▁in ▁the ▁federal ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Reform ▁Party ▁of ▁Canada ▁and ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Alliance . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁L unn ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Alliance ▁MP s ▁to ▁open ly ▁critic ize ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Stock well ▁Day , ▁and ▁was ▁susp ended ▁from ▁c au cus ▁in ▁May ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁He ▁briefly ▁sat ▁with ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Represent ative ▁C au cus ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Ch uck ▁Stra hl , ▁but ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁left ▁to ▁re join ▁the ▁Alliance ▁after ▁Day ▁agreed ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁leadership ▁race . ▁He ▁was ▁permitted ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁party ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁during ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁John ▁Reyn olds , ▁following ▁Day ' s ▁res ignation . ▁In ▁the ▁federal ▁election ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁against ▁Liberal ▁C andid ate ▁She ila ▁Or r ▁and ▁N DP ▁candidate ▁Jenn ifer ▁Burg is . ▁ ▁Minister ▁of ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁L unn ▁was ▁Minister ▁of ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁in ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Stephen ▁Har per ▁from ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁( S port ) ▁and