Todd Doherty Explained

Todd Doherty
Riding1:Cariboo—Prince George
Parliament1:Canadian
Term Start1:October 19, 2015
Predecessor1:Dick Harris
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Williams Lake, British Columbia
Party:Conservative
Spouse:Kelly Doherty
Children:4
Residence:Prince George, British Columbia
Profession:Business Owner, Aviation Executive

Todd Doherty (born 1968) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district Cariboo—Prince George during the 2015 Canadian federal election.[2]

Todd Doherty is married to Kelly and together they have four children.

Todd and Kelly have been small business owners for over 20 years. Todd previously was an aviation executive and worked with industry, provincial and federal governments in global promotion of national trade, tourism and aviation opportunities.

During the first sitting of the 42nd Parliament Todd Doherty tabled four private members bills:

In addition, Bill C-347 was authored by Todd Doherty and calls on the Federal Government to establish a national service medal for Search & Rescue volunteers. The largest national volunteer group that was without a national medal in recognition of service.Although authored by Mr Doherty, he gave permission for MP Mel Arnold to table C-347 due to C-211's progress through Parliament.

In October 2017, the Government of Canada announced the creation of a national service medal for Search & Rescue volunteers.

In November, 2020 Doherty tabled a motion to create a single national three-digit telephone number, 988, for suicide hotlines, arguing that having to look up existing 10-digit numbers presents a barrier to use.[3] In December the House of Commons voted unanimously in favour of his proposal.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Federal Election 2019: If Canada secures softwood lumber deal, Conservative Party's Todd Doherty believes other industries could equally prosper. Balzer. Kyle. PrinceGeorgeMatters.com. September 24, 2019.
  2. Web site: Central and Northern Interior election results . cknw.com . October 19, 2015 . October 20, 2015.
  3. Web site: Conservative MP calls for nationwide three-digit suicide hotline. 2020-12-11. 2020-11-06. Catherine. Cullen. CBC.
  4. Web site: 3-digit suicide prevention hotline gets green light from House of Commons. 2020-12-11. 2020-12-11. Catherine. Cullen. CBC.