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Membership of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI)

43rd PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION (September 2020 - Present)

Chair

  • Chris Warkentin

Vice-Chairs

  • Brenda Shanahan
  • Marie-Hélène Gaudreau

Members

  • Charlie Angus
  • Michael Barrett
  • Colin Carrie
  • Han Dong
  • Greg Fergus
  • Jacques Gourde
  • Patricia Lattanzio
  • Francesco Sorbara

Clerk of the Committee

  • Miriam Burke (613-992-1240)

  • Janie St-Georges, Committee Assistant

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Demographic

Chris Warkentin CON AB First elected 2006 CHAIR, New Member of ETHI
Brenda Shanahan LIB QC First elected 2015 Vice Chair
Marie-Hélène Gaudreau BLOC QC First elected 2019 Vice Chair
Charlie Angus NDP ON First elected 2004 Member
Michael Barrett CON ON First elected 2018 Member
Colin Carrie CON ON First elected 2004 New Member of ETHI
Han Dong LIB ON First elected 2019 Member
Greg Fergus LIB QC First elected 2015 Member
Jacques Gourde CON QC First elected 2006 Member
Patricia Lattanzio LIB QC First elected 2015 New Member of ETHI
Francesco Sorbara LIB ON First elected 2019 New Member of ETHI
  • 5 Liberals, 4 Conservatives, 1 New Democrat, 1 Bloquiste, and 0 Green;
  • 5 from Ontario, 5 from Quebec, and 1 from Alberta
  • 4 MPs are new members to the ETHI committee.
  • There are 7 returning members of ETHI from the previous session.
  • 3 of the MPs were elected this past election.
Chris Warkentin

Chris Warkentin

Conservative

Elected (2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019)

Grande Prairie—Mackenzie (AB)

 

CURRENT ROLE(S) IN THE 43rd PARLIAMENT:

  • Chair of ETHI;
  • Member of the Liaison Committee.

PRIOR TO ELECTION:

  • Mr. Warkentin studied business and marketing at Grand Prairie Regional College.
  • Prior to his election, he owned and operated a custom home-building company.

AREAS OF INTEREST CONCERNING THE OPC:

  • Previously was the Deputy House Leader of the Official Opposition (42nd Parliament);
  • Member of INDU (40-2).
Brenda Shanahan

Brenda Shanahan

Liberal

Elected (2015, 2019)

Châteauguay – Lacolle (QC)

 

CURRENT ROLE(S) IN THE 43rd PARLIAMENT:

  • Vice-Chair of ETHI.

PRIOR TO ELECTION:

  • Ms. Shanahan holds an MBA, A Bachelor of Social Work and a Bachelor of History.
  • During her career as a banker, social worker and financial educator, she provided counsel in financial management and developed financial literacy workshops and materials as well as being a commentator on financial issues for various media outlets.

AREAS OF INTEREST CONCERNING THE OPC:

  • Vice-Chair of ETHI (43-1).
Marie-Hélène Gaudreau

Marie-Hélène Gaudreau

Bloc Québécois

Elected (2019)

Laurentides — Labelle (QC)

 

CURRENT ROLE(S) IN THE 43rd PARLIAMENT:

  • Vice-Chair of ETHI; and
  • Critic for Ethics; Access to Information; Protection of Personal Information; and Diversity and Inclusion.

PRIOR TO ELECTION:

  • Ms. Gaudreau was the Executive Director of the Corporation de développement communautaire des Hautes-Laurentides.
  • She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and human relations and an international certification in management coaching.
  • Ms. Gaudreau was the political attaché for the former member for Laurentides-Labelle, Johane Deschamps.

AREAS OF INTEREST CONCERNING THE OPC:

  • Vice-Chair of ETHI (43-1).
Charlie Angus

Charlie Angus

NDP

Elected (2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019)

Timmins-James Bay (ON)

 

CURRENT ROLE(S) IN THE 43rd PARLIAMENT:

  • Member of ETHI; and
  • Critic for Ethics, Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, Indigenous Youth, Income Inequality and Affordability, Deputy Critic for Labour.

PRIOR TO ELECTION:

  • Mr. Angus was a writer, broadcaster, musician and a regular contributor to CBC, TVO and national newspapers.
  • He worked for 3 years with northern First Nations in Quebec on issues of community development and economic opportunities.

AREAS OF INTEREST CONCERNING THE OPC:

  • Mr. Angus has previously expressed concern or interest about:
    • UAVs;
    • FATCA compliance;
    • Data breaches;
    • Passenger Name Record (PNR) information;
    • Facial recognition technology in Canada; and
    • Facebook and Cambridge Analytica.
  • Vice-Chair (42-1) and Member (43-1, 41-1) of ETHI.
Michael Barrett

Michael Barrett

Conservative

Elected (2018, 2019)

Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes (ON)

 

CURRENT ROLE(S) IN THE 43rd PARLIAMENT:

  • Member of ETHI; and
  • Critic for Ethics.

