Affordability & Housing
Childcare
Liberal's promises
Tax measures and rebates
Liberal's promise
"This middle-class tax cut will save two-income families up to $825 a year, by reducing the marginal tax rate on the lowest tax bracket by 1 percentage point. More than 22 million Canadians will benefit directly from this tax cut, and middle- and low-income Canadians will benefit the most." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
Jobs, Businesses, & Labour
Manufacturing
Liberal's promises
"Create a $2 billion Strategic Response Fund to boost our auto sector’s competitiveness, protect manufacturing jobs, support workers to upskill their expertise in the industry, and build a fortified Canadian supply chain – from raw materials to finished vehicles." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
"Build an “All-in-Canada” network for auto manufacturing component parts. With this network, we will work with industry to build more car parts in Canada, limit those parts crossing the border during production, and attract investment into our own industry." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
Sovereignty, Foreign Relations, & the United States
National defence
Liberal's promises
"Expand the capabilities of the Navy with new submarines and additional heavy icebreakers to defend the North." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
"Creating a first-in-class drone capability that will build and deploy aquatic and airborne uncrewed vehicles to defend our arctic, our undersea infrastructure, our borders, and our allies. This new capability will be matched with an industrial strategy that builds and perfects these technologies so that Canadian companies benefit from Canadian procurements." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
"We will expand the reach and abilities of the Canadian Coast Guard and integrate them into our NATO defence capabilities. Our Coast Guard carries out important work, but we need to update their mission to face changing realities to protect our sovereignty and counter criminal activity, like the trafficking of illicit drugs. That’s why we will give the Canadian Coast Guard a new mandate—and the right equipment—to conduct maritime surveillance operations to secure our coasts." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
"We will modernize our procurement legislation to ensure our Forces can buy the equipment that they need, when they need it—which is now. We can also swiftly surpass our existing defence spending targets and bolster our capabilities by investing in dual purpose infrastructure—whether housing, cybersecurity, or satellite technology—that delivers immediate benefits for both our Forces and the public." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
"We will end the chronic lapsing of defence spending, through the creation of a defence capital account that ensures that even when the timing of an investment changes, every dollar assigned to Canada’s defence will remain for that purpose." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
Biography
Tom was born and raised in Winnipeg and lived in Edmonton, Brandon and Toronto before moving to Medicine Hat in 1990. His career has been primarily in sales and marketing, working in radio, TV, and print sales, as well as being a marketing manager in lottery and cable TV businesses. He also had a brief career in retail and online banking, ending in 2007 when he retired.
Once he settled in Medicine Hat, Tom became heavily involved in Musical Theatre and joined two choirs. He directed six musicals for the MH Musical Theatre, sits on their board, serving as President. Tom is also one of the original members of an all-male musical chorus, The TarTones, which has been going for 28 years.
Tom has a long history of community service. He was a trustee for the Medicine Hat Public School Board and has served as the chair of the former Arts & Heritage Advisory Board for the City. He has worked for the Canadian Cancer Society and has been involved with the Alberta Summer and Winter Games, hosting the opening ceremonies when they have been held in Medicine Hat. He has served on the Steering Committee for the Esplanade and was a founding member of MH Pickleball Club, helping to secure a world class facility at the Big Marble Go Centre.
Tom has been involved with the local Liberal party since the early 90s, serving as marketing manager and campaign manager for several candidates both federal and provincial. When not active in campaign work, he has worked for both Elections Alberta and Elections Canada. Tom is excited to step up as your candidate in Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner and be your voice in Ottawa.
Tom has been married to his wife Linda since 1983. He has two children by a previous marriage and one stepson, all living in Alberta.
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