JAMIE SCHMALE

Member of Parliament For Haliburton – Kawartha Lakes

With a strong background in radio,  journalism, and federal politics, Jamie has had the honour of  representing Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes in Ottawa since 2015.

Prior to entering politics, Jamie attended Fenelon Falls High School  and Loyalist College, graduating from the Radio Broadcasting program.  Jamie started his career as News Anchor and later News Director for CHUM  Media Kawarthas. Covering news, municipal politics, and sports for  91.9FM Radio CKLY in Lindsay, Jamie covered the horrific attacks of  9/11, the blackout of 2003, and the amalgamation of the 16  municipalities of Victoria County into what is now the single-tier City  of Kawartha Lakes.

Raised in Bobcaygeon, he now calls Lindsay home. A professional,  father, and volunteer, Jamie is actively involved in a number of local  charities and not-for-profits.

He is the go-to guy when it comes to being the Master of Ceremonies  for fundraising campaigns and committees, including: the Victoria County  United Way, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Victoria-Haliburton, Easter  Seals, Community Care, Kawartha Lakes Fire Chief’s Annual Ball, Kawartha  Lakes Awareness Fair, the Multiple Sclerosis Walk, Lindsay Canada Day,  COKL Awareness Fair, the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay, and the  Lindsay Exhibition parade committee.

In 2014, Jamie was nominated by the  Conservative party to become the next Conservative candidate for the  Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock (HKLB) riding. Since first being  elected, he has served on various Parliamentary Committees such as the  Procedure and House Affairs, Natural Resources and up until prorogation  in August 2020, was the Vice Chair of the Indigenous and Northern  Affairs Committee.

In 2019, Jamie was asked to serve as the Shadow Minister for  Crown-Indigenous Relations under previous Leader Andrew Scheer. In 2020,  the new leader for the Official Opposition, Erin O’Toole, asked Jamie  to serve as his Shadow Minister for Families, Children and Social  Development. As part of the Official Opposition’s plan to recover the  economy post COVID-19, Jamie has be re-appointed to Shadow Minister for  Crown-Indigenous Relations and serves as Vice-Chair of the Standing  Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs.

Constituency Office:

Public Office Hours Monday to Friday
from 9:30am to 4:30pm

68 McLaughlin Road, Unit #1,
Lindsay, ON K9V 6B5

Telephone: 705-324-2400
Fax: 705-324-0880

Ottawa Office:

630 Valour Building, House of Commons,
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6

Telephone: 613-992-2474
Fax: 613-996-9656