Scott Andrews (politician)

Life and career

Andrews was born in St. John's, Newfoundland. He served as a Member of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans and a Member of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.

Inspired by the documentary Dear Zachary, Andrews introduced Bill C-464 on October 23, 2009, and received unanimous support from all political parties in the House of Commons to advance the bill to the Standing Committee on Justice & Human Rights on December 4, 2009. Andrews was moved to bring this bill forward in memory of Zachary Turner, a child whose mother killed him. The bill seeks to change the Criminal Code of Canada to allow the courts to justify refusing bail to those accused of serious crimes in the name of protecting their children. In December 2010, Zachary's Bill became law when Governor General David Johnston gave it Royal Assent. This marked the first time a Member of Parliament from Newfoundland and Labrador successfully passed a Private Member's Bill.

Andrews was re-elected in the 2011 general election, defeating Conservative Senator and former MP Fabian Manning a second time.

On November 5, 2014, Andrews and Massimo Pacetti were both suspended from the Liberal Party caucus by leader Justin Trudeau, following allegations of personal misconduct laid by two unnamed New Democratic Party MPs (in 2018 it was revealed that one of the MPs was Christine Moore). Both Andrews and Pacetti opted to sit as independent MPs pending investigation of the complaints. On March 19, Andrews announced that he had accepted the findings of the investigation and would serve out his term as an independent. Andrews ran for re-election in the 2015 federal election as an independent candidate, but he was defeated by Liberal nominee Ken McDonald. Andrews placed second with 17.8% of the vote, besting both the New Democratic and Conservative candidates.

Electoral career

References

References

1. "Committee link".
2. "C-464 - An Act to amend the Criminal Code (justification for detention in custody)".
3. "Bagby bill becomes law".
4. (May 3, 2011). "Andrews holds Avalon". The Telegram.
5. [http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-mps-scott-andrews-massimo-pacetti-suspended-from-caucus-amid-harassment-allegations-1.2824396 "Liberal MPs Scott Andrews, Massimo Pacetti suspended from caucus amid harassment allegations"]. [[CBC News]], November 5, 2014.
6. (2018-05-09). "Christie Blatchford: Christine Moore may not be the feminist conscience she branded herself to be {{!}} National Post".
7. (March 18, 2015). "Liberal MP Massimo Pacetti maintains innocence, says he won't run again". Globe and Mail.
8. (March 18, 2015). "Scott Andrews, Ousted Liberal MP, Accepts Findings Of Misconduct Probe". Canadian Press.
9. (August 11, 2015). "Former Newfoundland Liberal to run in federal election as an Independent".
10. "Voter Information Service - Election results since 2015".