Kyle Seeback (born August 19, 1970) is a

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politician and lawyer who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dufferin—Caledon in the 2019 election. He also represented the riding of Brampton West from 2011 to 2015. He was defeated by Sonia Sidhu in the riding of Brampton South during the

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. He is a member of the

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. In 2023, during the

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, Seeback's private member bill: Bill C-242 ''An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (temporary resident visas for parents and grandparents)'', was adopted to increase the length of time, from 2 years to 5 years, that a foreign person can be authorized to be a temporary resident for the purposes of visiting a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who is their child or grandchild, as well as enabling an insurance company outside Canada to qualify as providing that person's necessary health insurance coverage. Prior to entering federal politics, Seeback was an employee at Simmons Da Silva & Sinton LLP. Seeback and his family moved to

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in 2009. He has resided in

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since 2017.

Controversies

On December 3, 2013, Seeback is reported to have called his Conservative colleague

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a "bitch" during an exchange in the House of Commons. Seeback apologized for his "unparliamentary language" the following day.

Electoral record

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* 1970 births Living people Conservative Party of Canada MPs Lawyers in Ontario Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario People from Orangeville, Ontario Politicians from Brampton University of Nebraska alumni University of Western Ontario alumni 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Ontario-MP-stub