Tom Wappel

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Thomas (Tom) William Wappel (born 1950) is a Canadian Member of Parliament. He was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1988 election and has been re-elected in every election since.

Wappel is a member of the "family caucus" and a staunch social conservative. He has been a leading opponent of abortion and homosexuality. He has also made controversial comments on immigration and used to be an opponent of divorce until he himself obtained one.

Wappel ran for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada at the 1993 Liberal leadership convention, coming in fourth place.

In 2001, Wappel faced controversy when he refused to help a constituent of his, a veteran, because he suspected him of supporting rival candidates in previous elections. Wappel wrote a letter which said, in part "How is it that you are writing me for my help if you did not think enough of my abilities to justify voting for me? ... I can decide who to help or not.". The letter was published in the National Post and Wappel was forced to apologise.