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{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1958)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]] [[Doctor (title)|Doctor]]
| name             = Gary Goodyear
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|DC|FCCSS|size=100%}}
| image            = Gary Goodyear (5477781716) (cropped).jpg
| imagesize        =
| riding           = [[Cambridge (federal electoral district)|Cambridge]]
| parliament       = Canadian
| term_start       = June 28, 2004
| term_end         = August 4, 2015
| predecessor      = [[Janko Peric]]
| successor        = [[Bryan May]]
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1958|03|10}}
| birth_place      = [[Cambridge, Ontario|Cambridge]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| death_date       =
| death_place      =
| party            = [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]
| spouse           = Valerie Goodyear
| residence        = [[Cambridge, Ontario|Cambridge]]
| profession       = [[Chiropractor]]
| footnotes        =
| office3       = [[Leader of the Government in the House of Commons|Chair of the Standing Committee on <br />Procedure & House Affairs]]
| minister3  = [[Rob Nicholson (politician)|Rob Nicholson]] <br/>[[Peter Van Loan]]
| term_start3    = April 6, 2006
| term_end3       = March 5, 2007
| predecessor3    = [[Don Boudria]]
| successor3      = [[Joe Preston (politician)|Joe Preston]]
}}

'''Gary T. Goodyear''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC}} (born March 10, 1958, in [[Cambridge, Ontario|Cambridge]], [[Ontario]]) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[politician]].  He was a member of the [[House of Commons of Canada]] from 2004 to 2015, having been elected to represent the [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[Cambridge (federal electoral district)|Cambridge]] as a [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] in 2004. On October 30, 2008, he was named [[Minister of State (Canada)|Minister of State]] for Science & Technology within [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Stephen Harper]]'s [[Cabinet of Canada|Cabinet]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pm.gc.ca/grfx/docs/cabinet.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408073158/http://www.pm.gc.ca/grfx/docs/cabinet.pdf |archive-date=2009-04-08 }}</ref> Goodyear was re-elected in the May 2nd elections in 2011 and returned to Stephen Harper's cabinet as Minister of State for Science & Technology. He was replaced in this capacity by [[Greg Rickford]] on July 15, 2013.

Goodyear was defeated by [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] Candidate [[Bryan May]], in the [[2015 Canadian federal election]].

==Education and chiropractic career==
Goodyear was raised and educated in [[Cambridge, Ontario]].  After high school he attended the [[University of Waterloo]], studying in [[Biomechanics]] and [[Psychology]], but left without completing a degree.

He afterwards attended the [[Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College]], where he graduated [[Latin honors|cum laude]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}, was class president, and [[valedictorian]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/article320476.ece |title=Science minister won't confirm belief in evolution |newspaper=Globe & Mail |date=April 10, 2009 |author=Anne McIlroy |access-date=January 17, 2010 |location=Toronto |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001120951/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/article320476.ece |archive-date=October 1, 2009 }}</ref> He started his full-time practice in [[Cambridge, Ontario|Cambridge]] in 1984 where he was Clinic Director, Director of Patient Services and Past President of Future Recovery Canada. He was a co-designer of the three year [[Postgraduate education|post-graduate]] Sports Fellowship Program. He also co-authored "Practice Guidelines" and was [[Public Relations]] Director and Past President for the [[College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences]] in Toronto.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} He was also the health columnist for the ''[[Cambridge Times]]'' newspaper from 1986 to 1996, and has taught at the [[Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College]] and the [[University of Waterloo]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}.

==Political career==
In the [[2004 Canadian federal election|2004 federal election]], Goodyear defeated incumbent [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] [[Janko Peric]] by 224 votes (as confirmed on recount) to win the [[Cambridge (federal electoral district)|Cambridge]] riding.  After the election, Goodyear was named Ontario Chair of the Conservative Party [[caucus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therecord.com/fed_election2006/fed_election2006_06011882944.html |title=Battle for Cambridge's votes |publisher=The Record |access-date=2008-05-30 |last=Pink |first=Dave |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014082607/http://www.therecord.com/fed_election2006/fed_election2006_06011882944.html |archive-date=October 14, 2008 }}
</ref> He was re-elected in 2006 with the endorsement of [[Vote Marriage Canada]], and was also endorsed by the [[Canadian Islamic Congress]] receiving a grade of A <ref>[http://www.canadianislamiccongress.com/election2006/search.php 2006 Canadian Federal Elections] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619213452/http://www.canadianislamiccongress.com/election2006/search.php |date=2006-06-19 }}. Canadian Islamic Congress. Retrieved on 2011-09-27.</ref>  In 2006, he won the riding of Cambridge by almost 6,000 votes.

