Braedon Clark
Liberal · Sackville—Bedford—Preston, NS
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Biography
Braedon Clark is a Canadian politician, who serves as a Member of Parliament from Bedford, Nova Scotia. Prior to Federal election, he was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. He represented the riding of Bedford South as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Clark was a member of the Public Accounts Committee and the Law Amendments Committee. encyclopedia
- Born
- 1988encyclopedia
- Languages
- Englishofficial
- Occupation before politics
- politicianencyclopedia
Electoral history
Sackville—Bedford—Preston
Liberal · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28officialBraedon Clark36,062Dave CarrollRunner-up · Conservative18,860Difference 17,202 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Sackville--Bedford--Preston.
Elections Canada, 45th general election.
Education
Our sources do not list any education for this member.
Experience
Our sources do not list any previous employment for this member.
In their own words
213 Hansard interventions on file. These are the words said in the House, not a summary. Private conversations are not collected and are not invented.
Mr. Speaker, the parliamentary secretary touched on a very important topic, of course, which is working with provinces in a spirit of co-operative federalism. As the parliamentary secretary has, I have served in a provincial legislature, in my case in Nova Scotia. I wonder if he…Government Orders — Building Canada Strong Act · 2026-09-25
Where they stand
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A stored score on 9 of 14 topics. Each row names the end of that topic’s axis the stored words reached, and the sentence the score rests on.
Defence
Higher spending and more capability
The other end of this axis: Restrain spending and deployments
Repeats endorsement of reaching 2% GDP target early and major new investments.
As we all know, it has been many years in the making, and we are now several years ahead of schedule to reach our 2% of GDP target. I believe the member's riding includes Royal Military College.Source of that line
Energy
Expand production and export
The other end of this axis: Restrict new oil and gas
repeats support for pipelines, conventional energy projects and faster approvals
As laid out in the communiqué from yesterday's first ministers' meeting, we will identify “Nation-building infrastructure and corridors, such as highways, railways, ports, airports, pipelines, nuclear projects, clean and conventional energy projects, and electricity transmission systems [that] are crucial for driving Canadian productivity growth, energy security, and economic competitiveness.Source of that line
Federalism
Provinces lead
The other end of this axis: Ottawa leads
States housing is in many ways the responsibility of the provinces while favoring co-operative federalism.
There are community organizations for this, and housing is in many ways the responsibility of the provinces. I know that very well having served in provincial legislatures.Source of that line
Fiscal policy
Lower taxes and tighter spending
The other end of this axis: Higher taxes and public spending
repeats support for cutting taxes for millions of Canadians and saving families money
We will make life more affordable by cutting taxes for over 22 million Canadians from coast to coast to coast.Source of that line
Foreign affairs
Assertive alliances and sanctions
The other end of this axis: Alliance restraint
supports sanctions including asset seizures against bad actors
Jackson was just raising around property and asset seizures, which are of course an important part of any kind of sanctions regime.Source of that line
Health
Expand public coverage
The other end of this axis: More private delivery
supports strategic investment in children's health care and access to care
Strategic investment and collaboration will be crucial to making certain every child receives the care they deserve.Source of that line
Housing
Public supply and demand controls
The other end of this axis: Market supply and deregulation
repeats support for government involvement in ambitious homebuilding plan
In our throne speech and in our platform during the campaign, we laid out a plan to get the government involved in housing.Source of that line
Public safety
Prevention and restraint
The other end of this axis: Enforcement and sentencing
supports assault-style firearms compensation program to address gun violence
To that end, can the Minister of Public Safety explain how this critical work is being advanced through the assault-style firearms compensation program?Source of that line
Trade
Diversify away from one partner
The other end of this axis: Deeper continental integration
supports breaking down internal barriers and reducing dependence on US trade
This will unlock up to $200 billion in economic activity and reduce our dependence on trade with the United States.Source of that line
5 topics with no stored score
- AgricultureNo position has been scored.
- ClimateNo position has been scored.
- Financial regulationNo position has been scored.
- ImmigrationNo position has been scored.
- LabourNo position has been scored.
Who lines up
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