Old/Lucas Smith

Lucas Smith was a former Member of Parliament for Prince Edward Island, and was first elected as a Member of Parliament at the age of 22, becoming one of the youngest Members of Parliament in Canadian history. When he was first elected, he was appointed to the Conservative Shadow Cabinet as Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party, and Shadow Minister for Economic Affairs. He submitted Bill C-78, Bill C-83, Bill C-84, and Bill C-85 into the 50th Parliament, but wasn't able to introduce these bills, due to his death.

Early life
Lucas Smith was born in Egmont, Prince Edward Island, and showed passion for politics at a young age. He graduated from the University of Prince Edward Island at the age of 22, and became a lawyer.

Election to Canadian Parliament
Lucas Smith was elected to the Canadian Parliament at the age of 22, winning Prince Edward Island's one of two seats, and became the second youngest Conservative MP ever elected in Canada, the youngest being Eric Melillo of the riding of Kenora, in Ontario.

Conservative leadership election
Lucas Smith became a frontrunner in the Conservative leadership election against Richard Onslow Roper, with the final ballot showing a tie between Smith and Roper. Roper won with a tiebreaker, and Smith accepted the results, stating:"'After an extremely close race between Mr. Roper and I, he has emerged as the winner of the Conservative leadership race, and I concede the results, and I congratulate Mr. Roper for being elected as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Though the results may be disappointing for my supporters, we must move forward with the Conservative Party, and unite as one, and come into the next election stronger as ever, and that is the potential we can unlock if we all work together.'"

Death
After the first session of the 50th Parliament had ended, Smith had walked outside of the Chamber. Minutes later, a lockdown occurred, as Smith was not aware of the lockdown, and assumed it was a mistake. An unknown suspect ran through the hallways, shooting police and staff, and had shot Smith with multiple bullets. A PPS unit shot and killed the suspect, potentially saving the life of Churence Rogers.

PPS units rushed Smith to a nearby Ottawa hospital, as he died minutes later. He was 23.

Political viewpoints
Before Smith's death, he advocated for lower taxes, a smaller government, and accountability from the Canadian government.