Randy White (born September 3, 1948 in Halifax,

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) is a

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and former politician. White was first elected to the

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as the Reform Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Fraser Valley West,

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in the 1993 federal election. In the 1997 election, he was re-elected for the riding of Langley—Abbotsford, and became a

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MP in 2000 when Reform was joined by dissident members of the

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. White served as the Reform Party's House Leader from 1997 to 2000 and as the Canadian Alliance House Leader from 2001 to 2002. He also served as

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Chair in 2001, and as Deputy Caucus Chair in 2002. He joined the new

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upon the merger of the Alliance with the Progressive Conservative Party in early 2004. In 2004, Randy White famously was quoted saying "to heck with the courts" in regard to overturning same-sex marriage. Bruce Cheadle of the Canadian Press said that this comment "may have cost the Conservatives the

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". White left politics in 2006 and did not run in the 2006 federal election. He has continued activity in the area of drug policy, including foundin
The Drug Prevention Network of Canada
In 2010, the

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announced that White had joined the party and would chair its tactical advisory group. White is a former member of the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Randy 1948 births Canadian Alliance MPs Conservative Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Politicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia Reform Party of Canada MPs 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada