Ryan Williams (Canadian politician) explained

Ryan Williams
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Riding1:Bay of Quinte
Parliament1:Canadian
Term Start1:September 20, 2021
Predecessor1:Neil Ellis
Office2:Belleville City Councillor
Term Start2:December 1, 2018
Term End2:March 31, 2021
Constituency2:Ward 1
Title8:Shadow cabinet posts
Suboffice9:Associate Shadow Minister for Industry, Science, and Innovation
Subterm9:2021–2022
Suboffice10:Shadow Minister for Pan Canadian Trade and Competition
Subterm10:2022-present
Birth Name:Ryan Richard Williams
Birth Date:23 January 1979
Birth Place:Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Party:Conservative (since 2021)
Children:3
Relations:John Williams (father)
Occupation:Politician

Ryan Williams (born January 23, 1979) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Bay of Quinte in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.[1]

Biography

Williams is the President of Williams Hotels, which owns and operates 2 hotels. Prior to being elected to the House of Commons, Ryan was President of Bay of Quinte Tourism for 10 years, and founded Bay of Quinte Living and QuinteVation. Ryan has been a director of the Belleville Chamber of Commerce for 6 years. Ryan topped the polls in 2018 elected to Belleville City Council, but did not complete his term as he ran in the federal election. He is married and has three children.

Controversies

On June 24, 2024, Williams was revealed to have used ChatGPT to generate a list of G7 countries capital gains tax rates that was inaccurate.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ryan Williams elected in Bay of Quinte . CBC . September 21, 2021 . September 22, 2021.
  2. News: Major . Darren . Mohan . Sarina . June 24, 2024 . Conservative MP shares inaccurate, ChatGPT-generated stats on capital gains tax rate . June 24, 2024 . CBC.