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Mel Arnold (born 1958) is a
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politician who was elected as a
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in the
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to represent the federal electoral district of
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during the
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. Arnold was active on the boards of local service clubs, including the BC Wildlife Federation and Canadian Wildlife Federation, where he held the role of President for two terms. Before serving as a member of Parliament, he served on his Salmon Arm's environmental advisory council for eight years. In 2010 was appointed to the B.C. government's Species at Risk Task Force.


Politics

Arnold voted in support of Bill C-233 - An Act to amend the ''Criminal Code'' ( sex-selective abortion), which would make it an indictable or a summary offence for a medical practitioner to knowingly perform an abortion solely on the grounds of the child's genetic sex.


Electoral record


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arnold, Mel Living people Conservative Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia 1958 births Canadian conservationists People from Salmon Arm 21st-century Canadian politicians