Madeleine Chenette
Liberal · Thérèse-De Blainville, QC
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Biography
Madeleine Chenette is a Canadian politician and diplomat from the Liberal Party of Canada. She was elected Member of Parliament for Thérèse-De Blainville in the 2025 Canadian federal election. encyclopedia
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Electoral history
Thérèse-De Blainville
Liberal · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28officialMadeleine Chenette29,519Marie-Noëlle Closson-DuquetteRunner-up · Bloc Québécois20,828Difference 8,691 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.
Elections Canada, 45th general election.
Education
Our sources do not list any education for this member.
Experience
Our sources do not list any previous employment for this member.
Government roles
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages and Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State (Sport)Canadian Identity and Cultureofficial
In their own words
251 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, this week we are celebrating Gender Equality Week. Today, 71 women sit as members of the Liberal caucus—the largest women's caucus in the history of Canada's Parliament—where they exercise strong leadership. Women also play a crucial role in our cultural sector, an…Statements by Members — Gender Equality Week · 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 10 of 14 topics. Each row names the end of that topic’s axis the stored words reached, and the sentence the score rests on.
Agriculture
Defend supply management
The other end of this axis: Liberalize supply management
Repeats that protecting supply management is very important for food sovereignty.
Protecting supply management is very important. Our food sovereignty is an essential component of our national sovereignty. Canada's immigration system has also long been a source of pride for Canadians.Source of that line
Climate
Slower phase-down, production first
The other end of this axis: Faster fossil phase-down
Repeats goal of superpower status in both clean and conventional energy while cutting emissions.
Our government wants to build and turn Canada into a “superpower in both clean and conventional energy” while reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. Let us stop focusing on just one part of the conversation.Source of that line
Defence
Higher spending and more capability
The other end of this axis: Restrain spending and deployments
Calls for rebuilding, rearming and reinvesting in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Our government will protect Canada's sovereignty by rebuilding, rearming and reinvesting in the Canadian Armed Forces and will strengthen Canada's presence in the north. We will also join ReArm Europe to invest in transatlantic security.Source of that line
Energy
Expand production and export
The other end of this axis: Restrict new oil and gas
Repeats support for Canada as superpower in both clean and conventional energy.
Our government wants to build and turn Canada into a “superpower in both clean and conventional energy” while reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. Let us stop focusing on just one part of the conversation.Source of that line
Federalism
Near the middle of this axis
Stresses working with premiers while removing federal barriers to create one economy.
Working with provincial and territorial premiers is the key to success, and everyone in the House has a role to play in this joint effort so that we can reach our full economic potential. However, that is not all.Source of that line
Fiscal policy
Lower taxes and tighter spending
The other end of this axis: Higher taxes and public spending
Repeats tax cuts for middle class and fiscal discipline of spending less.
That is why we are reducing middle-class taxes, saving two-income families up to $840 a year. We will also be reducing the GST on homes at or under $1 million for first-time homebuyers, which will save them up to $50,000.Source of that line
Housing
Near the middle of this axis
Mentions government programs for affordable housing alongside tax relief for buyers.
We will also be reducing the GST on homes at or under $1 million for first-time homebuyers, which will save them up to $50,000. Our constituents want concrete action.Source of that line
Labour
Near the middle of this axis
Supports removing barriers to labour mobility through federal-provincial action.
It is time to break down silos, overcome internal barriers, and build a true economic union among our provinces and territories. The OECD, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, has been recommending this for years in its economic reports.Source of that line
Public safety
Enforcement and sentencing
The other end of this axis: Prevention and restraint
Calls for hiring more RCMP, toughening Criminal Code and making bail harder for repeat offenders.
We are going to take car theft and home invasions very seriously, and we are going to toughen the Criminal Code to make bail harder to get for repeat offenders charged with committing these crimes, along with human trafficking and drug smuggling. The safety of our communities is non-negotiable.Source of that line
Trade
Deeper continental integration
The other end of this axis: Diversify away from one partner
Emphasizes using existing free trade agreements and building new strategic ties.
We already have 50 free trade agreements. Now more than ever, we need to put them to good use. Today, our economic future hinges on our ability to build strong, lasting strategic ties around the world.Source of that line
4 topics with no stored score
- Financial regulationNo position has been scored.
- Foreign affairsNo position has been scored.
- HealthNo position has been scored.
- ImmigrationNo position has been scored.
Who lines up
Comparing stored scores on the same questions.