Bruce Hyer

Bruce T. Hyer MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Thunder Bay—Superior North
Incumbent
Assumed office 2008
Preceded by	Joe Comuzzi
Personal details
Born	August 6, 1946 (1946-08-06) Hartford, Connecticut
Political party	New Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Margaret Hyer
Residence	Thunder Bay, Ontario
Profession	ecologist, businessman

Bruce Tolhurst Hyer (born August 6, 1946) is an American-born Canadian politician, who was first elected to represent the electoral district of Thunder Bay—Superior North in the 2008 Canadian federal election, and re-elected with a wider margin in the 2011 federal election. He is a member of the New Democratic Party.

Background

Hyer is the Member of Parliament for the Canadian federal riding of Thunder Bay—Superior North.

Prior to his election to the House of Commons, he was an ecologist and entrepreneur in the Thunder Bay area, operating an ecotourist company with offices in Thunder Bay and Armstrong. The former bush pilot was head of the North of Superior Tourism Board for many years before stepping down to run for office. He received a Master of Science degree in Forestry from Lakehead University in 1997, and ran as a New Democratic Party candidate in two elections before being elected in the 2008 election.

An internationally recognized conservationist, Hyer is the only person to have twice received the prestigious Conservation Trophy from Ontario Nature for his work on biodiversity and protected areas. Hyer has been instrumental in the creation and preservation of Wabakimi Provincial Park, and was part of the Wabakimi Park Boundary Committee.

On February 10, 2009, Hyer tabled Bill C-311 the Climate Change Accountability Act (Bill C-311) as his first private member's bill in the House of Commons. Other bills Hyer has introduced include Bill C-312 the Made in Canada Act, the Cell Phone Freedom Act (Bill C-560) and a number of motions including the Northwest Ontario Passenger Rail Motion, which mandates the return of Via Rail service to the North shore of Lake Superior and to Thunder Bay.

Hyer was born in Hartford, Connecticut, United States in 1946. He is married to Margaret Wanlin and they have one son, Michael.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democrat	Bruce Hyer	18,303	49.8%	+12.8	-
	Conservative	Richard Harvey	10,932	29.8%	+3.0%	-
	Liberal	Yves Fricot	6,107	16.6	-11.7%	-
	Green	Scot Kyle	1,115	3.0%	-3.9%	-
	Marijuana	Denis Andrew Carrière	266	0.7%	-0.2%	-
Total valid votes			36,723	100.0%

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democrat	Bruce Hyer	13,174	37.0
	Liberal	Don McArthur	10,083	28.3
	Conservative	Bev Sarafin	9,556	26.8
	Green	Brendan Hughes	2,463	6.9
	Marijuana	Denis A. Carrière	327	0.9
Total valid votes			35,603

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joe Comuzzi	13,983	36.0%
	New Democrat	Bruce Hyer	13,575	34.9%
	Conservative	Bev Sarafin	8,575	22.1%
	Green	Dawn Kannegiesser	2,241	5.8%
	Marijuana	Denis A. Carrière	487	1.3%
Total valid votes			38,861

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Joe Comuzzi	15,022
	New Democrat	Bruce Hyer	10,230
	Conservative	Bev Sarafin	7,394
	Green	Carl Rose	1,614
	Marijuana	Denis A. Carrière	645

External links

• Bruce Hyer
• Bruce Hyer - Parliament of Canada biography