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Portrait of John Zerucelli. Photo: Office of the Prime Minister

The Honourable

John Zerucelli

Liberal · Etobicoke North, ON

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Biography

John Zerucelli PC MP is the Member of Parliament for Etobicoke North and currently serves as Secretary of State for Labour. A trained lawyer specializing in dispute resolution. Prior to entering politics, he held executive roles in the private sector, including positions at Labatt Brewing Company and Universal Music Canada. encyclopedia

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Electoral history

  1. Etobicoke North

    Liberal · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28
    John Zerucelli22,270
    Natalie WeedRunner-up · Conservative17,359

    Difference 4,911 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.

    Elections Canada, 45th general election.

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Education

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    Experience

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      Government roles

      In their own words

      108 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 have a news flash for the hon. member. Who builds houses? The building trades build houses. Who is supporting the building trades? It is the current government, with $6 billion in skilled trades to build right across this country. We are building bridges, roads and…Oral Questions — Housing · 2026-06-18

      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

      Repeats support for cutting the carbon tax as relief for families and gas prices.

      We have cut the carbon tax. We have delivered dental care.
      Source of that line

      Defence

      Higher spending and more capability

      The other end of this axis: Restrain spending and deployments

      Repeats endorsement of largest pay increase for the military and major defence spending investments.

      It includes the largest infrastructure investment in Canadian history; a well-deserved raise for our military and major investments into defence spending; tools that will make our economy more competitive; the productivity superdeduction, which will allow our businesses to make needed investments in equipment; a tax cut that will benefit 22 million Canadians; a national school food program; a tax credit for personal support workers, a much-needed investment in our people who take care of our elderly; 1,000 RCMP personnel; and 1,000 border guards.
      Source of that line

      Energy

      Expand production and export

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

      repeats praise for LNG projects, nuclear, critical minerals and offshore energy

      We are investing in building, from LNG projects in British Columbia, to critical minerals in the Prairies, to nuclear and transit in Ontario, to ports and trade corridors in Quebec, to offshore energy in Atlantic Canada. From Newfoundland to B.
      Source of that line

      Federalism

      Provinces lead

      The other end of this axis: Ottawa leads

      supports working with provinces to remove federal barriers to interprovincial trade and labour mobility

      It clears the way to eliminate federal barriers to interprovincial trade and labour mobility. We are working collaboratively with provincial and territorial governments to improve the mobility of workers in regulated occupations so that they can move more quickly and fill jobs across Canada.
      Source of that line

      Health

      Expand public coverage

      The other end of this axis: More private delivery

      Repeats defence of dental care and pharmacare as measures that reduce poverty.

      We have dental care and pharmacare. All those programs have reduced child poverty by 38% since 2015.
      Source of that line

      Housing

      Public supply and demand controls

      The other end of this axis: Market supply and deregulation

      Repeats calls for government plan to build homes using Canadian steel and union workers.

      We announced our plan to build homes using Canadian steel, Canadian lumber and Canadian unionized workers. This will create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, apprenticeship opportunities, training opportunities and real careers.
      Source of that line

      Labour

      Stronger unions and standards

      The other end of this axis: More flexibility for employers

      Repeats emphasis on union training, unionized workers and backing building trades unions.

      From major nation-building projects to building Canadian homes, we are building big with Canadian steel, Canadian lumber, Canadian unionized workers. We are creating thousands of jobs and apprenticeship opportunities through the union training and innovation program.
      Source of that line
      7 topics with no stored score
      • AgricultureNo position has been scored.
      • Financial regulationNo position has been scored.
      • Fiscal policyNo position has been scored.
      • Foreign affairsNo position has been scored.
      • ImmigrationNo position has been scored.
      • Public safetyNo position has been scored.
      • TradeNo position has been scored.

      Who lines up

      Comparing stored scores on the same questions.