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{{Short description|Canadian politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Scott Cyr
| honorific-suffix= {{post-nominals|country=CAN|MLAAB|size=100%}}
| smallimage = Scott_Cyr.JPG
| caption =
| birth_date ={{Birth based on age as of date|43|2015|5|8}}
| birth_place =[[Slave Lake, Alberta]]{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
| residence =[[Cold Lake, Alberta]]
| office= Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] for [[Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul]]
| term_start = May 29, 2023
| term_end =
| predecessor =[[Dave Hanson (politician)|Dave Hanson]]
| office2= Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] for [[Bonnyville-Cold Lake]]
| predecessor2 =[[Genia Leskiw]]
| term_start2 = May 5, 2015
| term_end2 = March 19, 2019
| successor2 = district abolished
| party = [[United Conservative Party|United Conservative]]
| otherparty = [[Wildrose Party|Wildrose]] (2015–17)
| religion =
| occupation =Accountant, Power engineer
| alma_mater=[[University of Lethbridge]]
}}
'''Scott Joseph Cyr''' (born 1972 or 1973) is a Canadian politician who represents the [[electoral district]] of [[Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]]. He previously represented the predecessor riding [[Bonnyville-Cold Lake]] from 2015-2019.
== Political career ==
Cyr was first elected in [[2015 Alberta general election|2015]], defeating his [[Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta|Progressive Conservative]] rival Craig Copeland to pick up Bonnyville-Cold Lake for [[Wildrose Party|Wildrose]]. The PC's had held the riding since 1997.
=== Shadow cabinet===
When Wildrose leader [[Brian Jean]] unveiled his [[Shadow Cabinet|shadow cabinet]] in June 2015, Cyr was given the position of Deputy Whip, as well as Shadow Minister of Justice & Solicitor General.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/wildrose-shadow-cabinet-to-keep-eye-on-property-rights-red-tape-1.3095787|title=Wildrose shadow cabinet aspires to guard property rights, reduce red tape|work=CBC News|access-date=2017-03-24|language=en}}</ref>
In 2017, Cyr sponsored the ''Protecting Victims of Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images Act'', a [[private member's bill]] that introduced a new [[Tort|tort law]] in Alberta covering the non-consensual sharing of explicit images. He cited a conversation with one of his daughters as the inspiration for the bill,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lakelandconnect.net/2017/03/21/cyr-bill-202-protecting-private-images/|title=Cyr on Bill 202: Protecting Private Images|website=Lakeland Connect|access-date=2017-03-24}}</ref> as well as the highly-publicized cases of [[Suicide of Amanda Todd|Amanda Todd]] and [[Suicide of Rehtaeh Parsons|Rehtaeh Parsons]]. [[Alberta New Democratic Party|NDP]] Justice Minister [[Kathleen Ganley]] announced her support for the bill in the Legislature,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDAR_files/docs/hansards/han/legislature_29/session_3/20170320_1330_01_han.pdf#page=19|title=Alberta Hansard|date=2017-03-20|access-date=2017-03-24}}</ref> and it was passed unanimously. The law came into force on August 4, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slaw.ca/2017/06/12/bill-202-new-alberta-tort-for-non-consensual-distribution-of-intimate-images/|title=Bill 202 –New Alberta Tort for Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images – Slaw|access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref>
Cyr was moved to the role of Shadow Minister for Service Alberta in December 2016. When [[Wildrose Party|Wildrose]] merged with the [[Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta|Progressive Conservatives]], he joined [[United Conservative Party|the new party]] and retained his role as critic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.assembly.ab.ca/net/index.aspx?p=memberprofile&mid=0886|title=Member Profiles: Scott Cyr|author=Legislative Assembly of Alberta|accessdate=June 28, 2018}}</ref>
=== Exit and return to politics ===
The redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2017 placed both Cyr and fellow caucus member [[Dave Hanson (politician)|Dave Hanson]] in the new riding of [[Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul]], leading Cyr to decide not to seek re-election.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-ucp-nomination-scott-cyr-mla-david-hanson-1.4625607|title=MLA Scott Cyr withdraws from UCP nomination battle against caucus colleague  {{!}} CBC News|work=CBC|access-date=2018-06-28|language=en-US}}</ref> However, in 2023 Cyr challenged Hanson in the local UCP candidate selection, defeating him by one vote.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://daveberta.ca/2023/01/by-one-vote-scott-cyr-beats-mla-david-hanson-in-bonnyville-cold-lake-st-paul/|title=By one vote! Recount confirms former MLA Scott Cyr beat MLA David Hanson in Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul UCP nomination{{!}} Daveberta|access-date=2023-06-26|language=en-US}}</ref> Cyr returned to the Legislature for its [[31st Alberta Legislature|31st Assembly]].
==Personal life==
Cyr holds a management degree in accounting and finance from the [[University of Lethbridge]] as well as a class 4 power engineering certificate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.assembly.ab.ca/net/index.aspx?p=mla_bio&rnumber=52&leg=29|title=Legislative Assembly of Alberta: MLA Biography}}</ref> He worked as an accountant for 14 years prior to his election to the Legislative Assembly in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scottjcyr.com/?page_id=11|title=Scott Cyr: About Me}}</ref> He, his wife, and their two daughters reside in Cold Lake.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coldlakesun.com/2015/04/13/qa-with-wildrose-candidate-scott-cyr|title=Cold Lake Sun: Q&A with Wildrose candidate Scott Cyr}}</ref>
==Electoral history==
===2023 general election===
{{Alberta provincial election, 2023/Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul}}
===2015 general election===
{{Alberta provincial election, 2015/Bonnyville-Cold Lake}}
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Alberta MLAs}}
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[[Category:University of Lethbridge alumni]]
[[Category:United Conservative Party MLAs]]
[[Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta]]
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