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Simms is also now known by a number of people who live on the west coast of Ireland following the voyage of one of his election posters across the Atlantic Ocean to Keem Bay in the village of Dooagh on [[Achill Island]], [[County Mayo]]. The story was published by a local news paper called The Mayo News after a lifeguard at the beach, Conal Dixon, found the poster washed up on the sand.<ref>[http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2516&Itemid=38 Canadian poster in Achill!] ''The Mayo News'', October 2, 2007</ref>
Simms is also now known by a number of people who live on the west coast of Ireland following the voyage of one of his election posters across the Atlantic Ocean to Keem Bay in the village of Dooagh on [[Achill Island]], [[County Mayo]]. The story was published by a local news paper called The Mayo News after a lifeguard at the beach, Conal Dixon, found the poster washed up on the sand.<ref>[http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2516&Itemid=38 Canadian poster in Achill!] ''The Mayo News'', October 2, 2007</ref>


On May 2, 2011, Simms was again re-elected, defeating Hynes in a re-match by approximately 9,200 votes, with a total of 17,895 votes in his riding.<ref name="Innu leader">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/innu-leader-delivers-conservatives-from-n-l-shutout-1.976524|title=Innu leader delivers Conservatives from N.L. shutout|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2011-05-02|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref>
On May 2, 2011, Simms was again re-elected, defeating Hynes in a re-match by approximately 9,200 votes, with a total of 17,895 votes in his riding.<ref name="Innu leader">{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/innu-leader-delivers-conservatives-from-n-l-shutout-1.976524|title=Innu leader delivers Conservatives from N.L. shutout|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2011-05-02|access-date=2018-05-25}}</ref>


In 2012, Simms was the only Liberal to join the Conservatives in voting to repeal [[Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act|Section 13 of the ''Canadian Human Rights Act'']], which dealt with communication of messages "likely to expose a person or persons to hatred or contempt."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/06/07/jonathan-kay-good-riddance-to-section-13-of-the-canadian-human-rights-act/ |title=Jonathan Kay: Good riddance to Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act &#124; Full Comment &#124; National Post |access-date=2013-12-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20130105111536/http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/06/07/jonathan-kay-good-riddance-to-section-13-of-the-canadian-human-rights-act/ |archive-date=2013-01-05 }}</ref>
In 2012, Simms was the only Liberal to join the Conservatives in voting to repeal [[Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act|Section 13 of the ''Canadian Human Rights Act'']], which dealt with communication of messages "likely to expose a person or persons to hatred or contempt."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/06/07/jonathan-kay-good-riddance-to-section-13-of-the-canadian-human-rights-act/ |title=Jonathan Kay: Good riddance to Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act &#124; Full Comment &#124; National Post |access-date=2013-12-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20130105111536/http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/06/07/jonathan-kay-good-riddance-to-section-13-of-the-canadian-human-rights-act/ |archive-date=2013-01-05 }}</ref>


In 2013, Simms was courted by the supporters in the [[Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador]] to run for the provincial leadership in the [[2013 Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election|2013 leadership election]], but ultimately declined to focus on federal politics.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2013-02-08/article-3173650/Simms-says-he-will-not-be-seeking-the-leadership-of-the-provinces-Liberal-Party/1 | title=The Telegram>News>Local Simms says he will not be seeking the leadership of the province's Liberal Party | publisher=The St. John's Telegram | date=8 February 2013 | access-date=29 August 2015 | author=Higgins, Kevin}}</ref> Simms was re-elected in the 2015 federal election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenorwester.ca/news/local/scott-simms-victorious-in-new-riding-113922/|title=Scott Simms victorious in new riding|work=The Norwester|date=22 October 2015|access-date=10 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/scott-simms-reelected-1.3278683|title=Scott Simms keeps seat in Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame|publisher=CBC News|date=October 20, 2015|accessdate=2015-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Election-2015/2015-10-19/article-4314774/No-more-politicking-for-Kevin-O%26rsquo%3BBrien/1 |title=No more politicking for Kevin O'Brien |work=[[The Telegram]] |location=St. John's |date=October 19, 2015 |accessdate=2015-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072858/http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Election-2015/2015-10-19/article-4314774/No-more-politicking-for-Kevin-O%26rsquo%3BBrien/1 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2013, Simms was courted by the supporters in the [[Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador]] to run for the provincial leadership in the [[2013 Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election|2013 leadership election]], but ultimately declined to focus on federal politics.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2013-02-08/article-3173650/Simms-says-he-will-not-be-seeking-the-leadership-of-the-provinces-Liberal-Party/1 | title=The Telegram>News>Local Simms says he will not be seeking the leadership of the province's Liberal Party | publisher=The St. John's Telegram | date=8 February 2013 | access-date=29 August 2015 | author=Higgins, Kevin}}</ref> Simms was re-elected in the 2015 federal election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenorwester.ca/news/local/scott-simms-victorious-in-new-riding-113922/|title=Scott Simms victorious in new riding|work=The Norwester|date=22 October 2015|access-date=10 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/scott-simms-reelected-1.3278683|title=Scott Simms keeps seat in Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame|publisher=CBC News|date=October 20, 2015|accessdate=2015-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Election-2015/2015-10-19/article-4314774/No-more-politicking-for-Kevin-O%26rsquo%3BBrien/1 |title=No more politicking for Kevin O'Brien |work=[[The Telegram]] |location=St. John's |date=October 19, 2015 |accessdate=2015-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072858/http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Election-2015/2015-10-19/article-4314774/No-more-politicking-for-Kevin-O%26rsquo%3BBrien/1 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


