Gord Brown

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Gord Brown
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Chief Opposition Whip
In office
November 11, 2015 – July 19, 2017
LeaderRona Ambrose
Andrew Scheer
Preceded byNycole Turmel
Succeeded byMark Strahl
Chair of the Standing Committee on
Canadian Heritage
In office
October 29, 2013 – August 2, 2015
MinisterShelly Glover
Preceded byRob Moore
Member of Parliament
for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
(Leeds—Grenville; 2004–2015)
In office
June 28, 2004 – May 2, 2018
Preceded byJoe Jordan
Succeeded byMichael Barrett
Personal details
Born
Gordon Keith Brown

(1960-08-31)August 31, 1960
Toronto, Ontario
DiedMay 2, 2018(2018-05-02) (aged 57)
Ottawa, Ontario
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Claudine Courtois
ResidenceGananoque, Ontario
EducationCarleton University
ProfessionInnkeeper

Gordon Keith Brown (August 31, 1960 – May 2, 2018) was a Canadian politician who represented the Ontario riding of Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Conservative Party from 2004 until his death.

Brown was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on the advice of Conservative Party of Canada Leader Andrew Scheer, to sit on the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians on November 6, 2017, and served on the committee until his death. From 2013 until the 2015 election, Brown was Chair of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage and the House of Commons Chair of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group. He was a member of the Trilateral Commission. He also sat on several all-party caucuses focusing on rural, health, border and other issues and also participated in numerous parliamentary groups.

Brown was chosen in an earlier Parliament by then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper to Chair the Special Committee that reviewed the Anti-Terrorism Act. He also served as chair of the Ontario Conservative Caucus under Harper.

Private Members' Bills[]

Brown introduced a number of Private Members' Bills in the House of Commons: In 2008, C-393, also known as the Knife Bill, passed Second Reading and was at committee when the House dissolved, also in 2008 he introduced Bill C-542, which would provide for Employment Insurance Benefits for working parents of critically ill children. The provisions of C-542 later became law as part of government Bill C-44 in 2012. Brown also introduced C-370 a bill to change the name of the St. Lawrence Islands National Park of Canada to Thousand Islands National Park of Canada which became law in 2013.

Biography[]

Born in Toronto, Brown graduated from and had a degree in political science from Carleton University (1983), and an interest in a family-run business in Gananoque, Ontario.

Brown graduated from Gananoque Secondary School and Carleton University – B.A. (Hons) – Political Science.

Active in sports, Brown was a Canadian Kayaking Champion with the Gananoque Canoe Club and competed internationally and also competed in the World Championship in 1988. Later in life, he was known to play hockey in the winter and golf and kayaking in the summer.

Prior to entering federal politics, Brown was a Gananoque town councillor; President of the 1000 Islands-Gananoque Chamber of Commerce, and Chair of the St. Lawrence Parks Commission (operators of Fort Henry, Upper Canada Village and other attractions).

He was an active member of federal and provincial conservative associations since his youth, until his death in office from a heart attack on May 2, 2018.[1]

He was active in the movement to unite Conservatives across Canada.

Brown was married to Claudine and leaves behind two sons: Chance (from a previous marriage to Sherry Brown) and Tristan.

Electoral record[]

hide2015 Canadian federal election: Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Gord Brown 26,738 47.4 -13.4 –
Liberal Mary Jean McFall 22,888 40.6 +24.71 –
New Democratic Margaret Andrade 4,722 8.4 -9.91 –
Green Lorraine A. Rekmans 2,088 3.7 -1.29 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,436 100.0     $212,627.66
Total rejected ballots 189 – –
Turnout 56,625 – –
Eligible voters 79,195
Conservative hold Swing -19.6
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]
hide2011 Canadian federal election: Leeds—Grenville
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Gord Brown 29,991 60.81 +2.36 $69,695
New Democratic Matthew Gabriel 9,033 18.31 +4.46 $5,092
Liberal Marjory Loveys 7,839 15.89 -1.29 $52,628
Green Mary Slade 2,460 4.99 -4.63 $17,743
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,323 100.00   $145,158
Total rejected ballots 156 0.32 -0.08
Turnout 49,479 65.10 +3.24
Eligible voters 76,001 – –
Conservative hold Swing +1.83
hide2008 Canadian federal election: Leeds—Grenville
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Gord Brown 27,473 58.44 +3.78 $55,637
Liberal Marjory Loveys 8,075 17.18 -7.14 $31,418
New Democratic Steve Armstrong 6,511 13.85 -1.41 $6,532
Green Jeanie Warnock 4,522 9.62 +3.85 $10,790
Progressive Canadian John McCrea 426 0.91 * $291
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,007 100.00   $104,668
Rejected ballots 186 0.39 –
Turnout 47,193 62.86 -7.65
Conservative hold Swing +5.46
hide2006 Canadian federal election: Leeds—Grenville
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Gord Brown 28,447 54.66 +4.20 $69,350
Liberal Bob Eaton 12,661 24.32 -8.61 $28,806
New Democratic Steve Armstrong 7,945 15.26 +3.94 $7,043
Green David Lee 3,003 5.77 +0.49 $450
Total valid votes 52,056 100.00
Conservative hold Swing +6.41
hide2004 Canadian federal election: Leeds—Grenville
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Gord Brown 26,002 50.46 -5.81 $69,173
Liberal Joe Jordan 16,967 32.93 -6.58 $60,373
New Democratic Steve Armstrong 5,834 11.32 +9.22 $10,009
Green Chris Bradshaw 2,722 5.28 +3.55 $532
Total valid votes 51,525 100.00
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +0.77
hide2000 Canadian federal election: Leeds—Grenville
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Joe Jordan 18,594 39.51 +0.04 $52,586
Alliance Gord Brown 18,539 39.39 +17.77 $61,645
Progressive Conservative John Johnston 7,940 16.87 -15.40 $55,627
New Democratic Martin Hanratty 990 2.10 -1.53 $1,764
Green Jerry Heath 816 1.73 -0.54 $3,302
Canadian Action Jane Pamela Scharf 181 0.38 * $0
Total valid votes 47,060 100.00
Liberal hold Swing +7.72

References[]

  1. ^ Harris, Kathleen (May 2, 2018). "'Incredibly decent man': Conservative MP Gord Brown dies after heart attack in Parliament Hill office". CBC News. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, 30 September 2015
  3. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine

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