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The Honourable
Gary Lunn
PC
Lunn in 2010
Minister of State (Sport)
In office
October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byHelena Guergis
Succeeded byBal Gosal
Minister of Natural Resources
In office
January 6, 2006 – October 29, 2008
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byJohn Efford
Succeeded byLisa Raitt
Member of Parliament
for Saanich—Gulf Islands
In office
June 2, 1997 – May 2, 2011
Preceded byJack Frazer
Succeeded byElizabeth May
Personal details
BornGary Vincent Lunn
(1957-05-08) May 8, 1957 (age 69)
Trail, British Columbia, Canada
PartyConservative (since 2003)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseAlexandra Lunn
ChildrenChristopher Lunn
David Lunn
Victoria Lunn
ProfessionLawyer
PortfolioMinister of State (Sport)
Minister of Natural Resources

Gary Vincent Lunn PC (born May 8, 1957) is a retired Canadian member of Parliament for the British Columbia riding of Saanich—Gulf Islands. He served in the House of Commons from 1997 to 2011, first as a member of the Reform Party of Canada and subsequently as a member of the Canadian Alliance and the Conservative Party of Canada. He was a Cabinet Minister under Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Official Opposition Critic for Métis and Non-Status Indians, Minister of State for Northern Development, and Critic of the Secretary of State for Human Resources Development. Lunn lost his seat in the 2011 federal election in Canada in an upset to the Leader of the Green Party, Elizabeth May.[1][2][3][4]

Personal life

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He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada as well as the Knights of Columbus. He attended the University of Victoria, where he completed a Bachelor of Law. He practised law in Victoria for two years before seeking the federal nomination for Saanich—Gulf Islands. He and his family reside in Sidney, British Columbia.[5]

Political career

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He was first elected to Parliament in the federal election of 1997 as a member of the Reform Party of Canada and was re-elected in 2000 as a member of the Canadian Alliance. In April 2001, Lunn was one of the first Alliance MPs to openly criticize the leadership of Stockwell Day, and was suspended from caucus in May of the same year as a result. He briefly sat with the Democratic Representative Caucus under the leadership of Chuck Strahl, but in November 2001, he left to rejoin the Alliance after Day agreed to hold a leadership race. He was permitted to return to the party in January 2002, during the leadership of John Reynolds, following Day's resignation. In the federal election of 2006, he won re-election against Liberal candidate Sheila Orr and NDP candidate Jennifer Burgis.

Minister of Natural Resources

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Lunn was Minister of Natural Resources in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper from February 6, 2006 to October 30, 2008, when he became Minister of State (Sport) and Minister responsible for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.[6]

Chalk River reactor shutdown

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Lunn fired Linda Keen, the head of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, on January 15, 2008. Keen, who was due to appear before a parliamentary committee the next day, had ordered a shutdown of the NRU reactor at Chalk River, Ontario, which is operated by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, in November 2007 over the AECL's failure to perform safety upgrades. [citation needed]

Appearing before a parliamentary committee January 16, 2008, Lunn refused to cite one example of what Linda Keen had done wrong in her job, only that she had lost the confidence of the government. "These are the kinds of Republican tactics this town has never seen before," Liberal MP David McGuinty (Ottawa South) told the natural resources committee. "The Prime Minister and the people around the Prime Minister will stop at nothing. ... They will fabricate, in my mind, a case to dismiss a senior official, an independent regulator," McGuinty told reporters later. Lunn told the committee: "We do not believe she fulfilled her duties. There was an urgency to this situation, make no mistake ... it would have meant life and death for some patients."[7]

AECL fell under Lunn's management as Minister of Natural Resources. The reactor shutdown caused problems with supply shortage of medical radioisotopes, which are used for testing to determine whether a patient has a disease. Canada produces more than half the world's supply. The House of Commons of Canada passed emergency legislation in mid-December 2007, with unanimous support, to get NRU restarted quickly. There has been no backup reactor for NRU since NRX was decommissioned in 1992, making it very difficult for upgrades and maintenance to be performed on NRU. [citation needed]

