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]
Ryan Williams | |
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| Member of Parliament for Bay of Quinte | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Neil Ellis |
| Belleville City Councillor | |
| In office December 1, 2018 – March 31, 2021 | |
| Constituency | Ward 1 |
| Shadow cabinet posts | |
| 2021–2022 | Associate Shadow Minister for Industry, Science, and Innovation |
| 2022-2024 | Shadow Minister for Pan Canadian Trade and Competition |
| 2024-present | Shadow Minister for International Trade and Competition |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ryan Richard Williams January 23, 1979 Belleville, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative (since 2021) |
| Spouse |
Allyson Williams (m. 2009) |
| Relations | John Williams (father) |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Biography
editWilliams 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 to Allyson Williams, and has three children. Ryan is the son of the late John Williams, who served as Mayor of Quinte West from 2008-2016.
Shadow Cabinet Post
editWilliams is the Shadow Critic for International Trade and Competition.
Private Members Bill
editRyan's Private Members Bill - C-365 - An Act respecting the implementation of a consumer-led banking system for Canadians, to implement Open banking in Canada passed 2nd reading on March 20, 2024.
Controversies
editOn 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] Williams posted on X shortly after that Canada needs an updated tax system 'that even AI could understand'.
Election results
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Bay of Quinte | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Ryan Williams | 25,479 | 41.3 | +4.5 | ||||
| Liberal | Neil Ellis | 22,542 | 36.5 | -2.6 | ||||
| New Democratic | Stephanie Bell | 9,284 | 15.0 | -1.0 | ||||
| People's | Janine LeClerc | 3,045 | 4.9 | +2.9 | ||||
| Green | Erica Charlton | 1,350 | 2.2 | -3.9 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 61,700 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 405 | |||||||
| Turnout | 62,105 | 64.95 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 95,615 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.6 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Ryan Williams elected in Bay of Quinte". CBC. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Major, Darren; Mohan, Sarina (June 24, 2024). "Conservative MP shares inaccurate, ChatGPT-generated stats on capital gains tax rate". CBC. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
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