 In 1993 Canadian federal election, he was elected into the House of Commons of Canada.He was elected as a member of the Reform Party of Canada in the riding of Wetaskiwin.He was re-elected in the 1997 Canadian federal election, and in the 2000 Canadian federal election (as a member of the Canadian Alliance) and again in the 2004 Canadian federal election (as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada).