The Honourable
Evan Solomon
Liberal · Toronto Centre, ON
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Biography
Evan Solomon is a Canadian politician and broadcaster who has been the minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation since May 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Solomon was elected as the member of Parliament (MP) for Toronto Centre in the April 2025 election. encyclopedia
- Born
- 1968-04-20, Torontoencyclopedia
- Languages
- Englishofficial
- Occupation before politics
- journalist, novelistencyclopedia
Electoral history
Toronto Centre
Liberal · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28officialEvan Solomon37,907Luis IbarraRunner-up · Conservative12,321Difference 25,586 votes. 6 other candidates also ran.
Elections Canada, 45th general election.
Education
- Crescent SchoolDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
- McGill UniversityDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
Experience
Our sources do not list any previous employment for this member.
Government roles
- Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern OntarioArtificial Intelligence and Digital Innovationofficial
In their own words
255 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, I want to thank my colleague for his advocacy and his great work. Our AI for all strategy is based on three pillars: trust, opportunity and sovereign control. To trust, young Canadians need to know how to use AI, and they need to create the opportunities to use it s…Oral Questions — Artificial Intelligence · 2026-09-24
Where they stand
Policy positions are scored only from this member's stored House words and, when it is on file, their own public website. Wikipedia and other encyclopedias may supply details such as a birth date, education or work history, and each of those details is labelled with its source, but they are never used to score a position. Members whose only sources are encyclopedias have no scored positions.
A stored score on 7 of 14 topics. Each row names the end of that topic’s axis the stored words reached, and the sentence the score rests on.
Climate
Slower phase-down, production first
The other end of this axis: Faster fossil phase-down
Excerpts repeat support for oil and gas efficiency improvements alongside production.
Energy companies, for example, in Alberta are working with AMII researchers to reduce emissions and to improve efficiency in oil and gas and clean hydrogen production. We're investing in local ecosystems.Source of that line
Defence
Higher spending and more capability
The other end of this axis: Restrain spending and deployments
Excerpts repeat calls to invest in national defence and the military.
It is time to say yes to investing in our national defence. They said no.Source of that line
Energy
Expand production and export
The other end of this axis: Restrict new oil and gas
Excerpts explicitly support LNG Canada phase two, nuclear projects, and oil and gas activity.
Maybe it is just because they want us to be distracted from what they also opposed; on Monday they opposed LNG Canada phase two in British Columbia, the new Darlington nuclear project in Bowmanville, 18,000 construction jobs, and the Red Chris mine expansion in northwest British Columbia.Source of that line
Fiscal policy
Lower taxes and tighter spending
The other end of this axis: Higher taxes and public spending
Excerpts repeat support for tax cuts and private investment over higher spending.
Speaker, the Prime Minister gave 22 million Canadians a tax cut so families could put more money in their pockets. The Prime Minister, right now, has a team negotiating with the United States to make sure we protect Canada's position as the best country in the world with the lowest tariff rates.Source of that line
Housing
Public supply and demand controls
The other end of this axis: Market supply and deregulation
Excerpts repeatedly back government housing programs and public investment in homes.
We are building affordable homes. We are investing in trades and hospitals.Source of that line
Public safety
Enforcement and sentencing
The other end of this axis: Prevention and restraint
excerpts support new hate-motivated offences and enforcement legislation
The bill would create new hate-motivated offences that could be applied when a criminal offence is committed that is motivated by hate towards an identifiable group. This reflects the sad reality that hate-motivated crimes do not only harm individual victims; they send a message to the entire community.Source of that line
Trade
Deeper continental integration
The other end of this axis: Diversify away from one partner
Excerpts emphasize negotiating with the United States to maintain low tariff access.
The Prime Minister, right now, has a team negotiating with the United States to make sure we protect Canada's position as the best country in the world with the lowest tariff rates. We are building the economy of the future together.Source of that line
7 topics with no stored score
- AgricultureNo position has been scored.
- FederalismNo position has been scored.
- Financial regulationNo position has been scored.
- Foreign affairsNo position has been scored.
- HealthNo position has been scored.
- ImmigrationNo position has been scored.
- LabourNo position has been scored.
Who lines up
Comparing stored scores on the same questions.