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Hanger is currently a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Calgary Northeast since 1993. He has also been a member of the Reform Party of Canada (1993- 2000), and the Canadian Alliance (2000- 2003). Hanger is a former police officer. He arose great controversy in 1996 when he proposed travelling to Singapore to investigate their use of corporal punishment in detering crime. After an outcry, and criticism from within the party, the trip was cancelled.

Hanger is currently a junior Opposition critic for Citizenship and Immigration, with special responsibility for Foreign Credentials. He is a former Opposition critic for the Solicitor General and for National Defence.

In the summer of 2001, Hanger was the first Alliance MP to be suspended from caucus for criticizing the leadership of Stockwell Day. However, he did not become a member of the Democratic Representative CaucusThe Democratic Representative Caucus was a group of Canadian Members of Parliament who left the Canadian Alliance in 2001 in protest against the leadership of Stockwell Day. Day was regarded by many observers as a weak and gaffe-prone leader, whose mistak, as he accepted the September 10September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). There are 112 days following it. Events 1608 John Smith elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia 1776 Nathan Hale volunteers to spy 1813 The U. defeats the British Fleet at the Battl, 2001 reinstatement offer that was made to all of the dissident MPs.