Bruce T. Hyer  MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Thunder Bay—Superior North
Incumbent
Assumed office  2008
Preceded by	Joe Comuzzi
Born	1946 Hartford, Connecticut
Political party	New Democratic Party
Residence	Thunder Bay, Ontario
Profession	ecologist, businessman

Bruce T. Hyer is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Thunder Bay—Superior North in the 2008 Canadian federal election. He is a member of the New Democratic Party.

Contents 1 Background 2 Electoral record 3 References 4 External links

[edit] 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 Canadian Federal 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 the Climate Change Accountability Act (Bill C-311) as his first private member's bill in the House of Commons. Other legislation Hyer has introduced include the Made in Canada Act^[1] and 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.^[2] He is married to Margaret Wanlin and they have one son, Michael.

[edit] Electoral record

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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Bruce Hyer
• Parliament of Canada biography

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