Electoral record

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1997 Canadian federal election: Saanich—Gulf Islands
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ReformGary Lunn24,27543.07+5.86$61,075
LiberalClark Roberts17,74231.48+5.56$59,743
New DemocraticChuck Beyer8,08014.33–4.51$29,672
Progressive ConservativeMarilyn Loveless4,2437.53–4.03$23,349
GreenJulia Lerner1,5462.74–$745
Natural LawAndy Guest2480.44–0.30$321
Canadian ActionValerie Rampone2340.42–$4,335
Total valid votes 56,36899.68
Total rejected ballots 1810.32–0.03
Turnout 56,54974.26+1.35
Eligible voters 76,153
Reform hold Swing +0.23
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2000 Canadian federal election: Saanich—Gulf Islands
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
AllianceGary Lunn25,39243.16+0.09$61,497
LiberalKaren Knott19,00232.30+0.82$63,669
Progressive ConservativeDon Page6,04910.28+2.75$10,385
New DemocraticPat O'Neill4,7218.02–6.31$9,666
GreenWally Du Temple3,2435.51+2.77$7,217
Natural LawKathleen Lapeyrouse2170.37–0.07$100
IndependentDan Moreau1230.21–none listed
CommunistCharley Stimac880.15–$189
Total valid votes 58,83599.72
Total rejected ballots 1650.28–0.04
Turnout 59,00070.60–3.66
Eligible voters 83,574
Alliance hold Swing −0.36
Canadian Alliance change is based on the Reform Party.
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2004 Canadian federal election: Saanich—Gulf Islands
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeGary Lunn22,05034.58–18.86$79,458.94
LiberalDavid Mulroney17,08226.79–5.51$61,819.18
New DemocraticJennifer Burgis13,76321.58+13.56$37,795.68
GreenAndrew Lewis10,66216.72+11.21$80,673.29
IndependentMary Moreau2140.34–$12.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 63,77199.75–$81,843.72
Total rejected ballots 1590.25–0.03
Turnout 63,93073.97+3.37
Eligible voters 86,429
Conservative hold Swing −6.68
Conservative change is from a combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes.
Source: Elections Canada[12][13][14]
2006 Canadian federal election: Saanich—Gulf Islands
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeGary Lunn24,41637.15+2.57$74,048.33
New DemocraticJennifer Burgis17,44526.54+4.96$50,078.83
LiberalSheila Orr17,14426.09–0.70$78,869.50
GreenAndrew Lewis6,5339.94–6.78$19,040.57
Western BlockPatricia O'Brien1830.28–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,72199.80–$85,502.38
Total rejected ballots 1340.20–0.05
Turnout 65,85573.24–0.73
Eligible voters 89,920
Conservative hold Swing –1.19
Source: Elections Canada[15][16]
2008 Canadian federal election: Saanich—Gulf Islands
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeGary Lunn27,99143.42+6.27$87,160.56
LiberalBriony Penn25,36639.35+13.27$81,963.33
GreenAndrew Lewis6,74210.46+0.52$26,456.05
New DemocraticJulian West3,6675.69–20.86$16,230.70
LibertarianDale P. Leier2460.38–none listed
Western BlockPatricia O'Brien1950.30+0.02none listed
Canadian ActionJeremy Arney1390.22–$1,913.41
Christian HeritageDan Moreau1140.18–$18.94
Total valid votes/expense limit 64,46099.72–$91,825.23
Total rejected ballots 1790.28+0.07
Turnout 64,63970.40–2.84
Eligible voters 91,822
Conservative hold Swing –3.50
Julian West was selected as the New Democratic Party candidate for the 2008 election, but withdrew after the filing deadline following a scandal.[17] Due to the late withdrawal his name remained on the ballot.
Source: Elections Canada[18][19]
2011 Canadian federal election: Saanich—Gulf Islands
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
GreenElizabeth May31,89046.33+35.87$87,583.86
ConservativeGary Lunn24,54435.66–7.76$88,362.18
New DemocraticEdith Loring-Kuhanga8,18511.89+6.20$66,065.05
LiberalRenée Hetherington4,2086.11–33.24$48,563.16
Total valid votes/expense limit 68,82799.77–$95,460.07
Total rejected ballots 1600.23–0.05
Turnout 68,98773.88+3.48
Eligible voters 93,380
Green gain from Conservative Swing +21.82
Source: Elections Canada[20][21]

References

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  1. ↑ "Elizabeth May sees 'clear two-way race' with Tory incumbent Gary Lunn". Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Chamberlain, Cindy E. Harnett, Judith Lavoie, Carla Wilson and Adrian. "Elizabeth May makes political history as first Green MP; unseats cabinet minister". www.vancouversun.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Wintonyk, Darcy (2 May 2011). "Green Party makes history: Elizabeth May wins seat". British Columbia. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Geyer, Felix von (3 May 2011). "Canada's Green party looks to bright future following Elizabeth May victory | Felix von Geyer". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Gary Lunn official government webpage Archived 2007-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Gary Lunn - Former Minister of Natural Resources". Sustainable Development Technology Canada. 9 February 2015. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Richard Brennan, Bruce Campion-Smith. "PM blasted for firing of nuclear watchdog". The Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 21 January 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
  8. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Saanich--Gulf Islands, British Columbia (1997)". lop.parl.ca.
  9. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1997). Thirty-Sixth General Election, 1997: Official Voting Results (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada.
  10. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Saanich--Gulf Islands, British Columbia (2000)". lop.parl.ca.
  11. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2000). Thirty-Seventh General Election, 2000: Official Voting Results (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 0-662-65518-4.
  12. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Saanich--Gulf Islands, British Columbia (2004)". lop.parl.ca.
  13. ↑ "Thirty-Eighth General Election 2004 — Poll-by-poll Results: Saanich—Gulf Islands". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2004.
  14. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2004). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2004 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  15. ↑ "Thirty-Ninth General Election 2006 — Poll-by-poll Results: Saanich—Gulf Islands". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2006.
  16. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2006). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2006 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  17. ↑ McCulloch, Sandra (24 September 2008). "NDP candidate who quit over nudity will not be replaced". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  18. ↑ "Fortieth General Election 2008 — Poll-by-poll Results: Saanich—Gulf Islands". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2008.
  19. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2008). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2008 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  20. ↑ "Forty-First General Election 2011 — Poll-by-poll Results: Saanich—Gulf Islands". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2011.
  21. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2011). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2011 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
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