Mark Strahl

Mark R. Strahl MP (born March 26, 1978) is a Canadian politician. He is the current Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Chilliwack—Hope.[1]

Mark Strahl
MP
Strahl in 2017
Official Opposition Critic for Labour
In office
September 8, 2020 – November 9, 2021
LeaderErin O'Toole
ShadowingCarla Qualtrough
Succeeded byScott Aitchison
Chief Opposition Whip
In office
July 20, 2017 – September 2, 2020
LeaderAndrew Scheer
Erin O'Toole
Preceded byGord Brown
Succeeded byBlake Richards
Official Opposition Critic for Natural Resources
In office
September 15, 2016 – August 29, 2017
LeaderRona Ambrose
Andrew Scheer
ShadowingJim Carr
Preceded byCandice Bergen
Succeeded byShannon Stubbs
Official Opposition Critic for Fisheries & Oceans
In office
November 20, 2015 – September 14, 2016
LeaderRona Ambrose
ShadowingHunter Tootoo
Dominic LeBlanc
Preceded byRobert Chisholm
Succeeded byTodd Doherty
Member of Parliament
for Chilliwack—Hope
Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon (2011-2015)
Assumed office
May 2, 2011
Preceded byChuck Strahl
Personal details
Born (1978-03-26) March 26, 1978
Chilliwack, British Columbia
Political partyConservative
RelationsChuck Strahl (father)
Deb Strahl (mother)
Residence(s)Chilliwack, British Columbia
ProfessionPolitician

Career

Starting as an intern in Ottawa with Opposition Leader Preston Manning, Strahl also worked in the offices of former MP Grant McNally (Dewdney—Alouette) and MP Randy Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission).

On May 2, 2011, Strahl was elected to the 41st Canadian Parliament as the member of parliament for Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon. He served as a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence from 2011 to 2013.

On December 13, 2012, Strahl was named the chair of the B.C./Yukon Conservative Caucus.

On September 20, 2013, Prime Minister Stephen Harper named Strahl as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, a role he fulfilled until August 2015.[2]

In 2015, Strahl was re-elected to the 42nd Canadian Parliament. On February 28, 2019, he introduced private member bill C-436 which sought to make November 1 of every year Acromegaly Awareness Day.[3]

in 2021 Strahl was re-elected. However, Strahl was not given a shadow cabinet position.

On February 20, 2022, Mark issued a tweet that stated a constituent had their account frozen for making a $50 donation to the "Freedom Convoy."[4] Later that day, his statement was called into question, and further found to be potentially untrue when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police issued a statement declaring they had not shared the names of any individual donors with banks in order to have small donor accounts frozen.[5]

Personal life

Strahl is the son of former Conservative MP and federal Cabinet Minister Chuck Strahl, who held the same riding (with adjustments) from 1993 to 2011.

On March 18, 2011, Strahl succeeded his father as nominee for the Conservative Party in the riding of Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon. The nomination process, which is usually four weeks, lasted only a week. Mark Strahl was endorsed by Preston Manning, former leader of the Reform Party of Canada, who in a particularly poignant moment of nepotism said "Mark Strahl -- by virtue of his family background ... is well prepared for service in the House of Commons."[6]

Former Chilliwack city councillor Casey Langbroek said most Conservative Party members from the riding were upset and that the nomination process effectively barred 80% of party members from running. Party member Alex Moens said "High public office should not be like a family business, where it's passed on from father to son."[7][8]

Strahl and his wife have been married since 1999; they have one son. They currently reside in Chilliwack, British Columbia.

Election results
2019 Canadian federal election: Chilliwack—Hope
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMark Strahl26,67249.6+7.27$86,173.66
LiberalKelly Velonis10,84820.2-13.58$33,357.09
New DemocraticHeather McQuillan8,95716.7+1.50$9,116.65
GreenArthur Green5,2439.8+5.09$10,352.47
People'sRob Bogunovic1,7603.3–$5,190.90
Christian HeritageDaniel Lamache2020.4–$2,024.46
Marxist–LeninistDorothy-Jean O'Donnell730.1-0.06$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,755100.0
Total rejected ballots 2260.42
Turnout 53,98165.68
Eligible voters 82,178
Conservative hold Swing +10.43
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election: Chilliwack—Hope
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMark Strahl21,44542.33-17.23$123,128.62
LiberalLouis De Jaeger17,11433.78+22.60$60,637.40
New DemocraticSeonaigh MacPherson9,21818.20-5.30$33,220.27
GreenThomas Cheney2,3864.71-0.32$1,715.67
LibertarianAlexander Johnson4160.82––
Marxist–LeninistDorothy-Jean O'Donnell820.16––
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,661100.00 $204,841.51
Total rejected ballots 1540.30–
Turnout 50,81569.73–
Eligible voters 72,874
Conservative hold Swing -19.92
Source: Elections Canada[11][12][13]
2011 Canadian federal election: Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMark Strahl28,16057.20-5.12
New DemocraticGwen O'Mahony12,69125.78+7.02
LiberalDiane Janzen5,32010.81+2.29
GreenJamie Hoskins2,7065.50-3.27
Western BlockClive Edwards1800.37––
Marxist–LeninistDorothy-Jean O'Donnell1730.35+0.11–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,230100.00
Total rejected ballots 152 0.31+0.04
Turnout 49,382 58.99+1
Eligible voters 83,713 ––

References
  1. Election 2011: Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon. The Globe and Mail.
  2. "Chilliwack's Strahl gets nod for role in dad's old ministry". Chilliwack Times. September 20, 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  3. "Chilliwack-Hope MP, Mark Strahl, introduces his first private members bill in House of Commons". BC Local News. March 9, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  4. . Mark Strahl via Twitter. February 21, 2022 https://mobile.twitter.com/markstrahl/status/1495472037438967808?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet. Retrieved February 22, 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. . Royal Canadian Mounted Police. February 21, 2022 https://blockade.rcmp.ca/news-nouvelles/ncr-rcn211130-s-d-en.html. Retrieved February 22, 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Archived copy". www.chilliwacktimes.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Paul Henderson. "Selection debacle dogs local Tory party". Archived from the original on 2011-04-08.
  8. Michael Smyth (April 1, 2011). "Tories grumbling over fast-track nominations". The Province. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  9. "October 21, 2019 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  11. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Chilliwack—Hope, 30 September 2015
  12. Official Voting Results - Chilliwack—Hope
  13. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
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