Darrel Reid

Darrel Reid (born June 3, 1957, in Grande Prairie, Alberta; PhD Queens 1994) is a Canadian politician. He most recently served as the Vice-President of Current Corporation of Port Moody, British Columbia. From 1998 to 2004 he was the president of the evangelical Christian organization Focus on the Family Canadaa nd promoted traditional Christian family values while actively campaigning against issues that, in his opinion, are harmful to society such as divorce, abortion and same-sex relationships. Image File history File links Darrel-Reid. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Grande Prairie (55°11′ N 118°53′ W MST) is the chief city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 2. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse, which can be contrasted with an annulment which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the effects of marriage may be recognized in such unions, such as spousal support, child custody...

He was quoted in the Vancouver Sun as saying: "I think every Christian’s under an obligation to change laws to reflect biblical values.” As a political candidate, Reid's social views, while attracting support from ethnic and religious Canadians, cause great concern for those who have aggressively campaigned in favour of government and church approval of same-sex marriage. (See "External Links" below.)

Reid served as Director of Policy and Research for the Reform Party of Canada and in May 1996 became Preston Manning's chief of staff. Soon afterwards he ran unsuccessfully as a Reform Party of Canada candidate for the riding of Lanark—Carleton in the 1997 federal election. In April, 1998, Reid was appointed as president of Focus on the Family Canada, a position that he filled for six years. In 2005 he secured the nomination of the Conservative Party of Canada for the riding of Richmond in the next federal election. 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Image:Preston manning. ... The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party in the 1980s and 1990s. ... Lanark—Carleton was a former federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. ... 36th Parliament The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada) is a right-of-centre political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... Richmond is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. ... A Canadian federal election (more formally, the 39th general election) will almost certainly be held sometime between January and May 2006. ...

On January 17, 2005, he declined to be interviewed by Global TV's Vancouver station, sparking a series of media concerns about his lack of accessability and prompting Liberal press releases accusing him of being "muzzled" by Conservative party leader (and 22nd Prime Minister of Canada) Stephen Harper. January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On January 23rd, 2006, Reid was defeated by the Hon. Raymond Chan, who would subsequently serve his fourth term in the new Liberal-led official opposition. Reid achieved 16,286 votes to Chan's 18,107.

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