Todd Doherty
MP
Member of Parliament
for Cariboo—Prince George
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byDick Harris
Personal details
Born1968 or 1969 (age 54–55)[1]
Williams Lake, British Columbia
Political partyConservative
SpouseKelly Doherty
Children4
Residence(s)Prince George, British Columbia
ProfessionBusiness Owner, Aviation Executive

Todd Doherty MP (born 1968) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district Cariboo—Prince George during the 2015 Canadian federal election.[2]

Todd Doherty is married to Kelly and together they have four children.

Todd and Kelly have been small business owners for over 20 years. Todd previously was an aviation executive and worked with industry, provincial and federal governments in global promotion of national trade, tourism and aviation opportunities.

During the first sitting of the 42nd Parliament Todd Doherty tabled four private members bills:

  • Bill C-211 An Act to Establish a National Framework on PTSD and Mental Health Challenges with First Responders, Veterans and Military. Bill C-211 was passed unanimously June 16, 2017 and currently is in Senate for review.
  • Bill C-209 This enactment amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to require the Correctional Service of Canada, in certain circumstances to disclose details of statutory release of a high-profile offender. Making public disclosure of the details of the release and informing any victims of such release.
  • Bill C-207 This enactment designates the third day of March in each and every year as a day for the people of Canada to express appreciation for the heroic work of members of the Canadian Forces and emergency response professionals, including police officers, firefighters and paramedics
  • Bill C-208 This enactment amends the Canada Evidence Act to direct courts on how to interpret a written all-numeric date in Canada that is in dispute.

In addition, Bill C-347 was authored by Todd Doherty and calls on the Federal Government to establish a national service medal for Search & Rescue volunteers. The largest national volunteer group that was without a national medal in recognition of service. Although authored by Mr Doherty, he gave permission for MP Mel Arnold to table C-347 due to C-211's progress through Parliament.

In October 2017, the Government of Canada announced the creation of a national service medal for Search & Rescue volunteers.

In November, 2020 Doherty tabled a motion to create a single national three-digit telephone number, 988, for suicide hotlines, arguing that having to look up existing 10-digit numbers presents a barrier to use.[3] In December the House of Commons voted unanimously in favour of his proposal.[4]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Cariboo—Prince George
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeTodd Doherty28,84852.7+16.06$71,474.23
LiberalTracy Calogheros10,93220.0-11.49$31,879.37
New DemocraticHeather Sapergia8,44015.4-10.43none listed
GreenMackenzie Kerr4,9989.1+5.64none listed
People'sJing Lan Yang1,2062.2-none listed
IndependentMichael Orr3500.6-0.62$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 54,774100.0
Total rejected ballots 321
Turnout 55,09565.5
Eligible voters 84,116
Conservative hold Swing +13.78
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election: Cariboo—Prince George
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeTodd Doherty19,68836.64-19.62$70,428.14
LiberalTracy Calogheros16,92131.49+26.43$28,272.16
New DemocraticTrent Derrick13,87925.83-4.28$60,383.50
GreenRichard Edward Jaques1,8603.46-2.72$2,214.20
IndependentSheldon Clare6571.22$13,871.81
No affiliationGordon Campbell4020.75–
Christian HeritageAdam De Kroon3270.61$2,663.87
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,734100.00 $265,082.81
Total rejected ballots 2160.40
Turnout 53,95067.85
Eligible voters 79,517
Conservative hold Swing -23.02
Source: Elections Canada[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Balzer, Kyle (September 24, 2019). "Federal Election 2019: If Canada secures softwood lumber deal, Conservative Party's Todd Doherty believes other industries could equally prosper". PrinceGeorgeMatters.com.
  2. ↑ "Central and Northern Interior election results". cknw.com. October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Cullen, Catherine (November 6, 2020). "Conservative MP calls for nationwide three-digit suicide hotline". CBC. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ Cullen, Catherine (December 11, 2020). "3-digit suicide prevention hotline gets green light from House of Commons". CBC. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  7. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Cariboo—Prince George, 30 September 2015
  8. ↑ Official Voting Results - Cariboo—Prince George
  9. ↑ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
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