Ms Lois Brown
Riding: Newmarket-Aurora
Lois Brown was born and raised in York Region. A business owner and long-time volunteer in the community, She and her family have resided in Newmarket for 28 years.
She owns and operates a business that advises companies in Ontario and British Columbia on workers compensation issues and helps facilitate their injured employees in their return to work.
Prior to operating her own business, Ms Brown worked at the constituency and Queen's Park offices of MPP Frank Klees from 1995 to 2001.
She holds an ARCT degree from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and volunteers as the accompanist for the York Region Police Chorus. She founded Newmarket's Mothers of Preschoolers program and continues to volunteer at Southlake Village Seniors residence.
She was a public appointee to the Board of the College of Dental Hygienists from 2001 to 2003 where she was part of a team responsible for the management of a significant budget, a large investment portfolio and the management of Ontario standards of practice. Subsequent to that appointment she was elected vice-president.
Ms Brown has volunteered for years in the political sphere and has participated at the executive level in both federal and provincial politics. In 2005, she was elected to the National Council of the Conservative Party of Canada where she works with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and MPs.
She is completing a bachelor of arts degree with a major in economics from the University of Waterloo.
She and husband Kelvin have two grown daughters.
Candidate's Platform
We asked: What are the two most prominent issues facing the Newmarket-Aurora riding and what are your solutions? “The two largest issues facing Newmarket and Aurora this federal election is the economy, and quality of life. In the past 2-1/2 years, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has kept our economic fundamentals sound. As leader of the Conservative government, he has balanced our budgets, controlled spending, reduced the national debt by $40 billion and cut taxes, including GST, for every Canadian. We enjoy the lowest unemployment rate in 30 years, the lowest tax rates in 40 years and have the best fiscal position of the G7 countries. Residents in Newmarket and Aurora benefit from sound Conservative economic policies with low unemployment and more money to spend on family priorities. Going forward, the question is one of leadership: who can best lead us at the national level during these uncertain global economic times? Liberal Leader Stphane Dion plans to raise the cost of everything we buy with his untested carbon tax. In contrast, we know Prime Minister Harper’s economic plan works and he is committed to prudent fiscal policies with targeted tax relief. Our environment will benefit from tough new regulations to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions to 20% below 2006 levels by 2020, including real penalties for big polluters. “
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