Gary Goodyear
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| Gary Goodyear | |
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Member of Parliament
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| Assumed office 2004 election |
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| Preceded by | Janko Peric |
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| Born | March 10, 1958 Cambridge, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Valerie Goodyear |
| Residence | Cambridge |
| Profession | Chiropractor |
Gary Goodyear (born March 10, 1958 in Cambridge, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, having been elected to represent the riding of Cambridge as a Conservative in 2004.
Goodyear was educated at the University of Waterloo, in Biomechanics and Psychology. He attended the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, where he graduated cum laude, was class president, and valedictorian. Goodyear then received fellowships in clinical acupuncture, physiotherapy and sports injury[1]. He started his full-time practice in Cambridge in 1984 where he was Clinic Director, Director of Patient Services and Past President of Future Recovery Canada. He was a co-designer of the three year post-graduate Sports Fellowship Program. He also co-authored “Practice Guidelines” and was Public Relations Director and Past President for the College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences in Toronto [2]. He was also the health columnist for the Cambridge Times newspaper from 1986 to 1996, and has taught at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College and the University of Waterloo.
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[edit] Political career
In the 2004 federal election, Goodyear defeated incumbent Liberal Janko Peric by 224 votes (as confirmed on recount) to win the Cambridge riding. After the election, Goodyear was named Ontario Chair of the Conservative Party caucus.[3] He was re-elected in 2006 with the endorsement of Vote Marriage Canada, and was also endorsed by the Canadian Islamic Congress receiving a grade of A [4] In 2006, he won the riding of Cambridge by almost 6,000 votes.
After the 2006 federal election Goodyear was elected Standing committee chair of the Procedure and House Affairs Committee (of which he chairs the Subcommittee on Parliament Hill Security. In March 2008 the Procedure and House Affairs Committee ousted Goodyear by moving a motion of non-confidence in him. The committee then elected Conservative MP Joe Preston as the chair against his will, and he called no meetings before resigning from his position. The committee currently has no chair and has not met since March 6. Jay Hill, Conservative party whip, said he is adamant that unless the opposition is willing to meet to re-elect Mr. Goodyear as the chair and to withdraw the motion to study the "in and out" election financing, there will be no Procedure and House Affairs committee meetings.[5] The Speaker of the House made a ruling on the events in this committee and others which stated rulings by committee chairs are being routinely overturned by majority votes, even when the rulings are procedurally sound. Such a state of affairs has led to "general lawlessness" at committees.[6] Goodyear also chairs Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure He was also named Chairman of the all-party Canada-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group.
A former campaign manager for Conservative MP Gary Goodyear admits he negotiated a lease for a campaign headquarters in 2004 that said the landlord would make a political donation to Mr. Goodyear's election bid. In a compliance agreement with the Commissioner of Canada Elections, Reg Petersen "acknowledged an act that constitutes an offence" under the Elections Act.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Specialty Colleges
- ^ Review Group
- ^ Pink, Dave. Battle for Cambridge's votes. The Record. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ Canadian Islamic Congress | 2006 Canadian Fedral Elections
- ^ Vongdouangchanh, Bev. Senator urges Prime Minister Harper to fill increasing Senate vacancies. The Hill Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
- ^ Commons speaker decries 'anarchy' in committees. www.thestar.com.
- ^ Mcgregor, Glen. Tory MP's former campaign boss agrees he violated Elections Act. The Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
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| Preceded by Janko Peric |
Member of Parliament for Cambridge 2004- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
[edit] Electoral Record
| 2006 federal election : Cambridge (electoral district) edit | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||
| Conservative | (x)Gary Goodyear | 25,337 | ||||
| Liberal | Janko Peric | 19,419 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Donna Reid | 9,794 | ||||
| Green | Gareth White | 3,017 | ||||
| Canadian Action Party | David Pelly | 217 | ||||
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| 2004 federal election : Cambridge (electoral district) edit | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||
| Conservative | Gary Goodyear | 19,123 | ||||
| (x)Liberal | Janko Peric | 18,899 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Gary Price | 10,392 | ||||
| Green | Gareth White | 2,506 | ||||
| Christian Heritage Party | John Gots | 395 | ||||
| Independent | John Oprea | 134 | ||||
| Independent | Alec Gryc | 114 | ||||
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