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Portrait of Jennifer McKelvie. Photo: Vaughn Ridley / Collision via Sportsfile, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jennifer McKelvie

Liberal · Ajax, ON

Sitting MPfemaleAbout 49

Photo: Vaughn Ridley / Collision via Sportsfile, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Biography

Jennifer McKelvie is a Canadian politician and geoscientist who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Ajax since 2025. McKelvie was the deputy mayor of Toronto from 2022 to 2025, representing Scarborough and was the Toronto city councillor for Ward 25 Scarborough—Rouge Park from 2018 to 2025. She resigned from council shortly after she was elected to Parliament. encyclopedia

Born
1977, East Yorkencyclopedia
Languages
Englishofficial
Occupation before politics
geologist, politicianencyclopedia

House of Commons profile[email protected]Wikipedia entry

Electoral history

  1. Ajax

    Liberal · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28
    Jennifer McKelvie36,975
    Greg BradyRunner-up · Conservative25,658

    Difference 11,317 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.

    Elections Canada, 45th general election.

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Education

  • University of TorontoDoctor of Philosophy · geology2002–2006encyclopedia
  • University of TorontoMaster of Science · geology2000–2002encyclopedia
  • University of Toronto ScarboroughBachelor of Science (Honours) · environmental science1996–2000encyclopedia
  • Senator O'Connor College SchoolDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia

Experience

Our sources do not list any previous employment for this member.

    Government roles

    In their own words

    303 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, it is stories like Steve's that have compelled us to act on housing affordability in this country. That is why we have launched Build Canada Homes to build affordable housing at scale across the country. That is why we have increased our rebate for the GST, working i…Oral Questions — The Economy · 2026-09-25

    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 8 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

    Faster fossil phase-down

    The other end of this axis: Slower phase-down, production first

    Excerpts repeat support for EVs and clean energy investments to address climate change.

    Certainly, electric vehicles are one of those initiatives that can green our planet and can contribute to action on climate change.
    Source of that line

    Defence

    Higher spending and more capability

    The other end of this axis: Restrain spending and deployments

    Excerpts endorse study of dual-use and defence research as part of NATO spending targets.

    I would be pleased to recommend that we undertake the study on the role of universities and colleges, the National Research Council of Canada, federal departments and industry experts in supporting Canada's dual-use and defence research needs as a component of NATO spending targets.
    Source of that line

    Energy

    Expand production and export

    The other end of this axis: Restrict new oil and gas

    Excerpts repeat commitment to new nuclear, hydro and LNG to increase energy supply.

    Canada is an energy superpower, and our government is capitalizing on this advantage by building new infrastructure projects that will increase our energy supply, with new nuclear, new hydro and new LNG facilities. However, we are not immune to systemic global shocks.
    Source of that line

    Fiscal policy

    Lower taxes and tighter spending

    The other end of this axis: Higher taxes and public spending

    Excerpts repeat calls for tax cuts including GST removal on homes and middle-class relief.

    That is why we implemented tax cuts for middle-class, dual-income families, effective as of this past Canada Day. This will allow 22 million hard-working Canadians to save up to $840 per couple per year, totalling $27 billion for Canadians over five years.
    Source of that line

    Foreign affairs

    Assertive alliances and sanctions

    The other end of this axis: Alliance restraint

    Excerpts support NATO collaborations and dual-use research partnerships.

    I would be pleased to recommend that we undertake the study on the role of universities and colleges, the National Research Council of Canada, federal departments and industry experts in supporting Canada's dual-use and defence research needs as a component of NATO spending targets.
    Source of that line

    Housing

    Market supply and deregulation

    The other end of this axis: Public supply and demand controls

    Excerpts repeatedly promote Build Canada Homes, cutting red tape, reducing development charges and GST relief to increase supply.

    We are cutting red tape, investing in housing-enabling infrastructure and modernizing the homebuilding sector. Bill C-26 is part of that broader approach.
    Source of that line

    Public safety

    Enforcement and sentencing

    The other end of this axis: Prevention and restraint

    Excerpts support bail reform, longer sentences for repeat offenders, and law enforcement tools.

    Speaker, importantly, our public safety minister has been consulting from coast to coast to coast over the summer, talking to police chiefs, talking to victims, talking to everybody who is involved in the justice system. He will be bringing forward comprehensive legislation this fall to strengthen Canada's bail system, increase sentences for the most serious repeat violent crimes and address court delays so that serious cases can proceed quickly and victims will not be retraumatized by procedural backlogs.
    Source of that line

    Trade

    Deeper continental integration

    The other end of this axis: Diversify away from one partner

    Excerpts support breaking down internal trade barriers and using Canadian materials in projects.

    Madam Speaker, the act before us, the one Canadian economy act, seeks to break down internal trade barriers within our beautiful, great country and also advance national infrastructure projects.
    Source of that line
    6 topics with no stored score
    • AgricultureNo position has been scored.
    • FederalismNo position has been scored.
    • Financial regulationNo 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.