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John Brassard, Chair
LPC - Barrie-Innisfil, Ontario

John Brassard

Election to the House of Commons

  • Elected: 2015
  • Re-elected: 2019, 2021

Personal/Professional Background

  • Former firefighter for 30 years and city councilor for Barrie City for 9 years.
  • Served as an executive member of the Markham Professional Firefighters’ Association, including a three-year term as President.

Committee Membership

  • Chair: Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2022-present); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2022-present)
  • Vice-Chair: Veterans Affairs (2020-2021)
  • Member: Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2021-2022 | Present); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2021-2022 | Present); Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee (Present); Liaison (Present)
  • Former Member: Afghanistan (2021-2022); Veterans Affairs (2016-2017 | 2020-2021); Procedure and House Affairs (2019-2020 | 2020); COVID-19 Pandemic (2020); Subcommittee on the Code of Conduct for Members of the House of Commons: Sexual Harassment (2018-2019)

Darren Fisher, Vice-Chair 
LPC – Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia

Darren Fisher

Election to the House of Commons

  • Elected: 2015
  • Re-elected: 2019, 2021

Personal/Professional Background

  • Prior to entering politics, owned a small business and was an active community volunteer.
  • Supports local small businesses, clean technology, Canada’s natural spaces and protected areas, healthy active living, and National Universal Pharmacare.

Political and Parliamentary Roles

  • Parliamentary Secretary: Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health (2023-2024); Minister of Seniors (2021-2023); Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) (2021); Minister of Health (2019-2021)

Committee Membership

  • Member: National Defence (2016-2019 | 2021-Present); Medical Assistance in Dying (2023-2024); Health (2020-2021 | 2023); Public Safety and National Security (2021); COVID-19 Pandemic (2020); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on National Defence (2017-2019); Environment and Sustainable Development (2016-2019); Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada of the Standing Committee on Health (2018-2019)

René Villemure, Vice-Chair
BQ - Trois-Rivières, Québec

René Villemure

Election to the House of Commons

  • Elected: 2021

Personal/Professional Background

  • Obtained a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Sherbrooke.
  • Founded the Quebec Institute of Applied Ethics, then Éthikos.
  • Involved in the cause of literacy and international Francophonie, particularly with the Literacy Foundation and numerous international organizations in the Francophonie.

Political and Parliamentary Roles

  • Critic: International Francophonie (Canadian Heritage) (2021-Present); Ethics, Privacy and Access to Information (Treasury Board) (2021-Present)

Committee Membership

  • Vice-Chair: Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2021-Present)
  • Member: Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics; Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2021-Present)

Parm Bains
LPC - Steveston - Richmond East, British Columbia

Parm Bains

Election to the House of Commons

  • Elected: 2021

Personal/Professional Background

  • Former instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
  • Previously, he was a media and public relations officer with the provincial government.

Committee Membership

  • Member: Government Operations and Estimates (2021-Present); Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2021- Present)

Michael Barrett
CPC - Leeds - Grenville - Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Ontario

Michael Barrett

Election to the House of Commons

  • Elected: 2018
  • Re-elected: 2019, 2021

Personal/Professional Background

  • Attended Algonquin College and enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces.
  • Worked as a human resources manager and served as a municipal

Committee Membership

  • Member: Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2020-2021 | 2022-Present)
  • Former Member: Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (2022); Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2020-2021 | 2022- Present); Government Operations and Estimates (2022-Present); Justice and Human Rights (2019); COVID-19 Pandemic (2020); Procedure and House Affairs (2021-2022); Subcommittee on Private Members' Business of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (2021-2022); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Health (2022)

Larry Brock
CPC - Brantford - Brant, Ontario

Larry Brock

Election to the House of Commons

  • Elected: 2021

Personal/Professional Background

  • Before being elected, he was the Assistant Crown Attorney for Brant.
  • Served as Chair of the board of the Crossing All Bridges Learning Centre which helps adults with developmental difficulties succeed in education, employment, and independent living.
  • Former President of St. Leonard’s Community Services which provides justice, employment, youth and family, addiction, and mental health services.

