Larry Spencer
| Larry Spencer | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre |
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In office 2000–2004 |
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| Preceded by | John Solomon |
| Succeeded by | Tom Lukiwski |
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| Born |
December 21, 1941 , Missouri, USA |
| Political party | Christian Heritage Party of Canada |
| Other political affiliations |
Canadian Alliance (2000-2003) Independent (2003-2004) |
| Spouse(s) | Sue Brown |
| Residence | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Profession | pastor |
| Religion | Baptist |
Larry Spencer (born December 21, 1941) is a Baptist pastor in Canada, and former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Saskatchewan riding of Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre. He later served as interim national president of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada.
Spencer was born in , United States, in 1942. He worked in Kansas City, Missouri, for Hallmark Cards after graduating from Sheldon High School. He left Hallmark after eight years, and in 1967 worked as a farm hand. He moved to Canada in 1974, after responding to a request to come to Saskatchewan as a church planner for the Regina, Saskatchewan, area. He established Discovery Baptist Church in Regina in 1978 and now assists at Calvary Baptist Church in Moose Jaw, SK where he now resides.
He is married to Sue Brown, whom he met in high school.
He was first elected as candidate of Canadian Alliance in the 2000 federal election. He was appointed family issues critic for the CA caucus, but was later suspended from the caucus for his controversial remarks. When the CA merged into the new Conservative Party of Canada, he did not join the caucus of the new party, and thus became an independent. He sought re-election in the 2004 federal election as an independent conservative, but lost.
In late November 2003, Spencer caused controversy in Canada by Vancouver Sun reporter Peter O'Neil when he said that he would support any initiative to outlaw homosexuality. He stated that in the 1960s, a "well-orchestrated" conspiracy began and led to recent successes in the gay rights movement. This conspiracy, he further said, included seducing and recruiting young boys in playgrounds and locker rooms, and deliberately infiltrating North America's schools, judiciaries, entertainment industries, and religious communities. According to him, this conspiracy started with a speech given by a U.S. gay rights activist in the 1960s whose name he could not remember. Spencer stated:
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