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Biographies of the Committee’s members

Kelly McCauley, Chair
CPC – Edmonton-West, Alberta

Kelly McCauley

Election to the House of Commons

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

Personal/Professional Background

  • Born and raised in North Vancouver. BC Institute of Technology grad.
  • Prior to politics, spent 30+ years managing hotels and convention centres across Canada.
  • Former president and special advisor to Greater Victoria Eldercare Foundation, the largest seniors hospital foundation on Vancouver Island.
  • In Edmonton, has served on the Executive Committee of the Board of Northlands, the board of the Alberta Aviation Museum, was Chairperson of the EI Board of Referees for Edmonton and Northern Alberta, and was a founding co-chair of the Edmonton Destination Marketing Hotels.

Committee Membership

  • Chair: Government Operations and Estimates (2022-present); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (2022-present)
  • Member: COVID-19 Pandemic (2020), Government Operations and Estimates (2020; 2022-present); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (2016-2019; 2020-present); Liaison (2022-present); Public Accounts (2022-present); Procedure and House Affairs (2022); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (2022-present)

Majid Jowhari, Vice-Chair
LPC – Richmond Hill, Ontario

Majid Jowhari

Election to the House of Commons

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

Personal/Professional Background

  • Prior to entering politics, specialized in large business transition and transformation enabled by technology.
  • Advised Fortune 500 companies on strategy and extending value chain business process re-engineering supply chain optimization.
  • Promotes fiscal responsibility, accountability, and social progressiveness.

Committee Membership

  • Vice-Chair: Government Operations and Estimates (2022-present)
  • Member: Government Operations and Estimates (2018-2019; 2020-present); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (2021-present); Health (2021-present); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Health (2021-present); COVID-19 Pandemic (2020); Industry, Science and Technology (2016-2019; 2020-2021)

Julie Vignola, Vice-Chair
BQ – Beauport-Limoilou - Québec

Julie Vignola

Election to the House of Commons

  • First elected: 2019
  • Re-elected: 2021

Personal/Professional Background

  • Bachelor of Education in History and Geography from Université du Québec à Rimouski.
  • Taught in various regions in Quebec, principally Côte-Nord and Bas-Saint-Laurent.
  • Strong history of community involvement dating from childhood

Committee Membership

  • Vice-Chair: Government Operations and Estimates (2020-present)
  • Member: Government Operations and Estimates (2020-present); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (2020-present); COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)

Jenica Atwin
LPC – Fredericton, New Brunswick

Jenica Atwin

Election to the House of Commons

  • First elected: 2019
  • Re-elected: 2021

Personal/Professional Background

  • Before entering politics, she worked as a Cultural Transition Coordinator at Fredericton High School and as an Education Consultant and Researcher for the First Nations Education Initiative, in New Brunswick.
  • Holds a Bachelor of Arts in Canadian History and a Master’s degree in Education from the University of New Brunswick.
  • In 2021, she was selected as the Rising Star among Maclean’s12th annual Parliamentarians of the Year.
  • Issues of interest include climate change, poverty and homelessness, mental health and addictions, and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples

Political and Parliamentary Roles

  • Parliamentary Secretary: Minister of Indigenous Services (2023-present)

Committee Membership

  • Chair: Indigenous and Northern Affairs (2023); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs (2023)
  • Member: Government Operations and Estimates (2023-present); Indigenous and Northern Affairs (2021-2023); COVID-19 Pandemic (2020); Health (2023-2024); Liaison (2023); Library of Parliament (2022-present); Scrutiny of Regulations (2023)

Taylor Bachrach
NDP – Skeena—Bulkley Valley, British Columbia

Taylor Bachrach

Election to the House of Commons

  • First elected: 2019
  • Re-elected: 2021

Personal/Professional Background

  • Served as municipal councillor in the Village of Telkwa.
  • Mayor of the Town of Smithers from 2011 to 2019.
  • Focused on climate crisis, pursuing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and improving rural services.
  • Former small business owner and community advocate.

Committee Membership

  • Member: COVID-19 Pandemic (2020); Government Operations and Estimates (2024-present); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (2024-present); Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (2020-present); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (2020-present)

Parm Bains
LPC - Steveston—Richmond East, British Columbia

Parm Bains

Election to the House of Commons

  • Elected: 2021

Personal/Professional Background

  • Education and Career: 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)

Kelly Block
CPC – Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek, Saskatchewan

Kelly Block

Election to the House of Commons

  • First elected: 2008
  • Re-elected: 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021

Personal/Professional Background

  • Prior to being elected as a Member of Parliament, Kelly served on the town council of Waldheim, Saskatchewan for three terms, serving two of those terms as Mayor.
  • Former member of the Saskatoon Regional Health Authority and the Director of Administration at Forest Grove Community Church

