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Gerald Gordon Keddy (born February 15 , 1953 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia ) is a Canadian politician. Keddy is a current member of the Conservative Party Of Canada in the Canadian House Of Commons , representing the riding of South Shore from 1997 to 2004 and South Shore—St. Margaret's since 2004 . He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party before 2004 . Keddy is a former Christmas tree grower, and offshore drill operator. He has served as the Whip and the Deputy Whip of the Progressive Conservative Party, and has served as critic of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Natural Resources, Fisheries and Oceans, Public Accounts, Parliamentary Affairs, and Library of Parliament. He currently serves as the Opposition critic of Resource Promotion and is the Vice Chair of the Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. He also served as a school board trustee in New Ross, Nova Scotia. He is one of only a handful of Conservative MPs to support Same Sex Marriage . His fiancée, Judy Streatch, is a Nova Scotia MLA.
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