Kelly DeRidder
Conservative · Kitchener Centre, ON
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Biography
Kelly DeRidder is a Canadian politician, technologist, and educator serving as the member of Parliament (MP) for Kitchener Centre since 2025. She is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. encyclopedia
- Languages
- Englishofficial
- Occupation before politics
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Electoral history
Kitchener Centre
Conservative · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28officialKelly DeRidder20,234Mike MorriceRunner-up · Green Party19,859Difference 375 votes. 5 other candidates also ran.
Elections Canada, 45th general election.
Education
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Experience
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In their own words
397 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 incredible speech today on the importance of getting projects delivered in Canada. There is $1 billion here, $1 billion there, $1 billion for this person and $1 billion for that person. I would like the member's thoughts, please.…Government Orders — Building Canada Strong Act · 2026-09-24
Where they stand
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A stored score on 5 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 repeatedly criticize carbon taxes on fertilizer, fuel and farming as hidden grocery taxes.
They voted to keep taxing food with their industrial carbon tax on fertilizer and farm equipment, and with inflation tax from increasing spending. These Liberal policies mean families are paying more at the grocery store.Source of that line
Energy
Expand production and export
The other end of this axis: Restrict new oil and gas
Excerpts repeat demands to eliminate federal taxes on gas and diesel to expand affordability and production.
Conservatives are calling for the elimination of all federal tax on gas and diesel, at least until Canada Day 2027. We have to control the affordability for Canadians inside our borders and inside this House to make life more affordable for Canadians.Source of that line
Fiscal policy
Lower taxes and tighter spending
The other end of this axis: Higher taxes and public spending
Excerpts repeatedly attack higher spending, consultant costs and inflation-driving taxes.
The Liberals increased spending by 8% after promising to keep it below 2%. Spending on consultants alone increased by more than 36%, to an unprecedented $26.1 billion. Now, every Canadian household has to pay $1,400 per year in taxes just to pay for well-connected Liberal insiders.Source of that line
Public safety
Enforcement and sentencing
The other end of this axis: Prevention and restraint
Excerpts repeatedly call for jail not bail and stronger measures against repeat violent offenders.
This crisis did not happen by accident. In 2019, the Liberal government passed Bill C-75, which forced judges to release offenders at the earliest possible opportunity under the least restrictive conditions. As a result, there is a revolving door by which repeat violent offenders end up back on our streets.Source of that line
Trade
Deeper continental integration
The other end of this axis: Diversify away from one partner
Excerpts support tariff-free pact with the United States and criticize barriers to North American trade.
My question is, why are you continuing with a plan that is trying to mitigate production losses, instead of supporting our Conservative plan, which would double production with a tariff-free pact with the United States?Source of that line
9 topics with no stored score
- AgricultureNo position has been scored.
- DefenceNo 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.
- HousingNo position has been scored.
- ImmigrationNo position has been scored.
- LabourNo position has been scored.
Who lines up
Comparing stored scores on the same questions.