After the [[2006 Canadian federal election|2006 federal election]] Goodyear was elected [[Standing committee]] chair of the [[House of Commons of Canada Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs|Procedure and House Affairs Committee]] (of which he chairs the Subcommittee on Parliament Hill Security.) In March 2008 the Procedure and House Affairs Committee ousted Goodyear by moving a motion of non-confidence in him. The committee then elected Conservative MP [[Joe Preston (politician)|Joe Preston]] as the chair against his will, and he called no meetings before resigning from his position.  The committee currently has no chair and has not met since March 6. [[Jay Hill (politician)|Jay Hill]], [[Chief Government Whip (Canada)|Conservative party whip]], said he is adamant that unless the opposition is willing to meet to re-elect Goodyear as the chair and to withdraw the motion to study the [[In and Out scandal]], there will be no Procedure and House Affairs committee meetings.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.thehilltimes.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=2008/may/12/legislation/&c=2
|title=Senator urges Prime Minister Harper to fill increasing Senate vacancies
|publisher=The Hill Times
|access-date=2008-05-29
|last=Vongdouangchanh
|first=Bev
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</ref>
The Speaker of the House made a ruling on the events in this committee and others which stated rulings by committee chairs are being routinely overturned by majority votes, even when the rulings are procedurally sound. Such a state of affairs has led to "general lawlessness" at committees.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/commons-speaker-decries-anarchy-in-committees/article_0d5d7f1e-0038-5a33-bae1-203b7a95a2ee.html
|title=Commons speaker decries 'anarchy' in committees
|publisher=Toronto Star
|access-date=2024-02-22
|last=Bryden
|first=Joan
| date=March 14, 2008
}}
</ref>
Goodyear also chairs Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure He was also named Chairman of the all-party Canada-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group.

A former campaign manager for Goodyear admits he negotiated a lease for a campaign headquarters in 2004 that said the landlord would make a political donation to Goodyear's election bid. In a compliance agreement with the Commissioner of Canada Elections, Reg Petersen "acknowledged an act that constitutes an offence" under the Elections Act.<ref>
{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=18434aaa-1686-4d7b-9a2f-622a9a0ff160
 |title       = Tory MP's former campaign boss agrees he violated Elections Act
 |publisher   = The Ottawa Citizen
 |access-date  = 2008-05-29
 |last        = McGregor
 |first       = Glen
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20081014170537/http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=18434aaa-1686-4d7b-9a2f-622a9a0ff160
 |archive-date = 2008-10-14
}}
</ref>
The Conservative Party's spokesperson, Ryan Sparrow, responded that the error was a mistake made by a first-time campaign manager and noted that "Elections Canada has acknowledged that [Peterson] made a mistake and no further action has been taken."<ref>{{cite web|title=Tory MP's former campaign boss agrees he violated Elections Act|url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=18434aaa-1686-4d7b-9a2f-622a9a0ff160|work=Ottawa Citizen|access-date=10 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105085555/http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=18434aaa-1686-4d7b-9a2f-622a9a0ff160|archive-date=5 November 2012}}</ref>

===Role in cabinet===
[[File:John Carmichael, MP; Gary Goodyear, Minister of State; Slawko Klykiw; Christina Jennings, Chair, CFC Board of Directors; Ana Serrano @ Canadian Film Centre.jpg|thumb|[[John Carmichael (Canadian politician)|John Carmichael]], MP; Gary Goodyear, Minister of State; Slawko Klykiw; [[Christina Jennings]], Chair, CFC Board of Directors; Ana Serrano @ [[Canadian Film Centre]]]]
Following the Conservative victory in the [[2008 Canadian federal election|2008 federal election]], Goodyear was appointed to the cabinet portfolio of Minister of State for Science and Technology.

===Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)===

In 2009 named Minister of State responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) created by the federal government through Budget 2009 to "support Ontario’s then floundering economy."<ref name=Berkow /> FedDev Ontario had a $1-billion budget for 2009–2014.<ref name=Berkow /> Among other things, FedDev helped small companies develop new products faster,{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} similar to the role played by the Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP).

In May 2012 Jameson Berkow of reported in the ''Financial Post'' that halfway its mandate, "Mr. Goodyear’s Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario [...] appears to have enjoyed unbridled success in helping Canada’s most populous province save itself from economic oblivion."<ref name=Berkow>{{cite news|last=Berkow|first=Jameson|title=FedDev intervention produces some success stories|url=http://business.financialpost.com/2012/03/25/feddev-intervention-produces-some-success-stories/|work=The Financial Post|date=25 March 2012|access-date=10 June 2012}}</ref>

==Minister of State for Science and Technology 2008==

Under the federal Minister of State for Science and Technology, Gary Goodyear, the NRC became a "toolbox for industry" and dented basic-research infrastructure.{{Sfn|Himelfarb|2014}} {{blockquote|Goodyear, the minister of state for science and technology, has presided over the most retrograde federal Science and Technology policy in memory. During his tenure, the government shuttered the office of the [[National Science Adviser]], blocked asbestos from a UN hazardous chemicals list on which it clearly belongs, gutted the [[Fisheries Act]], gutted the [[Navigable Waters Protection Act]], set out to weaken the Species at Risk Act, killed the long-form census, eroded Environment Canada’s ability to monitor climate change, earned an international reputation for muzzling scientists and, at a great potential cost, defunded the world’s leading freshwater research centre... At the same time, changes to our science-funding regime and a makeover of the [[National Research Council (Canada)|National Research Council]], Canada’s science agency, into a tool box for industry have dented our basic-research infrastructure and damaged our prospects for innovation.|Himelfarb 2014}}

In early 2009, Goodyear oversaw $147.9 million in funding cuts <ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/science_funding |access-date=June 19, 2009 |title=News & Analysis &#124; Yahoo News Canada }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> for science programs, the most prominent being the lack of any funding for new projects for [[Genome Canada]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/Business/Canada+puts+squeeze+science/1364117/story.html |title=Canada puts the squeeze on science |date=March 7, 2009 |publisher=Ottawa Citizen |access-date=2009-03-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321123219/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Business/Canada+puts+squeeze+science/1364117/story.html |archive-date=March 21, 2009 }}</ref>  Critics of the cuts, including a team of neuroscientists who lost funding, argued that when coupled with the Obama administration's increased funding for science, the cuts could produce a [[brain drain]] as researchers move to the United States and secure funding.<ref>{{cite news
 |url         = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090311.wresearch11/BNStory/National/home
 |title       = Neuroscientists fear brain drain as crucial funding disappears
 |date        = March 11, 2009
 |publisher   = The Globe and Mail
 |first       = Anne
 |last        = McIlroy
 |location    = Toronto
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090315040255/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090311.wresearch11/BNStory/National/home
 |archive-date = March 15, 2009
}}</ref>

June 2009 saw Goodyear recommending the SSHRC withdraw a $19,750 funding grant for a future of Israel and Palestine conference<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/goodyear-questions-mideast-forum-funds/article1175909/ | location=Toronto | work=The Globe and Mail | title=Goodyear questions Mideast forum funds | date=August 23, 2012 | access-date=August 28, 2017 | archive-date=February 2, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202072128/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/goodyear-questions-mideast-forum-funds/article1175909/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> because it was deemed by the Minister to be too anti-Israel.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120904015553/http://www.ledevoir.com/2009/10/01/269649.html Le ministre Goodyear est accusé d'ingérence]. Le Devoir. October 1, 2009 Retrieved on 2011-09-27.</ref> Goodyear responded, saying that he did call the SSHRC to ask for a funding review, but denied he asked them to cancel the grant.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pinchin|first=Karen|title=Israel-Palestine brouhaha at York rages on|url=http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2009/06/16/israel-palestine-brouhaha-at-york-rages-on/|access-date=2012-06-10|archive-date=2011-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323014901/http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2009/06/16/israel-palestine-brouhaha-at-york-rages-on/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Economic Action Plan==

Under Goodyear, federal science and technology expenditures reached nearly $11.9 billion in 2010–11.<ref>{{cite web|title=Economic Action Plan 2012 to help Canadian Businesses Become Innovation Leaders|url=http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/064.nsf/eng/07119.html|access-date=8 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507140732/http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/064.nsf/eng/07119.html|archive-date=7 May 2013}}</ref>  In the Economic Action Plan 2012, the federal government announced that one billion new dollars are to be invested in science and technology.<ref>{{cite web|last=Carlson|first=Kathryn|title=Federal budget kills the penny, cuts CBC spending|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/budget-2012-federal-canada|work=The National Post|access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref>

