Michelle Rempel

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The Honourable

Michelle Rempel Garner

PC MP
Michelle Rempel 2017.jpg
Minister of Western Economic Diversification
In office
July 15, 2013 –November 4, 2015
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Preceded by Lynne Yelich
Succeeded by Navdeep Bains
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Calgary Nose Hill
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Diane Ablonczy
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Calgary Centre-North
In office
May 2, 2011 –October 19, 2015
Preceded by Jim Prentice
Succeeded byRiding abolished
Personal details
Born
Michelle Godin

(1980-02-14) February 14, 1980 (age 39)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political party Conservative
Residence Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alma mater University of Manitoba (BA, 2003)
ProfessionAdministrative professional, Member of Parliament

Michelle Rempel Garner PC MP (birth name:Godin; [1] born February 14, 1980) is a Canadian politician, who is the federal Member of Parliament (MP) for the electoral riding of Calgary Nose Hill since the 2015 federal election. Prior to this, she served as the MP for Calgary Centre-North after the 2011 federal election, holding the seat for the Conservative Party following the retirement of Jim Prentice from federal politics. [2] Rempel is a member of the Conservative Party and served as the Minister of State responsible for Western Economic Diversification Canada. She formerly served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment. On November 20, 2015, she was appointed as Official Opposition Critic for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, within the shadow cabinet of Rona Ambrose. On November 29, 2019, she was appointed as Official Opposition Critic for Industry and Economic Development. [3]

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Early life and career

Rempel was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is of partial Franco-Manitoban ancestry (father) [4] . Rempel helped to pay her way through school by playing as a classically-trained pianist. [1]

Federal politics

Rempel became involved in politics by volunteering with the riding association of Diane Ablonczy, [1] and she later served as president of the Conservative Party riding executive for her riding of Calgary—Nose Hill. [5] After the resignation of Jim Prentice, Rempel was encouraged to run for his old seat of Calgary Centre-North by members of the Calgary business community and the Conservative party, but only decided to do so after talking with Rona Ambrose. [1] Rempel was acclaimed as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in Calgary Centre-North on December 17, 2010, in anticipation of a by-election to replace Prentice. [6] The uncalled by-election was superseded by the 2011 federal election.

Following her election to the House of Commons of Canada, Rempel was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment on May 25, 2011. She received positive media coverage in late 2011 for her strong performance during Question Period, and was seen as a rising star within the Conservative caucus. [7] Rempel played a role in the multi-partisan effort to create Sable Island National Park Reserve. [8] On November 21, 2012, Canadian newsmagazine Maclean's named her as one of their "Parliamentarians of the Year" in the "Rising Star" category, [9] which Rempel repeated on November 24, 2014. [10] Rempel was recognized as the MP with the 7th biggest social media influence in November 2013. [11] The 2013 Hill Times Annual Most Valuable Politician & All Politics Poll awarded Rempel 2nd place in the "Best Up-and-comer MP" category behind Justin Trudeau. [12]

She was one of the co-chairs of the 2013 Conservative Party of Canada's national convention held in Calgary. [13]

In the 2013 redistribution, Rempel's riding was split into the ridings of Calgary Confederation and Calgary Nose Hill. With the retirement of, Ablonczy, Rempel ran for the Conservative nomination in Calgary Nose Hill and won. [14]

Minister of State

On July 15, 2013, she was appointed Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification. [15] She was then the youngest female cabinet minister in Canadian history. [16] In October 2013 Rempel launched WINN, a $100 million five-year initiative that offers repayable contributions for small- and medium-sized enterprises with operations in Western Canada. [17] At Western Economic Diversification Rempel has directed about $100 million to small- and medium-sized companies in emerging sectors, such as clean energy. [16]

In Opposition

On November 20, 2015, Rempel was appointed as Official Opposition Critic for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. [18]

Rempel has been an advocate for human rights and has strongly advocated for the protection of ethnic minorities, including the Yazidis. [19] In 2016, a motion put forward by Rempel, which acknowledged the genocide of the Yazidis and called on the government to expedite the processing of Yazidi refugees coming to Canada, passed unanimously. [20]

Rempel sponsored Petition E-1310 that garnered nearly 25,000 signatures. [21]

Rempel tabled a bill amending Canada's bestiality laws in December 2017, which stalled at first reading. Approximately a year later, a government bill addressing the same concerns was tabled by Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould. [22]

Honours

In 2010 Rempel was named one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women in the "Future Leaders" category by the Women's Executive Network. [23] In November 2014 Rempel was named one of Calgary's Top 40 Under 40 by Avenue magazine. [24] In 2016 Rempel was selected as one of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders for that year. [25] The World Economic Forum calls the Forum of Young Global Leaders a "unique and diverse community of the world's most outstanding, next generation leaders. Bold, brave, action-oriented and entrepreneurial, these individuals commit a portion of their time to jointly shape a better future and thereby improve the state of the world." Rempel was named one of "Alberta's 50 Most Influential People of 2016" by Alberta Venture Magazine referencing her "strong debate performances in the House of Commons and for her fierce support of women in politics". [26] In 2018, Rempel was ranked third on the list of "Most Valuable Politicians" by The Hill Times. [27]

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election : Calgary Nose Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Michelle Rempel 32,76060.04–9.25$106,493.93
Liberal Robert Prcic14,67126.89+15.84$4,646.34
New Democratic Bruce Kaufman4,8368.86–3.92$17,607.32
Green Laurie Scheer1,3842.54–4.21$2,630.75
Libertarian Edward Gao7271.33–$1,101.19
Democratic AdvancementFaizan Butt1840.34––
Total valid votes/Expense limit54,562100.00 $217,293.27
Total rejected ballots2550.47–
Turnout54,81767.19–
Eligible voters81,582
Conservative hold Swing –12.54
Source: Elections Canada [28] [29]
2011 Canadian federal election : Calgary Centre-North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Michelle Rempel28,44356.530.00$82,363.77
New Democratic Paul Vargis8,04815.99+0.67$15,914.50
Liberal Stephen Randall 7,04614.00+2.23$55,742.32
Green Heather MacIntosh6,57813.07−2.22$42,457.33
Marxist–Leninist Peggy Askin2030.40+0.02$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit50,318 100.00  $
Total rejected ballots 200 0.40–
Turnout 50,518 60.55
Eligible voters 83,431 ––

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