OGGO Biographies

OGGO Biography
Members	Caucus	Constituency	Biographical Notes
Robert Kitchen Chair	Conservative Party	Souris—Moose Mountain SK	First elected to Parliament in 2015 Member of liaison Committee B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo Doctor of Chiropractic from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College followed by a two-year specialty fellowship in Chiropractic Clinical Sciences and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Educational Administration from University of Regina Former Clinician at the Chiropractic College as well as a lecturer, former Registrar of the Association of Chiropractors of Saskatchewan and President of the Federation of Chiropractic Regulatory Educational and Accrediting Boards Run a successful Chiropractic practice for the past 25 years Preferred Language: English
Francis Drouin Vice Chair	Liberal Party	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell ON	First elected to Parliament in 2015 Holds a B.A. from the University of Ottawa, and a college diploma in business administration-finance from Collège La Cité Former special assistant in the Office of the Ontario Premier Government relations consultant in the private sector Preferred Language: French / English
Julie Vignola Vice-présidente	Bloc Québecois	Beauport—Limoilou QC	First elected to Parliament in 2019 Former teacher (History, geography and languages) and vice-principal Preferred Language: French
Matthew Green	New Democratic Party	Hamilton Centre ON	First elected to Parliament in 2019 Degree in Political Science and Legal Studies from Acadia University and continued his education at McMaster University as well as the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Harvard Business School Former small business owner in Hamilton and Most recently served as the Executive Director of the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion NDP Critic for National Revenue, Public Services and Procurement, Treasury Board, Deputy Critic for Ethics Former municipal councilor in the city of Hamilton Preferred Language: English
Rachel Harder	Conservative Party	Lethbridge AB	First elected to Parliament in 2015 Graduated from the University of Lethbridge and holds a Bachelor of Education and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Political Science, and Psychology Serves as the Shadow Minister for Digital Government Previously served as as a member of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and former Chair of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in 2019 Prior to entering into politics, worked as a youth sociologist and leadership consultant and later on created a Youth Advisory Board Preferred Language: English
Pierre Paul-Hus		Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles QC	First elected to Parliament in 2015 Graduate in political science from Laval University Military training as an officer and is a graduate of Kingston Staff College in Ontario and the Military School of Paris, where he has also taught European officers and has 22 years of military service Owner of Prestige magazine since 1995, and former editor of Hotels, Restaurants and Institutions magazine Serves as current Minister of the Shadow Cabinet of Public Services and Supply and former Shadow Cabinet Minister for Public Safety and Civil Protection and Border Security Preferred Language: French
Majid Jowhari	Liberal Party	Richmond Hill ON	First elected to Parliament in 2015 Bachelor of Technology in industrial engineering from Ryerson University and an MBA from York University's Schulich School of Business A licensed Professional engineer Named the Parliamentary Mental Health Champion by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH); founded and chaired the Liberal Mental Health Caucus, which he later expanded in 2018 by creating the Parliamentary Mental Health Caucus Member of the Industry, Science and Technology Parliamentary Committee, the Government Operations and Estimates Parliamentary Committee and the Canada-China Legislative Association, the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group, and the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association Preferred Language: English
Irek Kusmierczyk	Liberal Party	Windsor—Tecumseh ON	First elected in 2019 PhD from Vanderbilt University with a specialization in local government and cross-border environmental relations around the Great Lakes basin, and a Master’s Degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science Worked as the Director of Partnerships for WEtech Alliance, a non-profit regional innovation center that helps grow technology companies and jobs throughout Windsor, Essex County and Chatham-Kent Built partnerships with industry, local schools, the University of Windsor, and St. Clair College to grow the FIRST Robotics program in Windsor and Essex that prepares young people for careers in STEM and skilled trades Preferred Language: English
Steven MacKinnon	Liberal Party	Gatineau QC	First elected in 2015 Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Université de Moncton and a Master of Business Administration from Queen’s University Former senior vice president at a global consultancy firm, where he was a practice director for mergers, acquisitions, and financial communications Former advisor to former Prime Minister Paul Martin and former New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna Participated in negotiations related to constitutional issues, trade agreements, and collective agreements, as well as major health, education, and election reforms Preferred Language: French / English
Kelly McCauley	Conservative Party	Edmonton West AB	First elected in October 2015 Graduated from the British Columbia Institute of Technology in 1982 Advocate for seniors and former President of the Greater Victoria Eldercare Foundation, the largest seniors hospital foundation on Vancouver Island Honourary member of the Vancouver Island Aircrew Association as an advocacy for veterans Over 30 years managing hotels and convention centres from Victoria to St. John’s. During that time, he served on many boards and committees including as a Vice President of the Burnaby Board of Trade, Vice Chair of the Avalon Convention and Visitors Bureau, Executive Committee of the Board of Northlands, the board of the Alberta Aviation Museum, Chairperson of the EI Board of Referees for Edmonton and Northern Alberta, and a founding c-chair of the Edmonton Destination Marketing Hotels Preferred Language: English
Patrick Weiler	Liberal Party	West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast- Sea to Sky Country BC	First elected in 2019 Studied to become a Lawyer at UBC Law and McGill University An environmental and natural resource management lawyer represented First Nations, municipalities, small businesses and non-profits on environmental and corporate legal matters within this riding, throughout British Columbia and around the world Before his election, supported governments around the globe to improve the management of aquatic ecosystems as well as the governance of natural resource sectors on behalf of the United Nations and other international development agencies A champion of the Liberal government’s Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change Preferred Language: English