Darrel R. Reid is a Canadian policy advisor, political manager and federal candidate in two Canadian federal political elections.
Education
Reid obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Regina in 1981. This was followed by a Master of Arts degree in 1984 and a Master of Library Sciences degree in 1985, both from the University of Toronto. In 1994, he completed a doctorate in history at the Queen"s University.
The topic of his dissertation was the life of Albert Benjamin Simpson.
Career
Education Queen"s University Between 1988 and 1994, during the course of his doctoral studies, Reid served as Information Officer and Manager, Publishing and Information Systems, of the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, School of Policy Studies, Queen"s University. The Reform Party of Canada Following the completion of his doctorate, Reid served as Director of Policy and Research for the Reform Party of Canada. In 1997, he ran unsuccessfully as a Reform Party candidate for the riding of Lanark-Carleton.
Focus On The Family Canada From 1998 to 2004, Reid was the president of the evangelical Christian organization Focus on the Family Canada.
He promoted conservative Christian family values, while actively campaigning against issues such as divorce, abortion and same-sex marriage. As A Corporate Executive In 2004, Reid left Focus on the Family Canada to become Vice-President of Current Corporation, a high-tech firm specializing in night vision systems for the marine industry.
Following his January, 2006 election loss, Reid became Vice President of Project Development for the Work Research Foundation, an organization with the stated mission to “influence people to a Christian view of work and public life.” Minister Rona Ambrose Reid thereafter withdrew his candidacy for nomination to run again as the Conservative candidate in Richmond. Office of The Prime Minister of Canada In April 2007, Reid was appointed Deputy Director of Policy and Research to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Reid"s first parliamentary position, commencing in 1994 and as noted earlier herein, had been as Director of Policy and Research for the Reform Party of Canada.
The Manning Centre In August 2010, Reid became the Executive Director of The Manning Centre, a policy and research forum founded by Preston Manning.