PRIOR TO ELECTION:

  • Prior to his election, Mr. Barrett served in the Canadian Armed Forces as a Telecommunications Lineman.
  • After serving the CAF, Mr. Barrett worked in the private sector as a Human Resources Manager while also serving as a Municipal Councillor in the Township of Edwardsburgh Cardinal.

AREAS OF INTEREST CONCERNING THE OPC:

  • Deputy Shadow Minister for Small Business and Export Promotion (42-1);
  • Member of JUST (42-1); and
  • Member of ETHI (43-1).
Colin Carrie

Colin Carrie

Conservative

Elected (2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019)

Oshawa (ON)

 

CURRENT ROLE(S) IN THE 43rd PARLIAMENT:

  • Member of ETHI.

PRIOR TO ELECTION:

  • A graduate of RS McLaughlin CVI, Mr. Carrie earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Waterloo and graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College as a Doctor of Chiropractic in 1989.
  • Prior to his election, Mr. Carrie co-owned and operated a chiropractic and wellness clinic in Durham Region.

AREAS OF INTEREST CONCERNING THE OPC:

  • In the 42nd Parliament, Mr. Carrie introduced Bill C-461, An act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (trafficking in persons), to clarify what constitutions exploitation in relation to trafficking in persons.
  • Previously the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry (39th Parliament);
  • Member of INDU (39-1 and 39-2).
Han Dong

Han Dong

Liberal

Elected (2019)

Don Valley North (ON)

 

CURRENT ROLE(S) IN THE 43rd PARLIAMENT:

  • Member of ETHI; and
  • Member of HUMA.

PRIOR TO ELECTION:

  • In 2014, Mr. Dong was elected as a Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Trinity—Spadina from 2014 until 2018.
  • Mr. Dong worked as marketing director of Chianti Foods and then with the non-profit Canada Shanghai Business Association.
  • Mr. Dong worked with a Toronto based high-tech company dedicated to building safer communities with digital neighbourhood watch technology.

AREAS OF INTEREST CONCERNING THE OPC:

  • Member of ETHI (43-1).
Greg Fergus

Greg Fergus

Liberal

Elected (2015, 2019)

Hull – Aylmer (QC)

 

CURRENT ROLE(S) IN THE 43rd PARLIAMENT:

  • Member of ETHI;
  • Member of PACP; and
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, to the President of the Treasury Board and to the Minister of Digital Government.

PRIOR TO ELECTION:

  • Mr. Fergus attended Selwyn House School, and later earned two bachelor's degrees from the University of Ottawa and Carleton University.
  • He was president of the Young Liberals of Canada from 1994 to 1996.
  • Mr. Fergus worked for Liberal cabinet ministers Pierre Pettigrew and Jim Peterson.
  • In 2007, Stéphane Dion named him the national director of the Liberal Party.

AREAS OF INTEREST CONCERNING THE OPC:

  • Mr. Fergus has previously expressed concern or interest about the collection of personal information for business activities;
  • Former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (2015-17)
    • ;
  • Member of ETHI (43-1); and
  • Member of FINA (43-1).
Jacques Gourde

Jacques Gourde

Conservative

Elected (2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019)

Lévis — Lotbinière (QC)

 

CURRENT ROLE(S) IN THE 43rd PARLIAMENT:

  • Member of ETHI.

PRIOR TO ELECTION:

  • Mr. Gourde has a diploma in farming management.
  • Prior to his election, he was a producer and exporter of hay in Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage.

AREAS OF INTEREST CONCERNING THE OPC:

  • Member of ETHI (42-1, 41-2); and
  • Member of CHPC (40-2).
Patricia Lattanzio

Patricia Lattanzio

Liberal

Elected (2019)

Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel (QC)

 

CURRENT ROLE(S) IN THE 43rd PARLIAMENT:

  • Member of ETHI; and
  • Member of LANG.

PRIOR TO ELECTION:

  • Prior to her election, Ms. Lattanzio served on Montreal City Council.
  • She has served as Commissioner on the English Montreal School Board and as chair of the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l’île de Montréal.

AREAS OF INTEREST CONCERNING THE OPC:

  • N/A
Francesco Sorbara

Francesco Sorbara

Liberal

Elected (2015, 2019)

Vaughan—Woodbridge (ON)

 

CURRENT ROLE(S) IN THE 43rd PARLIAMENT:

  • Member of ETHI;
  • Member of PACP; and
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue.

PRIOR TO ELECTION:

  • Mr. Sorbara earned a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Economics from Simon Fraser University, and a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Toronto.
  • Prior to his election, he worked in the global financial markets in both Canada and the United States for Scotiabank, JPMorgan Chase, and global credit rating agency DBRS.

AREAS OF INTEREST CONCERNING THE OPC:

  • Member of FINA (42-1)
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