Dan Muys

Dan Muys
MP
Member of Parliament
for Flamborough—Glanbrook
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 20, 2021
Preceded byDavid Sweet
Personal details
Born (1970-12-25) December 25, 1970 (age 53)[1]
Copetown, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Political partyConservative
ResidenceLynden, Ontario
ProfessionCommunications/PR professional

Dan Muys (born December 25, 1970) is a Canadian politician and public relations consultant[2] who serves in the House of Commons of Canada as the Member of Parliament for Flamborough-Glanbrook.

A member of the Conservative Party of Canada, he was elected in the 2021 Canadian federal election.

Prior to being elected, Muys worked behind the scenes politically for many years.[3] From 2008–2020, he was the Chief of Staff for his predecessor, former MP David Sweet. He has held office positions at Queen’s Park and on Parliament Hill, including the provincial Minister’s Office for Economic Development, Job Creation & Trade,[4] and for Brian Mulroney-era federal trade minister Michael Wilson.[5] He is also the Ontario PC Party Regional Vice President for South Central Ontario.[6]

Muys worked in the private sector for 20 years as a public relations and communications consultant, mostly in the sectors of agriculture, agri-food and energy.[7] His work included large-scale projects with Cargill and TransCanada (now TC Energy).[7] A Cargill campaign that he managed led to a CAMA award for public relations in 2004.[8]

His community involvement includes serving as a board member for both the Royal Botanical Gardens[9] and Canadian Public Relations Society,[10] as well as membership with the Ancaster Rotary Club.[11]

In 2021, Muys was acclaimed as the federal Conservative candidate for Flamborough-Glanbrook upon the retirement of David Sweet.

Muys currently serves as Associate Shadow Minister for Transport.[12] He previously served as the Deputy Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Communities.[13]

He is married and lives in Lynden, Ontario.[7]

2021 Canadian federal election: Flamborough—Glanbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Dan Muys 24,370 40.57 +1.35 $116,881.82
Liberal Vito Sgro 21,350 35.54 -1.04 $93,270.60
New Democratic Lorne Newick 9,409 15.66 -0.84 $7,701.15
People's Bill Panchyshyn 3,686 6.14 +4.57 $1,804.90
Green Thomas Hatch 1254 2.07 -4.06 $2,724.93
Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,069 99.27 -0.12 $120,288.26
Total rejected ballots 439 0.73 +0.12
Turnout 60,508 65.45 -4.60
Eligible voters 92,527
Source: Elections Canada[14] Elections Canada[15]
  1. ^ "Meet Flamborough-Glanbrook's Conservative candidate Dan Muys". The Review (Flamborough). August 25, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Narrow win by Dan Muys keeps Flamborough-Glanbrook blue". The Hamilton Spectator. 2021-09-21. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  3. ^ "Mountain too close to call — Green, Tassi re-elected, new candidates Collins, Muys elected". CBC News. 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  4. ^ "Official Report of Debates (Hansard) No. 19" (PDF). Ontario Legislative Assembly. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  5. ^ Peesker, Saira (2021-09-21). "Meet Hamilton's new MPs, Chad Collins and Dan Muys". CBC News. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  6. ^ "Your PC Party Executive". Ontario PC Party. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  7. ^ a b c Craggs, Samantha (2021-09-17). "Riding profile: Flamborough-Glanbrook candidates tell you why they're qualified". CBC News. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  8. ^ "Strategic use of PR yields success for Cargill unit". AgriMarketing. January 2005. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  9. ^ "Royal Botanical Gardens Annual Summary 2020" (PDF). Royal Botanical Gardens. November 2020. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  10. ^ "CPRS Hamilton Board of Directors". Canadian Public Relations Society. 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  11. ^ "Committee List". Rotary Club of Ancaster. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  12. ^ "Pierre Poilievre announces Inflation-busting Conservative Shadow Cabinets". Conservative Party of Canada. 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  13. ^ "Deputy Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Communities". DanMuysMP. 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  14. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 6 October 2021.