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Your MP · Conservative · Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte

Doug Shipley

Chooses to speak about economy & cost of living and justice & public safety. Sits on REGS.

Constituency office: Main office - Barrie 104-48 Alliance Boulevard Barrie ON L4M 5K3 · 1 705 728-2596
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Time in office
7 yrs
MP since 2019
Bills sponsored
2
0 became law
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Won their election with
52%
of the vote, in 2025
House votes
81 yes 61 no
of 174 this session

At a glance

AI-written from the linked records

Pro

Doug Shipley voted for bills on tougher criminal sentencing and bail rules, including consecutive sentences for multiple sexual offences, plus bills easing worker movement between provinces and giving paid leave to parents whose child dies.1234

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Anti

Doug Shipley voted against bills on government spending, tax changes, and Canadian citizenship rules, including funding of $11.1 billion, adjustments to tax deductions and fuel taxes, and expanded citizenship for people born abroad.123

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In the House, they talk most about

What they keep coming back to

Mentions in 1000 speeches
liberal180food120little107amendment104crime97community96heard96barrie89please89legislation86conservatives84firearms82meeting79publicsafety76home71families68cost68report68carbon tax68witnesses68million67residents64hearing64support62fentanyl60o'connell60recently59public59minutes58hear58liberal180food120little107amendment104crime97community96heard96barrie89please89firearms82meeting79home71families68cost68report68witnesses68million67hearing64
RankTermMentionsTimesSpeechesLast said
01liberal180492026-02-05
02food120212026-06-02
03little107902025-12-02
04amendment104692025-12-02
05crime97492025-11-18
06community96402026-06-02
07heard96662025-11-18
08barrie89452026-06-08
09please89792025-12-02
10legislation86352026-06-03
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11conservatives84372026-02-05
12firearms82292025-11-18
13meeting79492024-12-12
14public safety76442025-11-18
15home71342025-12-02
16families68352025-12-02
17cost68232025-12-02
18report68452025-12-02
19carbon tax68172025-12-02
20witnesses68622025-09-25
21million67282025-12-02
22residents64382026-06-08
23hearing64502025-12-02
24support62422026-06-03
25fentanyl60122025-09-17
26o'connell60592024-03-18
27recently59452025-12-02
28public59312025-11-18
29minutes58442026-04-23
30hear58502025-12-02
Counted from their 1000 most recent speeches in the House and committees since 2022-05-10, leaving out common words and House procedure words. Hover a bubble or a row to see it in both. openparliament.ca lists their favourite word as “border”.

Bills they put forward

Sponsored by this MP

Requires Canadian flags above a certain size to have labels showing where they were made.Big Canadian flags have to show labels saying where they were made.

Bill C-281 · 45-1 · Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)Bill ↗
Economy & cost of living
Official title: An Act to amend the Textile Labelling Act and the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act

Removes sales tax on automated external defibrillators and their related supplies and accessories.You don't pay sales tax on defibrillators and the stuff that goes with them.

Bill C-389 · 44-1 · Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)Bill ↗
Health
Official title: An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (automated external defibrillators)
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