Political and Parliamentary Roles

  • Parliamentary Secretary: Minister of Natural Resources (2013-2015)

Committee Membership

  • Member: Panel of chairs for the legislative committees (2011-2013)
  • Chair: Public Accounts (2020-2021); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (2020-2021)
  • Member: Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2009-2011); COVID-19 Pandemic (2020); Finance (2009-2011); Government Operations and Estimates (2011-2013; 2022-present); Health (2011-2013); Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (2011); Legislative Committee on Bill C-18 (2011); Legislative Committee on Bill C-32 (2010); Liaison (2020-2021); Natural Resources (2013-2015); Procedure and House Affairs (2008-2009; 2022); Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women (2013-2014); Subcommittee on a Code of Conduct for Members (2014-2015); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (2011-2013; 2022); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (2022); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (2020-2021); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (2017-2019); Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee (2020-2021); Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (2016-2019); Veterans Affairs (2021-2022)

Garnett Genuis
CPC – Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

Garnett Genuis

Election to the House of Commons

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

Personal/Professional Background

  • Holds degrees from Carleton University and the London School of Economics.
  • Passionate advocate for free speech, for increased efforts to combat violence against women, and for Canadian energy.

Committee Membership

  • Vice-Chair: Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (2023-present); Foreign Affairs and International Development (2022-2023); Canada-China Relations (2020-2021)
  • Member: Canada-China Relations (2020-2021); COVID-19 Pandemic (2020); Citizenship and Immigration (2022); Foreign Affairs and International Development (2017-2018; 2020-2023); Government Operations and Estimates (2023); Physician-Assisted Dying (2016); Public Accounts (2022-2023); Scrutiny of Regulations (2016-2017); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations (2020-2021); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (2022-2023); Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (2020; 2023-present)

Stephanie Kusie
CPC – Calgary Midnapore, Alberta

Stephanie Kusie

Election to the House of Commons

  • First elected: 2017
  • Re-elected: 2019, 2021

Personal/Professional Background

  • Bachelor of Political Science from University of Calgary, Masters of Business Administration from Rutgers University
  • Diplomat for the Canadian federal government: served in Argentina in 2006; was chargée d’affaires and Consul for Canada in El Salvador from 2006-2008; and Consul for Canada at the Consulate in Dallas, Texas from 2010-2013.
  • Policy advisor to Honourable Minister Peter Kent during his time as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs for the Americas in 2009

Political and Parliamentary Roles

  • Member: Panel of chairs for the legislative committees (2022-present)

Committee Membership

  • Vice-Chair: Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (2020; 2021-2022); Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (2020-2021); Procedure and House Affairs (2018-2019)
  • Member: COVID-19 Pandemic (2020); Government Operations and Estimates (2022); Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (2020; 2021-2022); Official Languages (2017-2018); Procedure and House Affairs (2018-2019); Status of Women (2018); Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (2020-2021); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities (2020-2021); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (2020; 2022); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (2018-2019); Subcommittee on Private Members' Business of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (2018-2019)

Irek Kusmiercyzk
LPC – Windsosr-Tecumseh, Ontario

Irek Kusmiercyzk

Election to the House of Commons

  • First elected: 2019
  • Re-elected: 2021

Personal/Professional Background

  • Served as Windsor City Councillor for six years, advocating for flood protection, road improvements, libraries and parks.
  • PhD from Vanderbilt, Master’s Degree in Government from the London School of Economics, specializing in local government and cross-border environmental relations around Great Lakes.
  • Worked for Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an Atlantic Council of Canada Fellow.
  • Former Director of Partnerships for WEtech Alliance, which helps grow technology companies and jobs throughout Windsor and Essex County.

Political and Parliamentary Roles

  • Parliamentary Secretary: Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages (2023-present); Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion (2019-2023)

Committee Membership

  • Member: Government Operations and Estimates (2020-Present); COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)

Charles Sousa
LPC - Mississauga—Lakeshore, Ontario

Charles Sousa

Election To the House of Commons

  • First elected: 2022

Personal/Professional Background

  • Former Minister of Finance for Ontario; served three terms as MPP for Mississauga South.
  • Previously a director on the boards of Wealth One Bank of Canada and IC Savings credit union.
  • Sat on Canadian University Dubai's board of trustees and chaired Magellan Community Charities (a new LTC & affordable housing complex).
  • Lead a variety of consulting contracts in the financial services industry including as a senior advisor to Loyalist Public Affairs.

Political And Parliamentary Roles

  • Parliamentary Secretary: Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages (2023-present)

Committee Membership

  • Member: Government Operations and Estimates (2023); National Defence (2023); Science and Research (2023)
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