Peter Stoffer

Peter Stoffer
Stoffer in the spring of 2007 at Lockview High School, Fall River, Nova Scotia, Canada
Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs
In office
May 26, 2011 – November 19, 2015
LeaderJack Layton
Nycole Turmel
Thomas Mulcair
Preceded byKirsty Duncan
Succeeded byAlupa Clarke
Member of Parliament
for Sackville—Eastern Shore
In office
June 28, 2004 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byDarrell Samson
(Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook)
Member of Parliament
for Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore
In office
June 2, 1997 – June 28, 2004
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byRiding Abolished
Personal details
Born
Peter Arend Stoffer

(1956-01-06) January 6, 1956 (age 68)
Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands
Political partyNew Democratic Party
SpouseAndrea Pottyondy
Residence(s)Fall River, Nova Scotia
ProfessionManager

Peter Arend Stoffer (born January 6, 1956) is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Sackville—Eastern Shore or its redistributed equivalents from the 1997 election until his defeat in the 2015 election. A member of the New Democratic Party, Stoffer served as the Official Opposition Critic for Veterans Affairs after his party became the official opposition after the 2011 election.

Stoffer is a grassroots politician who is a strong advocate for Canadian military veterans and their service needs. He has been an advocate of Third Way policies championed by Tony Blair. He was affiliated with the internal party reform group NDProgress that successfully pushed the NDP to adopt a 'one member, one vote' system to choose its leader, and which has called for limits on union influence within the party.

Stoffer was alleged to have attempted to force kisses on a staffer in 2006 and 2009, in allegations made public in 2018.[1] Stoffer denied any wrongdoing and stated that he never intended to "...insult or demean or belittle any person...".

  1. ^ "Peter Stoffer apologizes for 'touchy' behaviour, but denies wrongdoing". CBC News. February 9, 2018.