Brian S. Storseth (born 1978) is a businessman and

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politician in

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, Canada. He was elected MP for

Westlock—St. Paul Westlock—St. Paul (briefly known as Battle River) was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. It included Westlock County, Sturgeon C ...

, having defeated his next nearest opponent by a margin of over 53% in the 2006 federal election and was re-elected in

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and

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before retiring in 2015. He served on committees for Aboriginal affairs, agriculture and agri-food — the only Alberta MP on the latter two. Born in

Barrhead, Alberta Barrhead is a town in central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the County of Barrhead No. 11. It is located along the Paddle River and at the intersection of Alberta Highway 33, Highway 33 (Grizzly Trail) and Alberta Highway 18, Highway 18 ...

. Storseth studied political science at the

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, and at the age of 24 was elected to

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. He owned and operated his own business in

St. Paul, Alberta St. Paul, originally known as St-Paul-de-Métis or St-Paul-des-Métis, is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the County of St. Paul No. 19. It was known as St. Paul de(s) Métis between 1912 and 1936. History The com ...

and while at the University of Alberta worked in the office of the

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of the

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. On September 30, 2011, during the 41st Parliament, Storseth introduced Private Member Bill C-304, titled ''An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (protecting freedom)'', repealing Section 13 of the

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which had prohibited "the communication of hate messages by telephone or on the Internet". Bill C-304 received second reading on February 15, 2012, and in a free vote on June 6 was passed, 153–136, at third reading. The federal electoral district of Westlock—St. Paul was replaced under the new Representation Order effective in 2015. The largest part of it moved to the new Lakeland district, with other parts going to the districts of Sturgeon River,

Fort McMurray—Cold Lake Fort McMurray—Cold Lake is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It was Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, created in ...

and

Peace River—Westlock Peace River—Westlock is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. Peace River—Westlock was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and w ...

. Storseth did not seek re-election in the newly formed Lakeland constituency at the 2015 general election.

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* 1978 births Conservative Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta People from Barrhead, Alberta University of Alberta alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Alberta-politician-stub