Darrel Stinson

Darrel Stinson (born June 5, 1945) is a retired politician and businessman in British Columbia, Canada.

In 1997, after Liberal MP John Cannis heckled him as a racist in the House of Commons, Stinson replied "Do you have the fortitude or the gonads to stand up and come across here and say that to me, you son of a bitch?"

Stinson was much angered by the Liberal victory in the 2000 election and attended the inaugural convention of the Alberta Independence Party along with fellow CA MP Myron Thompson.

Since 2004, he has been battling bladder cancer, and his frequent absences from parliament played an important role in the finely-balanced minority government.

As Stinson was undergoing surgery at the time, a Liberal MP agreed to sit out the vote as a courtesy.