Committee Membership

  • Member: Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2024-present); Declaration of Emergency (2022-present)
  • Former Member: Justice and Human Rights (2021-2024)

Pam Damoff
LPC - Oakville North - Burlington, Ontario

Pam Damoff

Election to the House of Commons

  • Elected: 2015
  • Re-elected: 2019, 2021

Personal/Professional Background

  • Community activist and business professional with 25+ years of corporate experience.
  • Served as an Oakville Town Councilor from 2010-2015.
  • Issues of interest include employment for persons living with disabilities, women’s empowerment, mental health, environmental protection, criminal justice reform, Indigenous reconciliation and cycling and improved cycling infrastructure.

Political and Parliamentary Roles

  • Parliamentary Secretary: Foreign Affairs (2023-present)

Committee Membership

  • Member: Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2023-present), Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (2023-present)
  • Former Member: Public Safety and National Security (2021-2023), Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (2020-2021); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (2021-present), Afghanistan (2021-present)

Matthew Green
NDP - Hamilton Centre, Ontario

Matthew Green

Election to the House of Commons

  • Elected: 2019
  • Re-elected: 2021

Personal/Professional Background

  • Obtained a B.A. in political science and legal studies from Acadia University, as well as certificates in government leadership and social enterprise initiatives from Harvard University.
  • Served for the 2014-2018 term as the Ward 3 Councilor on Hamilton City Council.
  • Former Executive Director of the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion
  • Former small business owner in Hamilton.

Committee Membership

  • Joint Chair: Declaration of Emergency (2022-Present)
  • Member: Declaration of Emergency (2022-Present); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2021-Present); Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2021-Present)
  • Former Member: Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (2020-2021); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (2020 | 2020-2021); Government Operations and Estimates (2020 | 2020-2021); Public Accounts (2020 |2020-2021); COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)

Anthony Housefather
LPC - Mount Royal, Québec

Anthony Housefather

Election to the House of Commons

  • Elected: 2015
  • Re-elected: 2019, 2021

Personal/Professional Background

  • Served as a municipal councilor from 1994 to 2005 and as Mayor of Côte-Saint-Luc from 2005 to 2015.
  • Previously Executive Vice-President of Corporate Affairs and General Counsel at Dialogic Corporation, a multinational technology company.

Political and Parliamentary Roles

  • Parliamentary Secretary: President of the Treasury Board (2024-present)

Committee Membership

  • Member: Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2024-present); Justice and Human Rights (2023-present)
  • Former Member: Canadian Heritage (2020-2023); COVID-19 Pandemic (2020); Liaison (2016-2019); Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States (2021); Library of Parliament (2018-2019)

Iqra Khalid
LPC - Mississauga - Erin Mills, Ontario

Iqra Khalid

Election to the House of Commons

  • Elected: 2015
  • Re-elected: 2019, 2021

Personal/Professional Background

  • Studied criminology at York University and completed her law degree at the University of Michigan.
  • Worked for the City of Mississauga’s legal department.

Political and Parliamentary Roles

  • Parliamentary Secretary: Minister of National Revenue (2023-present)

Committee Membership

  • Chair: Justice and Human Rights (2020 | 2020-2021); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (2020 | 2020-2021)
  • Vice-Chair: Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2021-2023);
  • Member: Public Accounts (2023-present); Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2021-present); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2021-2023); Scrutiny of Regulations (2021-2022); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (2016-2019 | 2020); Justice and Human Rights (2016-2019 | 2020 | 2020-2021); Liaison (2020 | 2020-2021); Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (2020 | 2020-2021); COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)

Damien C. Kurek
CPC - Battle River - Crowfoot, Alberta

Damien C. Kurek

Election to the House of Commons

  • Elected: 2019
  • Re-elected: 2021

Personal/Professional Background

  • Holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Studies and Communications and a Diploma in Biblical Studies from Trinity Western University.
  • Actively involved in conservative politics across Canada including working for the Hon. Kevin Sorenson, MP while Minister of State (Finance) in Ottawa.
  • Worked at the Saskatchewan Legislature in a number of policy, communications, and research roles while Brad Wall was Premier.

Committee Membership

  • Vice-Chair: Environment and Sustainable Development (Present)
  • Member: Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2020 | 2021-Present); Public Safety and National Security (2024-present)
  • Former Member: COVID-19 Pandemic (2020); Public Safety and National Security (2020-2021); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (Present)
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