Lianne Rood grew up on a 1,000-acre vegetable farm in Grand Bend and is an entrepreneur and farmer with a background in politics and small business.
After receiving an Honours Bachelor degree in Criminology and Sociology from the University of Windsor in 2003, she worked in Ottawa as a political staffer for the Stephen Harper government for six years.
During her tenure in Ottawa, Rood assisted Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz in developing and passing the Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act, Bill C-19.
She first worked for Bev Shipley and then also served as assistant to David Anderson in his capacity as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources, and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture.
Rood has been involved with several federal Conservative campaigns and EDA boards since 1997. She has also been a member of the executive committee and Senior Event Manager for the Canadian National Prayer Breakfast since 2006.
Rood is passionate about serving others, especially farmers, seniors, children and small business owners. She wishes to put her hard work ethic and experience to work for the people of Lambton-Kent-Middlesex.
How can the public trust our party system when it appears there are decisions being made with questionable judgment by political leaders, with little to no repercussions?
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Disincentives like the Carbon Tax are meant to help the environment by increasing the cost of fossil fuel consumption. But is such a tax fair for people who live in small-town Canada? Or is this just another tax on the middle class in general?
The Liberals’ carbon tax hits hard-working families the hardest, with higher costs for gasoline, groceries, and home heating. It doesn’t apply at all to some of Canada’s biggest emitters, thanks to a sweetheart deal from Justin Trudeau that will allow them to pay no tax on up to 90 per cent of their emissions.
As an environmental policy, the carbon tax is a failure of epic proportions and makes virtually no contribution to the global fight against climate change.
Opioid addiction and its associated problems, such as increased crime, have reached a crisis level in Canada. What can be done to cause change at the federal level?
Canada is currently experiencing a national addictions crisis that requires a comprehensive response. Conservatives believe that, given the opportunity and appropriate supports, Canadians who suffer from addiction have the ability to recover.
The cycle of “injecting, overdosing, and reviving” with no adequate assistance to get addicts treatment and into recovery is simply not the type of health care that Canadians deserve. We need to work towards building a system of care where everyone who struggles with addiction is offered treatment and a pathway to recovery.
If elected, Andrew Scheer has promised to scrap the carbon tax and instead implement a real plan to protect our environment. This plan will be built on three policy principles such as green technology, not taxes; a cleaner and greener natural environment and taking our fight against climate change global.
