Shelly A. Glover, PC (born January 2, 1967) is a former member of the

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and former politician. Following the 2008 federal election, she became the first policewoman to become a

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in Canadian history, representing the riding of

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, which she represented until 2015. A member of the

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, she served in the

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of former

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, appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the

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in January 2011, then as the

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and

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in 2013.. Glover served as a member of the

for almost 19 years prior to her election, rising to the rank of sergeant. She was on

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from the police force while serving in Ottawa.

Personal life

Glover is fluent in both English and French, and self-identifies as a Manitoba

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. She is married to Bruce, a retired police officer and small business owner; they have five children.

Federal politics

Running under the

, Glover ran for and won the

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, in the 2008 federal election from incumbent

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by over 4,500 votes. She thereby became the first policewoman to become a

in Canadian history. On November 7, 2008, Glover was named Parliamentary Secretary for

by Prime Minister

. She was re-elected in a rematch with Simard in the 2011 election, the first time in the riding's history that a

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MP had been reelected. Glover did not stand for re-election in 2015.

Election spending controversy

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received a request from

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to suspend Glover as an MP in June 2013. Glover failed to file documents related to the 2011 election campaign. Elections Canada spokesman John Enright said, "Those letters advised the speaker that an elected candidate shall not continue to sit or vote as members of the House of Commons pending the filing of complete and accurate returns." Glover filed a legal challenge in the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench. Liberal MP Scott Andrews indicated the suspension of Glover from Parliament should be immediate according to previous legal precedent. On July 22, 2014, it was reported in the media that Glover's staffers had attempted to remove the controversial election spending information from her Wikipedia page. In July 2013, it was reported that Glover had filed a revised return, which Elections Canada accepted. Her campaign acknowledged that, as a result of "inadvertence and an honest misunderstanding of what constitutes an election expense," it exceeded the legal limit by $2,267. Glover promised to make up for the overspend by a corresponding underspend in the next election, and was not penalised.

Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages

Shelly Glover was appointed Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages on July 15, 2013. On October 8, 2013, on behalf of Glover,

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, Member of Parliament ( Prince Edward-Hastings), announced support for the Tsi Kionhnheht Ne Onkwawenna Language Circle (TKNOLC) to develop

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-learning tools.

After federal politics

Glover resigned from the Winnipeg Police Service in April 2018, writing in her letter that the service became a "toxic workplace" for her and that "the WPS is no longer a healthy environment."

Provincial politics

On August 25, 2021, Glover announced her candidacy in the

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. On September 16, she was confirmed as one of two candidates appearing on the ballot, alongside

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. She lost the party leadership election by 363 votes.

Electoral record

Honours

* On July 15, 2013 Glover was appointed as a member of the

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, giving her the honorific title "

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" and

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"PC" for life.

References

External links

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