page_title: Geoff Regan
section_title: In opposition
hierarchical_section_title: Geoff Regan / Federal politics / In opposition
caption_attribution_description: April 4, 2011: Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff with Geoff Regan, Stan Kutcher and Scott Hemming greet commuters at the Halifax Ferry Terminal. Photo: Georges Alexandar 4 avril 2011: Le chef libéral Michael Ignatieff et son équipe à la gare maritime de Halifax.
context_page_description: Geoffrey Paul Regan PC MP is a Canadian politician who served as the 36th Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, he has been the Member of Parliament for Halifax West since 2000, previously holding the seat from 1993 to 1997. Under Paul Martin, he was Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from 2003 to 2006.
context_section_description: Upon the defeat of the Liberal government in the 2006 election, he was appointed by Bill Graham, Interim Leader of the Official Opposition, to the shadow cabinet as the Official Opposition Critic for Human Resources and Skills Development. During his time as critic, Regan introduced a private members’ bill to expand Canada Access Grants for disabled and low income students. In January 2007, he was appointed to the newly created Liberal Priorities and Planning Committee, which was chaired by then Liberal Opposition Leader Stéphane Dion. In March 2008, Regan was named Chair of the Caucus Committee on Environmental Sustainability. Regan also served as Vice-Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.
  Regan was re-elected in 2008, and 2011 federal elections, despite significant Liberal losses in both. Regan won his seat by a few percentage points in the latter election as the Liberals finished in third place. Under the leadership of Stephane Dion, Regan served as Opposition Critic for Human Resources and Skills Development. Under Michael Ignatieff, Regan served as Liberal Critic for Natural Resources, and later, Public Works and Government Services and also as the Liberal Natural Resources Critic under leader Justin Trudeau and the  Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources.
caption: Regan with Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff during the 2011 federal election campaign
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