Mike Dawson
Conservative · Miramichi—Grand Lake, NB
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Biography
Mike Dawson is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2025 Canadian federal election for Miramichi—Grand Lake. Prior to his election, he served as Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLA for Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin, and later Miramichi West, from 2022 to 2025. encyclopedia
- Born
- 1976-10-20, Newcastleencyclopedia
- Languages
- Englishofficial
- Occupation before politics
- politicianencyclopedia
Electoral history
Miramichi—Grand Lake
Conservative · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28officialMike Dawson18,421Lisa HarrisRunner-up · Liberal18,037Difference 384 votes. 2 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Miramichi--Grand Lake.
Elections Canada, 45th general election.
Education
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Experience
Our sources do not list any previous employment for this member.
In their own words
103 Hansard interventions on file. These are the words said in the House, not a summary. Private conversations are not collected and are not invented.
Mr. Speaker, it is a great pleasure for me to welcome back to Ottawa today a very special guest and a dear friend, the former member of Parliament for Miramichi, Tilly O'Neill Gordon. Before politics, Tilly spent her career as an elementary school teacher. We continue to learn f…Statements by Members — Former Member of Parliament for Miramichi · 2026-06-10
Where they stand
Policy positions are scored only from this member's stored House words and, when it is on file, their own public website. Wikipedia and other encyclopedias may supply details such as a birth date, education or work history, and each of those details is labelled with its source, but they are never used to score a position. Members whose only sources are encyclopedias have no scored positions.
A stored score on 8 of 14 topics. Each row names the end of that topic’s axis the stored words reached, and the sentence the score rests on.
Agriculture
Liberalize supply management
The other end of this axis: Defend supply management
Excerpts repeat opposition to government control over groceries and farmers' markets.
Common sense says we can keep our borders tight and our streets safe without Ottawa dictating how to pay for our groceries and at the farmers' market. This is common sense.Source of that line
Climate
Slower phase-down, production first
The other end of this axis: Faster fossil phase-down
Excerpts repeat calls to repeal both consumer and industrial carbon taxes, prioritizing affordability over emissions cuts.
If the Liberals wanted to make a difference, they would cut the carbon tax completely: not just the consumer carbon tax, but the industrial carbon tax. Axe the tax completely.Source of that line
Energy
Expand production and export
The other end of this axis: Restrict new oil and gas
Excerpts repeat opposition to banning gas vehicles and EV mandates due to grid and rural needs.
The government's plan to ban the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035 is not just out of touch; it is out to lunch. This is the kind of thing someone dreams up after a latte in a downtown Toronto espresso bar, not after a hard winter on the Plaster Rock-Renous Highway.Source of that line
Federalism
Provinces lead
The other end of this axis: Ottawa leads
Excerpts criticize Ottawa for blaming provinces on grid failures and dictating local choices.
Let us crash the system and blame it on the provinces. We know the Liberal government prefers Canadians to stay at home.Source of that line
Financial regulation
Lighter capital rules and more competition
The other end of this axis: Tighter prudential rules
Excerpts criticize government access to private financial data and surveillance.
The same government that cannot guard our borders now wants to guard our bank accounts. Of course the Liberal government wants to guard our bank accounts: It has not tabled a budget in 18 months, and it has spent all of its own money.Source of that line
Fiscal policy
Lower taxes and tighter spending
The other end of this axis: Higher taxes and public spending
Excerpts repeat attacks on reckless spending and carbon taxes while calling for lower taxes.
The money the government proposes to spend is money it does not yet have and must steal from individuals and businesses by way of future taxes. It is troublesome, to say the least.Source of that line
Immigration
Lower intake
The other end of this axis: Higher permanent intake
Excerpts repeatedly criticize higher illegal entries and call for stricter border and asylum enforcement.
The government has broken its word again and again to families who cannot afford a home, to victims who cannot find justice and to newcomers who did everything right and are still waiting years for an answer while illegal migrants go to the front of the line. The same government that cannot guard our borders now wants to guard our bank accounts.Source of that line
Public safety
Enforcement and sentencing
The other end of this axis: Prevention and restraint
Excerpts repeat demands for mandatory prison time, ending bail leniency, and stronger enforcement.
Catch-and-release bail remains the law of the land. Drug dealers and gun traffickers get house arrest. Meanwhile, law-abiding hunters and farmers are treated like criminals for owning tools their families have used for generations.Source of that line
6 topics with no stored score
- DefenceNo position has been scored.
- Foreign affairsNo position has been scored.
- HealthNo position has been scored.
- HousingNo position has been scored.
- LabourNo position has been scored.
- TradeNo position has been scored.
Who lines up
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