Ryan Leef was born on December 28,1973 and is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Yukon in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Conservative Party from 2011 to 2015.
14 Facts About Ryan Leef
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Ryan Leef has overseen prisoners as an assistant superintendent at Whitehorse Correctional Centre which was his most recent employment prior to politics.
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Ryan Leef is a former member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a Wildlife Officer and an investigator for Yukon Department of Justice.
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Ryan Leef has fought in the cage as a Mixed Martial Arts fighter.
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Ryan Leef is a strong supporter and advocate of the sport.
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Ryan Leef's family moved to the Yukon in 1984 and he has subsequently lived in many communities throughout the territory.
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Ryan Leef was appointed to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Ocean and the Standing Committee on Natural resources.
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Ryan Leef joined the Canada-Germany, Canada-United States, and Canada-Philippines interparliamentary groups and chaired the Canada-Australia-New Zealand Parliamentary Friendship Group.
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Ryan Leef was noted in national media when he claimed that the polar bear population had increased dramatically.
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The trek will see Ryan Leef running across the three Yukon borders over the course of three summers.
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Ryan Leef has already successfully completed his 1,200-kilometre journey from the northernmost point of the territory to British Columbia.
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In October 2012, Ryan Leef ran in the Goodlife Fitness Victoria Marathon to raise money for the Canadian Diabetes Association.
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Ryan Leef hosted a chilli cook off in 2012 to benefit the Whitehorse Food Bank as well as a women's self-defence workshop to benefit the Yukon White Ribbon Campaign.
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Ryan Leef has had a few brushes with the law, and one conviction.