Our Minister

The Honourable Stockwell Day, P.C., M.P.

Minister of Public Safety, Representative of Okanagan-Coquihalla (British Columbia)

Stockwell Day was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 2000 and was re-elected in 2004 and 2006. Upon his election in 2000, he was named Leader of the Official Opposition and remained in this role until December 2001.

Following that, Mr. Day served as Official Opposition Critic for Foreign Affairs. Mr. Day has been Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Upon re-election in 2006, Mr. Day was appointed Minister of Public Safety and became a member of the Cabinet Committee on Priorities and Planning.

From 1986 to 2000, Mr. Day represented Red Deer North in the Alberta Legislature, where he served in the Progressive Conservative Government in a variety of senior roles including Chief Whip, Government House Leader, Minister of Labour and Minister of Social Services. From 1997 to 2000 he was Provincial Treasurer (Minister of Finance) and acting Premier. As the Alberta Treasurer, Minister Day introduced Canada's first single rate (flat) tax.

Mr. Day was born in Barrie, Ontario in 1950. He attended the University of Victoria and has lived in various regions of Canada. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion and the Rotary Club.

He and his wife, Valorie, have three sons.