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Portrait of Tony Baldinelli. Photo: House of Commons

Tony Baldinelli

Conservative · Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

Sitting MPmale61

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Biography

Tony Baldinelli is a Canadian politician who has represented the riding of Niagara Falls in the House of Commons of Canada since winning the 2019 Canadian federal election. He held the seat for the Tories after its long-serving member of Parliament, former cabinet minister Rob Nicholson, retired. Prior to being elected, he had worked at Niagara Parks for 18 years. In September 2020, Conservative leader Erin O'Toole named Baldinelli his special adviser on Tourism Recovery. encyclopedia

Born
1964-11-24, Niagara Fallsencyclopedia
Languages
Englishofficial
Occupation before politics
political adviser, politician, public relations consultant, senior managerencyclopedia

House of Commons profile[email protected]Wikipedia entry

Electoral history

  1. Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake

    Conservative · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28
    Tony Baldinelli29,774
    Andrea KaiserRunner-up · Liberal27,199

    Difference 2,575 votes. 5 other candidates also ran.

    On the official list the riding is Niagara Falls--Niagara-on-the-Lake.

    Elections Canada, 45th general election.

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  2. Niagara Falls

    Conservative · 44th Parliament2021-09-20 to 2025-04-27
    Tony Baldinelli26,810
    Andrea KaiserRunner-up · Liberal23,650

    Difference 3,160 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.

    Elections Canada, 44th general election.

    encyclopedia

  3. Niagara Falls

    Conservative · 43rd Parliament2019-10-21 to 2021-09-19
    Tony Baldinelli24,751
    Andrea KaiserRunner-up · Liberal22,690

    Difference 2,061 votes. 5 other candidates also ran.

    Elections Canada, 43rd general election.

    encyclopedia

Education

Our sources do not list any education for this member.

    Experience

    Our sources do not list any previous employment for this member.

      In their own words

      1,601 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, under the Liberal government's parole regime, a murderer can ask for freedom again and again. Each hearing forces grieving families to relive the worst trauma of their lives. Paul Bernardo's fourth chance at parole is approaching. Once again, the families of Kriste…Oral Questions — Justice · 2026-09-23

      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.

      Agriculture

      Defend supply management

      The other end of this axis: Liberalize supply management

      Repeats that opening supply management hurts dairy farmers and requires taxpayer compensation for lost market share.

      Will the Liberals commit to showing all the members of this House these financial models? We already know that dairy concessions in the agreement will negatively impact the industry. By allowing an agreement to be inked that opened our supply management system, the government will now be using taxpayers' dollars to compensate our dairy farmers, because of their loss in market share. We need to know if there are other industries that we will have to compensate with taxpayers' dollars, because these industries are going to be negatively impacted by this new NAFTA.
      Source of that line

      Climate

      Slower phase-down, production first

      The other end of this axis: Faster fossil phase-down

      Repeatedly attacks the carbon tax as harmful to families, farmers and industry without supporting faster fossil reductions.

      Instead of doing anything about climate change, the NDP-Liberal carbon tax is impoverishing Canadians. Recently, the PBO confirmed Canadians will suffer a net cost, paying more in the carbon tax than they will ever get back in rebates.
      Source of that line

      Fiscal policy

      Lower taxes and tighter spending

      The other end of this axis: Higher taxes and public spending

      Repeats criticism of excessive Liberal spending, unrelated new spending and resulting debt and inflation tax on essentials.

      Since the start of this pandemic, the federal government has brought in $176 billion in new spending that is unrelated to COVID-19. Overall, the national debt has now reached an astounding $1.2 trillion. The cost of government is ballooning the cost of living.
      Source of that line

      Foreign affairs

      Assertive alliances and sanctions

      The other end of this axis: Alliance restraint

      Highlights Conservative recognition of Ukraine and criticizes China as a security threat requiring action.

      During the last federal election, the Prime Minister indicated that China was Canada's biggest security threat. In fact, just the week after that, he was at a news conference in my community of Niagara Falls, and he said that Canada has to counter Chinese foreign interference threats.
      Source of that line

      Housing

      Market supply and deregulation

      The other end of this axis: Public supply and demand controls

      Attributes crisis to government policy failures and calls for measures that increase supply without controls.

      After 10 years of Liberal policy failures, home prices have doubled, down payments have doubled and rent has doubled. According to Teranet, which is Ontario's land registry office, the average age of a first-time homebuyer in Ontario last year was 40, up from 34 a decade earlier.
      Source of that line

      Public safety

      Enforcement and sentencing

      The other end of this axis: Prevention and restraint

      Criticizes repeal of mandatory minimums and soft-on-crime policies while calling for jail-not-bail reforms.

      When will the Liberals begin protecting Canadians and end their soft approach on crime?
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      Trade

      Deeper continental integration

      The other end of this axis: Diversify away from one partner

      Repeats support for free trade with North American partners as Conservative legacy and goal of workable deal with US and Mexico.

      Canada's Conservatives support free trade with our North American trading partners. However, what we do not support is rushing blindly into an agreement to implement a deal, the details of which have not yet been shared.
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      7 topics with no stored score
      • DefenceNo position has been scored.
      • EnergyNo position has been scored.
      • FederalismNo position has been scored.
      • Financial regulationNo position has been scored.
      • HealthNo position has been scored.
      • ImmigrationNo position has been scored.
      • LabourNo position has been scored.

      Who lines up

      Comparing stored scores on the same questions.