Michael Barrett (Canadian politician)


Michael Barrett is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on December 3, 2018. He represents the electoral district of Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He won the riding again in the October 2019 federal election.
Barrett was born in Arnprior, Ontario in 1984, attended Algonquin College in Ottawa, and enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces. Following his service in the Army, he worked as a human resources manager. Before his election to Parliament he served as a municipal councillor in Edwardsburgh/Cardinal for four years. In November 2019 Barrett was appointed shadow minister for ethics. In July 2020 following a letters from Barrett to Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion, investigations were launched into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau to examine their conduct in the WE scandal.

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