Derek Sloan
Derek Sloan | |
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Sloan in 2022 | |
| Leader of the Ontario Party | |
| Assumed office December 14, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Joel Shepheard |
| Member of Parliament for Hastings—Lennox and Addington | |
| In office October 21, 2019 – September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Bossio |
| Succeeded by | Shelby Kramp-Neuman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1984 Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Ontario Party (2021–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (Jan - Dec 2021) Conservative (before 2021) |
| Spouse | Jennifer Sloan |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Belleville, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | Pacific Union College (BBA) Queen's University (JD) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Derek Nathaniel Sloan (born November 11, 1984) is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Hastings—Lennox and Addington from 2019 to 2021. Shortly after being elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election, Sloan ran as a candidate for the Conservative Party leadership in 2020 and was eliminated after the first ballot. He has received national news coverage for his controversial views on LGBTQ issues, and making allegedly racist remarks.
On January 20, 2021, Sloan was expelled from the Conservative Party caucus after it was revealed that he had received a donation from white supremacist and perennial political candidate Paul Fromm. Party leader Erin O'Toole explained that the decision had been made "because of a pattern of destructive behaviour involving multiple incidents."
In the 2021 Canadian federal election, Sloan ran in the Banff—Airdrie riding as an independent, and finished fifth. Soon after he became the leader of the Ontario Party and stood for the party in the riding of Hastings—Lennox and Addington in the 2022 Ontario general election, finishing fourth.