Guy Lauzon
Guy Lauzon was 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.
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 was until his death, the general manager of Tri-County Protein, a soybean processing plant in Winchester, Ontario.
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 Conservative Party of Canada|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 the Conservative Party critic for the Treasury Board and Official Languages Committee.
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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.In 2006, Lauzon was appointed to the deputy whip position of the Conservative party.
In the spring of 2007, Lauzon was ousted from his position as the Official Languages Committee chair in a non-confidence vote for cancelling a scheduled meeting moments before witnesses were to testify. 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 dubbed the "obstruction manual," 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 Regional Development Agency #Federal [Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario |Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario].