David Rodney

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David Rodney is a politician and teacher and professional speaker from Alberta, Canada.

David Rodney obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Saskatchewan in 1987. He served 13 years as a teacher in Canada, Nepal and the West Indies.

He has also summited Mount Everest twice, and is a professional speaker.

[edit] Politics

David was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a member for the Progressive Conservative for the electoral district of Calgary Lougheed in the 2004 Alberta general election. David currently serves the assembly as a back bencher for the government.

[edit] Bill 201

David introduced a controversial bill known as Bill 201: Smoke-free Places Act in the 26th Assembly 1st Sitting. The bill gained Royal Assent, after causing much turmoil inside the Progressive Conservative government, and much controversy from the media and the public. The bill was designed to ban smoking in the workplace, but it was amended after Ralph Klein Premier at the time protested saying people should be allowed to smoke in Bars.

Pressure from the media eventually ended smoking by government members in the Legislature, after the media accused the government of being hypocritical.