Greg McLean | |
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McLean in 2022 | |
| Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kent Hehr |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Spouse | Ruth Pogue |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Profession | Member of Parliament |
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Greg McLean MP is a Canadian politician who was first elected to represent the riding of Calgary Centre in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
He defeated then-cabinet minister, Kent Hehr, by 20,000 votes.
Personal life
Before his election, McLean was a financial professional for 20 years, working with oil & gas and technology start-ups amongst other industries. He was a Chartered Investment Manager, registered as a Portfolio Manager with the Alberta Securities Commission. Early in his career, he spent six years advising two Cabinet Ministers in Ottawa, the Hon. Harvie Andre and the Hon. Jean Corbeil, providing insight into government and regulatory decision-making.
McLean has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Alberta, and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.
Together, McLean and his wife Ruth Pogue have a combined family of four sons.
Political career
In the 2019 Canadian federal election, McLean was elected to represent Calgary Centre in the House of Commons for the 43rd Canadian Parliament. He introduced two private member's bills, Bill C-262 and Bill C-214, both of which focused on the Income Tax Act.
Private Member's Bills
Bill C-262, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (capture and utilization or storage of greenhouse gases) sought create a tax credit for expenses incurred by a corporation capturing and storing greenhouse gases. The bill was brought to a vote on June 9, 2021, but it was defeated at the second reading, with only Conservative Party MPs voting in favour.
Bill C-214 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (qualifying environmental trust), which sought to add oil or gas wells to the list of sites that environmental trusts may hold for the purposes of the Qualifying Environmental Trust income tax rate, was discharged without a vote.
Political Appointments & Committees
43rd Parliament
In the 2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election, McLean endorsed Erin O'Toole for party leader. On September 9, 2020, then Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole named McLean the Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor). McLean served in this role until August 15, 2021. After the 2021 election, McLean resumed his position as Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency in February 22, 2022 until October 11, 2022.
During the 1st session of the 43rd Parliament, McLean served on the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (February 2020 to August 2020) and on the Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 2020 to June 2020). During the 2nd session of the 43rd Parliament, McLean served on the Standing Committee on Natural Resources as the committee Vice-Chair (October 2020 to August 2021).
44th Parliament
After the 2021 election, McLean served briefly during the 1st session of the 44th Parliament as the Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance (December 2021 to February 2022) before returning to the post of Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and the Natural Resources Standing Committee in late February 2022. McLean also served on the Standing Committee on Natural Resources (February 2022 to October 2022) and the Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development (October 2022 to September 2023).
McLean's most recent role has been as a member of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. McLean served in this role from September 20, 2023 until January 6, 2025.
Issues & Focus
His questions and speeches in the House of Commons have focused primarily on issues related to natural resources as well as finance and government spending. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he spoke about the efficacy of government programs and expenditures, and in particular, about the Canada Student Service Grant and its sole-source contract to the WE charity (since terminated).
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Calgary Centre | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Greg McLean | 30,375 | 51.3 | -5.13 | $62,659.16 | |||
| Liberal | Sabrina Grover | 17,593 | 29.7 | +2.72 | $75,514.56 | |||
| New Democratic | Juan Estevez Moreno | 9,694 | 16.4 | +6.51 | $3,174.97 | |||
| Green | Austin Mullins | 971 | 1.6 | -2.73 | $415.62 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Dawid Pawlowski | 575 | 1.0 | +0.81 | $4,650.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 59,208 | 99.15 | -0.27 | $122,167.91 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 509 | 0.85 | +0.27 | |||||
| Turnout | 59,717 | 63.04 | -5.17 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 94,726 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.89 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Calgary Centre | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Greg McLean | 37,306 | 56.64 | +11.34 | $111,276.33 | |||
| Liberal | Kent Hehr | 17,771 | 26.98 | -19.54 | $112,059.94 | |||
| New Democratic | Jessica Buresi | 6,516 | 9.89 | +4.32 | $832.79 | |||
| Green | Thana Boonlert | 2,853 | 4.33 | +2.13 | $7,973.82 | |||
| People's | Chevy Johnston | 907 | 1.38 | - | $13,514.03 | |||
| Animal Protection | Eden Gould | 247 | 0.38 | - | $1,717.18 | |||
| Independent | Michael Pewtress | 138 | 0.21 | $1,189.15 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Dawid Pawlowski | 126 | 0.19 | - | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 65,864 | 99.42 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 385 | 0.58 | +0.21 | |||||
| Turnout | 66,249 | 68.21 | -1.89 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 97,129 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +15.44 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Conservative Greg McLean beats out longtime Liberal Kent Hehr in Calgary Centre". Global News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Official Elections Canada Data - 2019 Federal Election (Calgary Centre)". www.660citynews.com. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-mclean-90b3737/?originalSubdomain=ca [self-published source]
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-mclean-90b3737/?originalSubdomain=ca [self-published source]
- ^ a b "Meet Greg McLean | Member of Parliament, Calgary Centre". Greg McLean, Member of Parliament. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ Lim, Jolson (March 4, 2021). "Conservatives embrace carbon capture to slow climate change". iPolitics.
- ^ "Bill C-262 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (capture and utilization or storage of greenhouse gases)". Parliament of Canada. December 11, 2020.
- ^ "Bill C-214 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (qualifying environmental trust)". Parliament of Canada. February 24, 2020.
- ^ McLean, Greg (27 January 2020). "I'm pleased to support @ErinOTooleMP as Leader of the Conservative Party".
- ^ a b c "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
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