John Barlow (Canadian politician)


John Barlow is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Macleod in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2014 by-election.
Barlow was re-elected on October 19, 2015, in the riding of Foothills, and again on October 21, 2019.
Prior to his election, Barlow was a newspaper editor. Barlow had previously run for the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta in Highwood during the 2012 Alberta general election, losing to Wildrose leader Danielle Smith.

Political career

Barlow was first elected to represent the riding of Macleod in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2014 by-election resulting from the retirement of former Member of Parliament Ted Menzies.
He was re-elected on October 19, 2015, in the riding of Foothills, Alberta and again on October 21, 2019.

Interprovincial Trade Critic

In 2016, Barlow was appointed as the Interprovincial Trade Critic by Rona Ambrose, the interim Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. As critic, he focused on the campaign, #FreeTheBeer, which is intended to build public pressure for the provinces to ratify a free trade deal for Canada, specifically focused on alcohol trade between provinces.
Also in 2016, Barlow tabled his Private Member's Bill C-351, "An Act to amend the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act and the Excise Act, 2001 ". If passed, this legislation would:
In 2016, newly elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Andrew Scheer, appointed Barlow as the Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food. Simultaneously, Barlow also sits on the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.

Shadow Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour

On Friday September 7, 2018, Honourable Andrew Scheer, Leader of the Official Opposition, appointed John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Foothills as Shadow Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour. He was also appointed as the Vice-Chair for the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. This position was previously held by MP Steven Blaney.

Electoral record