Peter Stoffer
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.
Peter Stoffer | |
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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 | |
| Leader | Jack Layton Nycole Turmel Thomas Mulcair |
| Preceded by | Kirsty Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Alupa Clarke |
| Member of Parliament for Sackville—Eastern Shore | |
| In office June 28, 2004 – August 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Succeeded by | Darrell Samson (Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook) |
| Member of Parliament for Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore | |
| In office June 2, 1997 – June 28, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Succeeded by | Riding Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Arend Stoffer January 6, 1956 Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Andrea Pottyondy |
| Residence(s) | Fall River, Nova Scotia |
| Profession | Manager |
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. Stoffer denied any wrongdoing and stated that he never intended to "...insult or demean or belittle any person...".