In April 2018, Simms was removed as Chairman of the [[Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans|Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans]] as a result of voting in favour of a Conservative party motion opposing changes to the Canada Summer Jobs program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/scott-simms-removed-from-fisheries-chair-1.4627724|title=N.L. MP Scott Simms removed as fisheries chair after breaking with Liberal party line|publisher=CBC News|date=19 April 2018|access-date=10 June 2018}}</ref>
In April 2018, Simms was removed as Chairman of the [[Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans|Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans]] as a result of voting in favour of a Conservative party motion opposing changes to the Canada Summer Jobs program.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/scott-simms-removed-from-fisheries-chair-1.4627724|title=N.L. MP Scott Simms removed as fisheries chair after breaking with Liberal party line|publisher=CBC News|date=19 April 2018|access-date=10 June 2018}}</ref>


Simms was re-elected in the 2019 federal election. Simms served as the Chair of the [[Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage|Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage]].
Simms was re-elected in the 2019 federal election. Simms served as the Chair of the [[Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage|Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage]].
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Simms was defeated in the [[2021 Canadian federal election|2021 federal election]] losing to conservative candidate [[Clifford Small]].<ref>Darrell Roberts, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/coast-of-bays-central-notre-dame-final-result-sept-24-1.6188881 "Conservative Clifford Small wins Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame"]. [[CBC News]] Newfoundland and Labrador, September 25, 2021.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/st-johns-east-results-2021-1.6183143 | title=Liberals flip St. John's East, trail in Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame|work=[[CBC News]]|date=21 September 2021|access-date=21 September 2021}}</ref>
Simms was defeated in the [[2021 Canadian federal election|2021 federal election]] losing to conservative candidate [[Clifford Small]].<ref>Darrell Roberts, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/coast-of-bays-central-notre-dame-final-result-sept-24-1.6188881 "Conservative Clifford Small wins Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame"]. [[CBC News]] Newfoundland and Labrador, September 25, 2021.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/st-johns-east-results-2021-1.6183143 | title=Liberals flip St. John's East, trail in Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame|work=[[CBC News]]|date=21 September 2021|access-date=21 September 2021}}</ref>


==Electoral Record==
==Electoral record==


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Scott Simms Template:Post-nominals (born August 12, 1969) is a Canadian politician. He was the Liberal Member of Parliament for the Newfoundland and Labrador riding of Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame from 2004 until 2021.

Early life

Scott Simms was born on August 12, 1969, in Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland.[1]

In 1990, while a student at Mount Allison University, Simms started in politics and campaigning when he acted as the official agent and campaign manager for Bryan Gold the Rhinoceros Party candidate in a federal byelection in the Beauséjour riding. Simms graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor in Commerce and Loyalist College in Journalism. Before entering elected politics, Simms worked for The Weather Network, prior to which he had worked as a radio reporter in Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor. He was an active campaigner for the "No" side in the 1995 Quebec referendum.[2]

Politics

Simms was elected in the 2004 election and defeated four other candidates, including Conservative incumbent Rex Barnes.[3] Simms was re-elected on Jan. 23, 2006, beating Conservative candidate Aaron Hynes by approximately 5,000 votes.[2] Simms was re-elected in the 2008 federal election.

He was a member of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage and the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. Since January 18, 2006, he has been the critic for the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. He was the critic for the Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency from February 23, 2006 until January 17, 2007.[1]

Simms is also now known by a number of people who live on the west coast of Ireland following the voyage of one of his election posters across the Atlantic Ocean to Keem Bay in the village of Dooagh on Achill Island, County Mayo. The story was published by a local news paper called The Mayo News after a lifeguard at the beach, Conal Dixon, found the poster washed up on the sand.[4]

On May 2, 2011, Simms was again re-elected, defeating Hynes in a re-match by approximately 9,200 votes, with a total of 17,895 votes in his riding.[5]

In 2012, Simms was the only Liberal to join the Conservatives in voting to repeal Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, which dealt with communication of messages "likely to expose a person or persons to hatred or contempt."[6]

In 2013, Simms was courted by the supporters in the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador to run for the provincial leadership in the 2013 leadership election, but ultimately declined to focus on federal politics.[7] Simms was re-elected in the 2015 federal election.[8][9][10]

In April 2018, Simms was removed as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans as a result of voting in favour of a Conservative party motion opposing changes to the Canada Summer Jobs program.[11]

Simms was re-elected in the 2019 federal election. Simms served as the Chair of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

Simms was defeated in the 2021 federal election losing to conservative candidate Clifford Small.[12][13]

Electoral record

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