Leslyn Lewis
Conservative · Haldimand—Norfolk, ON
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Biography
Leslyn Ann Lewis is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Haldimand—Norfolk since 2021. A member of the Conservative Party, Lewis contested the party leadership in the leadership elections of 2020 and 2022, placing third both times. She was the first visible minority woman to run for the federal Conservative Party leadership. In a 2025 interview with Jordan Peterson, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre praised Lewis’s work as infrastructure critic and identified her among members of his front bench discussed as key figures in a future government. encyclopedia
- Born
- 1975, Saint Andrew Parishencyclopedia
- Languages
- English, Frenchofficial
- Occupation before politics
- lawyer, politicianencyclopedia
Electoral history
Haldimand—Norfolk
Conservative · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28officialLeslyn Lewis41,218Colin WalshRunner-up · Liberal26,040Difference 15,178 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Haldimand--Norfolk.
Elections Canada, 45th general election.
Haldimand—Norfolk
Conservative · 44th Parliament2021-09-20 to 2025-04-27encyclopediaLeslyn Lewis29,664Karen MatthewsRunner-up · Liberal17,224Difference 12,440 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Haldimand--Norfolk.
Elections Canada, 44th general election.
Education
- Schulich School of BusinessDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
- Trinity CollegeDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
Experience
Our sources do not list any previous employment for this member.
In their own words
1,126 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 ask again: Where are the results? More families are facing financial hardship, business investments are declining and job opportunities are harder and harder to find in this country. Under the Liberal Prime Minister, Canada has become the only G20 nation that is i…Oral Questions — The Economy · 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 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.
Climate
Slower phase-down, production first
The other end of this axis: Faster fossil phase-down
Excerpts repeat that the carbon tax fails to cut emissions and is merely a tax plan that harms families and farmers.
The carbon tax has failed to reduce emissions, and it is not protecting the environment. It is not an environmental plan. It is a tax plan. Is the government going to wait until people cannot heat their homes this winter to finally cancel its plan to increase the taxes on fuel—Source of that line
Energy
Expand production and export
The other end of this axis: Restrict new oil and gas
Excerpts repeatedly call for increasing Canadian oil and gas production and exports to replace foreign supplies.
Canadian oil and gas can replace Russian oil and provide energy security to our allies when it matters, and it matters now, right now, when Russian oil is fuelling an unjustified war and creating refugees and a humanitarian crisis. Canadian energy, exported to our allies, would hamstring illegal wars while creating jobs, growing the middle class and supporting Canadian families.Source of that line
Federalism
Ottawa leads
The other end of this axis: Provinces lead
Excerpt states federal government must maintain national standards that all provinces adhere to.
We need national standards to make sure that every province has a minimum level to adhere to and that all Canadians are treated with equal dignity within a health care system that meets their health care needs.Source of that line
Fiscal policy
Lower taxes and tighter spending
The other end of this axis: Higher taxes and public spending
Excerpts repeatedly demand ending tax increases on fuel, heating and groceries and getting spending under control.
The Liberals can help Canadians today by getting their spending and taxes under control. People on fixed incomes, such as seniors, veterans and those on disability, are really suffering.Source of that line
Health
Expand public coverage
The other end of this axis: More private delivery
Excerpt calls for federal maintenance of national standards that provinces must meet.
We need national standards to make sure that every province has a minimum level to adhere to and that all Canadians are treated with equal dignity within a health care system that meets their health care needs.Source of that line
Public safety
Enforcement and sentencing
The other end of this axis: Prevention and restraint
Excerpts criticize broken bail system that releases violent offenders and call for reform to keep dangerous people off streets.
It is clear that Canada's justice system and, more specifically our bail system, is indeed broken. Canadians do not need to take my word or the word of my colleagues on this side of the House.Source of that line
8 topics with no stored score
- AgricultureNo position has been scored.
- DefenceNo position has been scored.
- Financial regulationNo position has been scored.
- Foreign affairsNo position has been scored.
- HousingNo position has been scored.
- ImmigrationNo position has been scored.
- LabourNo position has been scored.
- TradeNo position has been scored.
Who lines up
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