Dan Mazier

Dan Mazier MP (born 1963 or 1964) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.^[2] He was previously the president of Keystone Agricultural Producers.^[3]

Dan Mazier MP
Member of Parliament for Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2019
Preceded by	Robert Sopuck
Personal details
Born	1963 or 1964 (age 60–61) near Forrest, Manitoba, Canada
Political party	Conservative Party of Canada
Residence	Elton, Manitoba[1]

Background

In 2018 Mazier stepped down as President of Manitoba's largest general farm organization, Keystone Agricultural Produces (KAP), to seek the federal nomination for the Conservative Party of Canada in the constituency of Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa. He successfully became the party's candidate and went on to win a seat in the House of Commons in the 2019 election with the largest number of votes in the constituency's history.

Mazier's victory was attributed to his focus on rural Canada and focusing on policies that impacted rural Canadians most. This included his focus on improving rural connectivity with better internet and cell phone service and supporting seniors and families living on fixed-incomes.

43rd Parliament

After being sworn in to office, Mazier was named as the Deputy Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change by then leader, Andrew Scheer. Mazier focused on bringing a rural lens to environmental policy and strongly opposed a one-size-fits-all approach that he claimed disproportionally impacted rural Canadians. This included his strong opposition to Justin Trudeau's carbon tax and his support for environmental policies that empowered farmers, ranchers, and landowners to participate in ecological goods and services programs.

In 2020, Mazier was appointed to sit on the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans by newly elected leader, Erin O'Toole.

Bill C-299 (An Act to Amend the Telecommunications Act)

In 2021, Mazier made national headlines when he introduced his Private Members Bill, C-299 (An Act to Amend the Telecommunications Act) in Parliament. Bill C-299 was spearheaded by Mazier to tackle misleading speed claims by Canadian internet companies. His legislation received much support from high-profile advocacy organizations who agreed with his notion that too many Canadians in rural Canada were paying ridiculously high prices for speeds that were no where near what consumers signed up for.

Mazier also spent his time in the 43rd Parliament focusing on addressing rural crime. He stated that too many Canadians in rural regions are taken advantage of by criminals because of the well-known lack of response time for emergency services. In spring of 2021 his constituents supported his work on this file when he seconded Bill C-289 in the House of Commons. Bill C-289 would have amended the Criminal Code to toughen measures for criminals who victimize rural Canadians by creating an aggravating factor at sentencing for targeting people and property that are vulnerable due to remoteness from emergency medical or police service.

Electoral record

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Dan Mazier	22,718	59.0	-5.2	$38,088.60
	New Democratic	Arthur Holroyd	5,678	14.7	+0.6	$0.00
	Liberal	Kevin Carlson	4,892	12.7	-0.5	$12,490.55
	People's	Donnan McKenna	4,052	10.5	+8.7	$13,188.78
	Green	Shirley Lambrecht	835	2.2	-3.3	$0.00
	Maverick	Lori Falloon-Austin	339	0.9	N/A	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			38,514	99.4	–	$129,256.28
Total rejected ballots			226	0.6
Turnout			38,740	62.2
Eligible voters			62,242
	Conservative hold		Swing		-2.9
Source: Elections Canada[4]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Dan Mazier	26,103	64.2	+17.86	$47,835.45
	New Democratic	Laverne Lewycky	5,724	14.1	+1.85	none listed
	Liberal	Cathy Scofield-Singh	5,344	13.2	-16.31	$10,110.34
	Green	Kate Storey	2,214	5.5	+1.67	none listed
	People's	Frank Godon	711	1.8	–	none listed
	Christian Heritage	Jenni Johnson	470	1.2	–	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			40,566	100.0		–
Total rejected ballots			279	–	–
Turnout			40,845	66.2	–
Eligible voters			61,722
	Conservative hold		Swing		+8.01
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

References

1. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
2. "Canada election results: Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
3. Dawson, Allan (July 6, 2018). "KAP president Mazier resigns to seek Tory nomination". Manitoba Co-Operator. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
4. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
5. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
6. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.

External links

• Dan Mazier – Parliament of Canada biography