Under the Economic Action Plan, the National Research Council was transformed into a research and technology organization that focuses on "business-led research."{{Sfn|Government of Canada|nd}} On 7 May 2013, the NRC launched its new "business approach" in which it offered only four "business lines": "strategic research and development, technical services, management of science and technology infrastructure and NRC-Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP). These four business lines are intended to shorten the gap between early stage research and development and commercialization.{{Sfn|Government of Canada|nd}} NRC is focus "real-world applications"{{Sfn|National Research Council Canada|2013}} was the creation of the Canadian Wheat Alliance, (CWA) in 2013 {{Sfn|NRC|2013c}} with NRC, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Government of Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan.{{Sfn|National Research Council Canada|2013}} With a budget of approximately $97 million (2013-2018), the Canadian Wheat Alliance will study improving the yield of Canadian wheat even in extreme weather, integrating "basic research with genetic improvement"{{Sfn|College of Agriculture and Bioresources|nd}} of wheat crops, and research on efficient use of chemical fertilizers.{{Sfn|National Research Council Canada|2013}} Working with the Crop Development Centre they will be integrating "basic research with genetic improvement"{{Sfn|College of Agriculture and Bioresources|nd}} of wheat. The second major industry-led research in 2013 is the Algal Carbon Conversion Pilot Project, {{Sfn|NRC|2013c}} development of an algae system to recycle carbon emissions from the [[oil sands]], with plans for a $19 million facility to be constructed in Alberta, in partnership between the NRC and industry partners, [[Canadian Natural Resources Limited]] (Canadian Natural) and Pond Biofuels.{{Sfn|NRC|2013c}}

{{blockquote|The Canadian Wheat Alliance will improve the quality of Canadian wheat, and enhance Canada’s competitive position in the growing world market," said Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, on behalf of the Honorable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology). "The benefits of this Alliance will flow throughout the entire value chain, strengthening our producers’ bottom lines and our overall economy.|7 May 2013}}

==Political controversies==

===View on evolution===
In a March 2009 interview, ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' asked Goodyear if he believed in evolution.  He responded, "I am a [[Christianity|Christian]], and I don't think anybody asking a question about my religion is appropriate."  While many scientists and educators expressed shock at this,<ref>"Science minister's coyness on evolution worries researchers", CBCnews.ca, 17 March 2009, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/science-minister-s-coyness-on-evolution-worries-researchers-1.800906], {{cite news
 |url         = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090317.wgoodyear16/BNStory/National/home
 |title       = Science minister won't confirm belief in evolution
 |date        = March 17, 2009
 |publisher   = The Globe and Mail
 |first       = Anne
 |last        = McIlroy
 |location    = Toronto
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20140307115335/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090317.wgoodyear16/BNStory/National/home
 |archive-date = March 7, 2014
}}</ref> others defended the minister, citing statistics that show a majority of Canadians believe God played a role in creation.<ref>{{cite news
 |url       = http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/03/17/jonathan-kay-on-the-globe-amp-mail-s-appalling-front-page-smear-on-religious-christians.aspx
 |title     = Jonathan Kay on The Globe & Mail's appalling front-page smear on religion
 |date      = March 17, 2009
 |publisher = The National Post
 |first     = Jonathan
 |last      = Kay
}}{{dead link|date=October 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>  Later that day, however, Goodyear said that he believed in evolution during an interview with CTV News.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090317.wevol0317PTR/BNStory/Front/home |title=Science minister ends evolution brouhaha |date=March 17, 2009 |publisher=The Globe and Mail |location=Toronto |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321084935/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090317.wevol0317PTR/BNStory/Front/home |archive-date=March 21, 2009 }}</ref> When asked to clarify this belief, Goodyear responded "We are evolving, every year, every decade. That’s a fact. Whether it’s to the intensity of the sun, whether it’s to, as a chiropractor, walking on cement versus anything else, whether it’s running shoes or high heels, of course, we are evolving to our environment."<ref>{{cite news
 |url       = http://watch.ctv.ca/news/power-play/tuesday-march-17-2009/#clip151028
 |title     = Power Play: Gary Goodyear responds to criticisms
 |date      = March 17, 2009
 |publisher = CTV News
}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
He also garnered criticism from MP Elizabeth May, among others, for a comment during a debate on an NDP opposition motion in June 2012. Parliamentary proceedings for June 5, 2012, record Goodyear as saying,<ref name="parl.gc.ca">{{cite web|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Doc=134&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=41&Pub=Hansard&Ses=1 |title=Debates (Hansard) No. 134 - June 5, 2012 (41-1) - House of Commons of Canada |publisher=Parl.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2022-04-15}}</ref>

