Larry Brock, current Member of Parliament for Brantford-Brant, announced his campaign for re-election for the new Brantford-Brant South-Six Nations riding on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
While addressing his supporters, Brock assured them that if Pierre Poilievre emerges victorious, they will have a government grounded in common sense.
“We’re going to drive down debt, we’re going to drive down our taxes, we’re going to make life more affordable. We’re going to drive down the cost of houses so that our young people actually have hope, that they’re not living in the basement of their parents homes or living in this perpetual rental race. We also have to take a look at a number of other issues, such as the ever increasing crime. …Under ten years of the liberal ‘catch and release,’ ‘hug a thug,’ ‘soft on crime’ policies, crime has paid off for these people; We have crime, chaos and disorder from coast-to-coast and that is going to end with a common sense Conservative government. You will see the largest crackdown on crime in Canadian history. …It’ll be jail, not bail, for those repeat offenders.”
Later, when asked about his decision to run for the position of MP again, Brock said the answer was simple.
“The job’s not done. I didn’t leave my career to be a backbencher in opposition, I left a career in law to make a difference and the only way we’re going to make a difference is if we form a government and undo the economic, social damage that the Trudeau government has caused over the last ten years,” said Brock. “We’ve got a plan to restore the promise of what Canada really is to us who have lived here all our lives. I know we can do that, but we have to get into the government to do so. That’s the driving factor behind my decision… it was really a no-brainer.”
As far as what he expects to hear from residents while he’s out campaigning over the next month, Brock said he anticipates that people will share their want for change.
“Every government has a shelf life, and the Liberal government is no different,” he said. “…I’ve already been hearing that people want change, that they want a strong leader who is going to be responsive to our needs, and that they want to put Trump’s tariff threats to bed once for all so we can really hone in, and focus on issues like affordability, housing, planning and saving for a future.”
When asked how this federal election differs from 2021, Brock said that this time around, the Conservative Party of Canada has a more consistent leader.
“During my first foray into federal politics in 2021, we had a leader by the name of Erin O’Toole. I thought he was a strong man, but then he really hurt us during the campaign because he was flip flopping on mandate issues. For example, he was flip flopping on gun issues and people were getting so angry. People who supported me and took lawn signs, were coming into my office and throwing them in the front foyer saying, ‘I like you Larry, but I can’t support your leader,’” recalled Brock. “The difference now is that Pierre Poilievre has been consistent from day one; he’s not a flip flop. Some people don’t like his delivery, but you know what? Maybe that’s a good thing. People didn’t like Stephen Harper’s delivery either; they thought he was a mean, stubborn old man who very rarely smiled, but sometimes the country, and the world, needs a leader like that… someone who’s serious. I think Pierre has all those qualities to be a very effective statesman.”
Kimberly De Jong’s reporting is funded by the Canadian government through its Local Journalism Initiative.The funding allows her to report rural and agricultural stories from Blandford-Blenheim and Brant County. Reach her at kimberly.dejong@brantbeacon.ca.
