Scott Reid
Conservative · Lanark—Frontenac, ON
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Biography
Scott Jeffrey Reid is a Canadian politician, businessman, and heir to the Giant Tiger fortune. He has served in the House of Commons of Canada since 2000, and currently represents the Ontario riding of Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston as a member of the Conservative Party. encyclopedia
- Born
- 1964-01-25, Ottawaencyclopedia
- Languages
- Englishofficial
- Occupation before politics
- historian, journalist, politician, writerencyclopedia
Electoral history
Changed parties: CA → Con.
Lanark—Frontenac
Conservative · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28officialScott Reid34,186Michelle FoxtonRunner-up · Liberal30,900Difference 3,286 votes. 2 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Lanark--Frontenac.
Elections Canada, 45th general election.
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston
Conservative · 44th Parliament2021-09-20 to 2025-04-27encyclopediaScott Reid30,761Michelle FoxtonRunner-up · Liberal16,617Difference 14,144 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Lanark--Frontenac--Kingston.
Elections Canada, 44th general election.
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston
Conservative · 43rd Parliament2019-10-21 to 2021-09-19encyclopediaScott Reid30,077Kayley KennedyRunner-up · Liberal15,441Difference 14,636 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Lanark--Frontenac--Kingston.
Elections Canada, 43rd general election.
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston
Conservative · 42nd Parliament2015-10-19 to 2019-10-19encyclopediaScott Reid27,399Phil ArchambaultRunner-up · Liberal19,325Difference 8,074 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Lanark--Frontenac--Kingston.
Elections Canada, 42nd general election.
Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
Conservative · 41st Parliament2011-05-02 to 2015-10-18encyclopediaScott Reid33,754Doug SmythRunner-up · NDP-New Democratic Party12,174Difference 21,580 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Lanark--Frontenac--Lennox and Addington.
Elections Canada, 41st general election.
Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
Conservative · 40th Parliament2008-10-14 to 2011-05-01encyclopediaScott Reid30,272David RemingtonRunner-up · Liberal11,809Difference 18,463 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Lanark--Frontenac--Lennox and Addington.
Elections Canada, 40th general election.
Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
Conservative · 39th Parliament2006-01-23 to 2008-10-13encyclopediaScott Reid30,367Geoff TurnerRunner-up · Liberal14,709Difference 15,658 votes. 5 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Lanark--Frontenac--Lennox and Addington.
Elections Canada, 39th general election.
Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
Conservative · 38th Parliament2004-06-28 to 2006-01-22encyclopediaScott Jeffrey Reid27,566Larry McCormickRunner-up · Liberal17,507Difference 10,059 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Lanark--Frontenac--Lennox and Addington.
Elections Canada, 38th general election.
Lanark—Carleton
Conservative · 37th Parliament2003-12-23 to 2004-06-27Votes were not matched on the official file we have.
encyclopediaLanark—Carleton
Canadian Alliance · 37th Parliament2000-11-27 to 2003-12-22Votes were not matched on the official file we have.
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Education
- Carleton UniversityDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
Experience
Our sources do not list any previous employment for this member.
In their own words
9,149 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, CORCAN is the inmate skills development wing of Corrections Canada. Last year, it employed 608 individuals, at a cost of $66 million, to educate only 1,056 inmates. That is an annual per-student cost of $62,000, about half the cost of tuition at Harvard University.…Oral Questions — Correctional Service of Canada · 2026-09-25
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 7 of 14 topics. Each row names the end of that topic’s axis the stored words reached, and the sentence the score rests on.
Climate
Slower phase-down, production first
The other end of this axis: Faster fossil phase-down
Excerpts repeatedly criticize Kyoto targets, carbon taxes and emission caps as economically damaging and a threat to competitiveness and farming incomes.
The Liberal plan would severely impact all Canadians, but especially middle and low income earners. Canadians can rest assured that this government rejects the socially regressive and economically damaging Liberal carbon tax.Source of that line
Defence
Higher spending and more capability
The other end of this axis: Restrain spending and deployments
Supports accelerating increases to the defence budget.
Therefore the petitioners request that the Government of Canada accelerate increases to the defence budget and ensure that an additional $1.2 billion per year go toward defence in the future.Source of that line
Energy
Expand production and export
The other end of this axis: Restrict new oil and gas
Excerpts oppose Kyoto restrictions and highlight problems with emission caps while noting benefits of natural gas exports.
It is talking about the credits it might get for natural gas exports. It can get supposedly 70 megatonnes of credits, except that the Kyoto accord will not allow it. Therefore, the argument is all nonsense.Source of that line
Federalism
Provinces lead
The other end of this axis: Ottawa leads
Excerpts repeatedly call for tax points to provinces, criticize federal spending power and jurisdiction grabs, and advocate provincial control over programs.
Academic authorities and provincial governments agree this is a jurisdiction grab. Why does the minister deny the obvious?Source of that line
Fiscal policy
Lower taxes and tighter spending
The other end of this axis: Higher taxes and public spending
Calls for returning to budget balance and criticizes large deficits.
At some point, we have to return to a budget balance. There is no way one can continue spending with deficits of this size forever. It is fiscally unsustainable.Source of that line
Immigration
Lower intake
The other end of this axis: Higher permanent intake
Excerpts criticize failure to control borders, release of suspected terrorists and inability to deport failed claimants.
The problem we face with Mr. Al-Marabh is that he is part of an enormous problem in which we do not have control of our borders. Having failed to assert control of our borders for a number of years, we now find a situation in which we are flooded with a large number of refugee claimants, many of whom are bogus and a small number of whom may potentially be terrorists.Source of that line
Trade
Deeper continental integration
The other end of this axis: Diversify away from one partner
Highlights need to address trade barriers with the US.
The issue of international trade subsidies and barriers against Canadian products has not only been neglected by the Prime Minister. It is more widespread.Source of that line
7 topics with no stored score
- AgricultureNo position has been scored.
- Financial regulationNo 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.
- Public safetyNo position has been scored.
Who lines up
Comparing stored scores on the same questions.