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Portrait of Jill McKnight. Photo: Office of the Prime Minister

The Honourable

Jill McKnight

Liberal · Delta, BC

Sitting MPfemale47

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Biography

Jill McKnight is a Canadian politician who has been Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, McKnight was elected as the member of Parliament (MP) for Delta in the 2025 Canadian federal election. encyclopedia

Born
1979-05-31, Deltaencyclopedia
Languages
Englishofficial
Occupation before politics
politicianencyclopedia

House of Commons profile[email protected]Wikipedia entry

Electoral history

  1. Delta

    Liberal · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28
    Jill McKnight32,802
    Jessy SahotaRunner-up · Conservative27,314

    Difference 5,488 votes. 2 other candidates also ran.

    Elections Canada, 45th general election.

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Education

  • University of VictoriaDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia

Experience

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

    Government roles

    In their own words

    259 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, we know that Canadians are facing hard times right now. We know that affordability is top of mind for them. That is why our government is taking steps to support Canadians. That is why we are investing in making the national school nutrition program permanent. That i…Oral Questions — The Economy · 2026-09-22

    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 6 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

    Excerpts repeat support for large new defence investments to meet NATO targets and rebuild forces.

    This morning, the Prime Minister announced a $9.3-billion investment in Canada's defence, which means we would achieve NATO's 2% target this fiscal year. This is the largest investment in defence since the end of the Second World War.
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    Energy

    Expand production and export

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

    Supports major LNG and mining projects as investments in natural resources.

    We are bringing major projects, such as LNG train 2 and Red Chris mine, which are going to invest in our natural resources and build B.C.'s economy. We are delivering the team Canada strong program, which is going to recruit, train and hire over 80,000 new skilled workers.
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    Federalism

    Provinces lead

    The other end of this axis: Ottawa leads

    States health care is a provincial responsibility and requires working with provinces.

    As you know, health care is a provincial responsibility, so that engages working with the provinces and territories to ensure that veterans have access to that care.
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    Foreign affairs

    Assertive alliances and sanctions

    The other end of this axis: Alliance restraint

    Supports reaching NATO 2% target and standing with allies.

    Our government has made the commitment to reach the NATO 2% this fiscal year, and the 5% by 2035. Veterans Affairs Canada is a significant contributor to the NATO calculation, and that is why we are investing in Veterans Affairs.
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    Housing

    Public supply and demand controls

    The other end of this axis: Market supply and deregulation

    Promotes federal funding for veteran homelessness programs and transitional housing.

    With that said, we are working in conjunction with the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure to improve housing for veterans and their families. The veteran homelessness program pilot is in its second year, and the learnings from year one are improving the program.
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    Trade

    Diversify away from one partner

    The other end of this axis: Deeper continental integration

    Calls for diversification of trade in response to tariffs.

    Canadians want to see the steps that we are taking to address this. They want to see the diversification of trade. They want to see us invest in major projects, and they want to see us invest in Canadian workers.
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    8 topics with no stored score
    • AgricultureNo position has been scored.
    • ClimateNo position has been scored.
    • Financial regulationNo position has been scored.
    • Fiscal policyNo position has been scored.
    • HealthNo position has been scored.
    • ImmigrationNo position has been scored.
    • LabourNo position has been scored.
    • Public safetyNo position has been scored.

    Who lines up

    Comparing stored scores on the same questions.