Todd Stone
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Todd Stone
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| image = Todd Stone 2016.jpg
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| birth_date ={{Birth based on age as of date|41|2013|5|20}}Todd Stone unturned
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| assembly = British Columbia Legislative
| constituency_AM = Kamloops-South Thompson
| term_start = May 14, 2013
| term_end = September 21, 2024
| predecessor = Kevin Krueger
| successor =
| office1 = Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure of British Columbia
| term_start1 = June 10, 2013
| term_end1 = July 18, 2017
| premier1 = Christy Clark
| predecessor1 = Mary Polak
| successor1 = Claire Trevena
| party = BC Liberals
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| spouse = Chantelle Stone
| children = 3
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Todd Graham Stone (born 1972) is a Canadian politician who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election and sat in the legislature until 2024.[http://globalnews.ca/news/563098/early-results-interior-of-b-c/ "Early results: Interior of B.C."]. Global News, May 14, 2013. He represents the electoral district of Kamloops-South Thompson as a member of the BC United Party. On February 7, 2022, he was appointed BC Liberal house leader and Official Opposition Critic for Jobs, Economic Recovery, Trade, & Innovation.{{Cite news |last=Yuzda |first=Liza and Denise Wong |date=7 February 2022 |title=Kevin Falcon names BC Liberal critics, will run in byelection for legislature seat |work=CityNews |url=https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2022/02/07/kevin-falcon-bc-liberals-byelection/ |access-date=5 April 2022}}
After being elected to the 40th Parliament, Stone was appointed as the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. Upon reelection in the May 2017 provincial election, Stone was appointed as the Official Opposition Critic for Municipal Affairs.{{Cite web|url=http://toddstonemla.ca/628-2/|title = Todd Stone}}
In October 2017, Stone entered the race to replace Christy Clark as the Leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party.{{cite web|title=Liberal leadership race: Will it be Stone on the throne?|url=https://theprovince.com/news/bc-politics/liberal-leadership-will-it-be-stone-on-the-throne|last=Smyth|first=Mike|publisher=The Province|date=October 14, 2017|access-date=June 22, 2019}} However, he lost to Andrew Wilkinson after 4 rounds of voting.{{cite web|title=B.C. Liberal leadership round-by-round voting results.|url=https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/b-c-liberal-leadership-round-by-round-voting-results-1.23164040|last=Shaw|first=Rob|publisher=Vancouver Sun|date=February 3, 2018|access-date=June 22, 2019}}
Background
He is the founder and CEO of a Kamloops-based software company. He serves on the board of the Thompson-Nicola-Cariboo United Way (though currently on leave), and served for over six years as vice-chair of the board of governors of Thompson Rivers University. He also served on the boards of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce, Kamloops Ventures Fund (VCC) Inc., ACETECH, and the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC). In addition, he was an active contributor to the Friends of UCC University Society and the Friends of the Kamloops Airport.
In his role as Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Stone increased speeding limits to 120 km/h on rural highways and introduced legislation for ticketing improper use of passing lanes.{{cite news |title=Stone admits speeding to catch ferry |last= Smart |first=Amy |newspaper=Times - Colonist |location=Victoria, British Columbia |date=April 18, 2015 |page=A1}}
Stone has been actively involved in the British Columbia Liberal Party since the 1990s.{{Cite web|last=PEEBLES|first=Frank|title=Stone tours region, seeking Liberal leadership nod|url=http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/news/local-news/stone-tours-region-seeking-liberal-leadership-nod-1.23069828|access-date=2020-09-30|website=Prince George Citizen}} He has lived in both Vancouver and Victoria,{{Cite web|title=Todd Stone|url=https://www.bcliberals.com/team/todd-stone/|access-date=2020-09-30|website=BC Liberal Party|language=en-US}} and has been a Kamloops resident for 28 years. He met his wife, Chantelle, during an election campaign. As of 2017, they have been married for 17 years and have three daughters together, aged 7–13.{{Cite web|title=Liberal leadership race: Will it be Stone on the throne?|url=https://theprovince.com/news/bc-politics/liberal-leadership-will-it-be-stone-on-the-throne|access-date=2020-09-30|website=The Province|language=en-CA}}
Electoral record
{{British Columbia provincial election, 2020/Kamloops-South Thompson}}
{{British Columbia provincial election, 2017/Kamloops-South Thompson}}
{{British Columbia provincial election, 2013/Kamloops-South Thompson}}
References
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Category:Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia