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{{Short description|Canadian politician (1957–2024)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
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| successor6 = [[Mark Strahl]]
| birth_name = Charles Strahl
| birth_date = {{birth date
| birth_place = [[New Westminster
| death_date = {{nowrap|{{Death date and age
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| party = [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] (from 2003)
| otherparty = [[Reform Party of Canada|Reform]] (1993–2000)<br />[[Canadian Alliance]] (2000–2001, 2002–2003)<br />[[Democratic Representative Caucus]] (2001–2002)
| profession = Businessman, politician
| alma_mater = [[Trinity Western University]]
| spouse = Deb Strahl
| residence =
| children = Karina Strahl Loewen, [[Mark Strahl]]
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'''Charles Richard
On June 14, 2012, Strahl was appointed to serve a five-year term as chair of the [[Security Intelligence Review Committee]], but resigned in controversy over conflict of interest accusations resulting from his lobbying efforts for oil and pipeline companies.<ref name="CBC 2014">{{cite web | title=Chuck Strahl steps down as spy watchdog amid lobbying questions - CBC News | website=CBC | date=2014-01-24 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/chuck-strahl-steps-down-as-spy-watchdog-amid-lobbying-questions-1.2510321 | access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref>
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==Member of Parliament (1993–2011)==
Shortly after the business failed, Strahl ran for office under the Reform Party banner. He was first elected to office in the [[Reform Party of Canada|Reform Party]] sweep of the region in the [[1993 Canadian federal election|1993 election]]. He was re-elected in the [[1997 Canadian federal election|1997]] and [[2000 Canadian federal election|2000]] elections, running as a member of the [[Canadian Alliance]], which had replaced Reform, in 2000. He represented [[Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon]], a large riding comprising the [[Fraser Valley|Upper Fraser Valley]], a primarily agricultural area of the province, and the [[Fraser Canyon]]-[[Lillooet Country|Lillooet]]-[[Bridge River Country|Bridge River]] regions, which are mostly wilderness with a resource-based economy and also, like the Chilliwack area, have a significant First Nations population. He held a number of [[shadow cabinet]] and committee positions.
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===Health problems===
In August 2005, Strahl announced that he had
However, despite his health problems, he successfully ran for re-election in the 2006 election. He later held various positions in the Cabinet such as Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, and Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
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==Chair of Security Intelligence Review Committee (2012–2014) Controversy==
On June 14, 2012, Strahl was appointed to serve a five-year term as chair of the [[Security Intelligence Review Committee]] (SIRC) - Canada's spy agency watchdog.
In January 2014, he resigned his position as chair after the media revealed that he was a registered lobbyist for the [[Enbridge]] [[Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines|Northern Gateway]] project.<ref>{{cite news | first=Steven | last=Chase |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canadas-top-spy-watchdog-resigns-over-lobbying-questions/article16498943/| title=Canada's top spy watchdog resigns over lobbying questions| date=January 24, 2014 |access-date=2014-12-10 | publisher=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/spy-watchdogs-registration-for-northern-gateway-lobbying-under-fire-from-ndp/article16219804/ | title=Spy watchdog's registration for Northern Gateway lobbying under fire from NDP | date=January 6, 2014 | access-date=2014-12-10 | publisher=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
Former Tory MP [[Deborah Grey]], already a SIRC member, was appointed
==Personal life==
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On March 18, 2011, [[Mark Strahl]] succeeded his father as nominee for the Conservative Party in the riding of [[Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon]]. The nomination process, which is usually four weeks, lasted only a week. Mark Strahl was endorsed by [[Preston Manning]], former leader of the [[Reform Party of Canada]], who said "Mark Strahl -- by virtue of his family background ... is well prepared for service in the House of Commons."<ref name=hend/>
Former [[Chilliwack
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==References==
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{{ministry box cabinet posts
| post3 = [[Minister of Transport (Canada)|Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities]]
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| post3note =
| post3preceded = [[John Baird (Canadian politician)|John Baird]]
| post3followed = [[Denis Lebel]]
| post2 = [[Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (Canada)|Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development]]
| post2years =
| post2note =
| post2preceded = [[Jim Prentice]]
| post2followed = [[John Duncan (Canadian politician)|John Duncan]]
| post1 = [[Minister of Agriculture (Canada)|Minister of Agriculture]]
| post1years =
| post1note =
| post1preceded = [[Andy Mitchell (politician)|Andy Mitchell]]
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