{{blockquote|Madam Speaker, what I would recommend to the hon. member is that when he tightens that towel around his neck at nighttime that he not do it for more than 20 seconds. It actually ends up causing cerebral anoxia that leaves permanent brain damage.|Goodyear 5 June 2012}}

This comment was in response to a question by MP Bruce Hyer, again concerning Goodyear's belief in evolution,<ref name="parl.gc.ca"/>

{{blockquote|I have a broad question for the minister. Does he really believe in science and the implications of scientific inquiry? I have a more specific question that will put a fine point on it. There is a vast bunch of science out there that says that life was created on this planet three to four billion years ago, and there are other theories. Does the minister believe that life was created on this planet through evolution three to four billion years ago or does he subscribe to a different theory?|MP Bruce Hyer}}

===Imagine Adoption bankruptcy===
Goodyear and his wife Valerie are co-owners of Constant Energy Inc. Constant Energy is a creditor in the bankruptcy of [https://web.archive.org/web/20090719134544/http://www.bdo.ca/extranets/imagineadoption/index.cfm Imagine Adoption].<ref>[http://www.macleans.ca/2009/07/16/imagine-adoption-gary-goodyears-wife-on-the-payroll-and-the-company-they-co-own-is-on-the-creditor-list/ Imagine Adoption: Gary Goodyear's wife on the payroll – and the company they co-own is on the creditor list. – Capital Read, Inside the Queensway]. Macleans.ca (2009-07-16). Retrieved on 2011-09-27.</ref> Constant Energy's total outstanding claim at $96,000 is the first entry on the list of preferred creditors for wages/rent/etc. TheStar also reported on the issue.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/mps-firm-linked-to-adoption-group/article_506d82bf-e220-56a4-9578-5cb7708a89ae.html MP's firm linked to adoption group]. TheStar. July 18, 2009. Retrieved on 2024-02-22.</ref>  Valerie was also an employee of Imagine Adoption.<ref>[http://www.macleans.ca/2009/07/16/imagine-adoption-gary-goodyears-wife-on-the-payroll-and-the-company-they-co-own-is-on-the-creditor-list/ Imagine Adoption: Gary Goodyear's wife on the payroll – and the company they co-own is on the creditor list.]. MacLeans. July 16, 2009. Retrieved on 2012-01-12.</ref> In April 2011 the agency's founder and its general manager were charged with breach of trust and multiple counts of fraud.<ref>{{cite news|last=Paperny|first=Anna|title=Directors charged with defrauding adoption agency of $420,000|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/directors-charged-with-defrauding-adoption-agency-of-420000/article1976478/|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=10 June 2012|location=Toronto}}</ref>  As of April 2012 the case has not yet gone before the courts.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wood|first=Dianne|title=Imagine Adoption case held off again|url=http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/698128--imagine-adoption-case-held-off-again|work=The Record|access-date=10 June 2012}}</ref>

==Electoral record==
{{2015 Canadian federal election/Cambridge}}
{{2011 Canadian federal election/Cambridge}}
{{2008 Canadian federal election/Cambridge}}
{{2006 Canadian federal election/Cambridge}}
{{2004 Canadian federal election/Cambridge}}

==See also==
* [[List of University of Waterloo people]]

==Citations==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
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* {{cite press release | url=http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/news/releases/2013/nrc_business.html | title=Open for business: Refocused NRC will benefit Canadian industries: The Government of Canada launches refocused National Research Council | publisher=National Research Council | date=7 May 2013 | access-date=11 January 2014 | work=NRC | location=Ottawa, Ontario | ref={{SfnRef|NRC|2013}} | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111224823/http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/news/releases/2013/nrc_business.html | archive-date=11 January 2014 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}
* {{cite press release | url=http://www.downes.ca/files/audio/NRC%20Press%20Conference%202013%2005%2007.mp3 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923220123/http://www.downes.ca/files/audio/NRC%20Press%20Conference%202013%2005%2007.mp3 | url-status=dead | archive-date=2015-09-23 | title=Open for business: Refocused NRC will benefit Canadian industries (audio) | date=7 May 2013a | access-date=11 January 2014 | work=NRC | ref={{SfnRef|NRC|2013a}} }}
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==External links==
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* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060722040554/http://www.garygoodyear.com/ |title=Official website |date=mdy}}
* [https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/25504 Profile] at [[House of Commons of Canada]]
* {{Canadian Parliament links|parlinfo=16815|openparl=gary-goodyear}}

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