,192	61.00	-3.90
Eligible voters			67,476
	Liberal hold		Swing		-12.35

References

1. "Tories' dirty little tricks". The Gazette. Montreal. May 19, 2007. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
2. "Tories blasted for handbook on paralyzing Parliament". CTV News. May 18, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
3. "Lauzon chosen as caucus chairman". The Globe and Mail. November 3, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
4. "Lauzon's private member's bill being debated as MPs return to House". The Seaway News. September 19, 2012. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
5. Lauzon, Guy (January 26, 2019). "MP Guy Lauzon announces his retirement". Cornwall Seaway News. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, 30 September 2015
7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

External links

• Guy Lauzon – Parliament of Canada biography