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Mark Strahl

Conservative · Chilliwack—Hope, BC

Sitting MPmale48

Photo: Andre Forget, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Biography

Mark R. Strahl is a Canadian politician. He is the current Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Chilliwack—Hope and was first elected in 2011. Strahl is the son of former Conservative MP and federal Cabinet Minister Chuck Strahl, who was the predecessor of the riding. encyclopedia

Born
1978-03-26, Chilliwackencyclopedia
Languages
Englishofficial
Occupation before politics
management assistant, political adviser, politicianencyclopedia

House of Commons profile[email protected]Wikipedia entry

Electoral history

  1. Chilliwack—Hope

    Conservative · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28
    Mark Strahl36,027
    Zeeshan KhanRunner-up · Liberal23,254

    Difference 12,773 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.

    On the official list the riding is Chilliwack--Hope.

    Elections Canada, 45th general election.

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  2. Chilliwack—Hope

    Conservative · 44th Parliament2021-09-20 to 2025-04-27
    Mark Strahl23,987
    DJ PohlRunner-up · NDP-New Democratic Party13,927

    Difference 10,060 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.

    On the official list the riding is Chilliwack--Hope.

    Elections Canada, 44th general election.

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  3. Chilliwack—Hope

    Conservative · 43rd Parliament2019-10-21 to 2021-09-19
    Mark Strahl26,672
    Kelly VelonisRunner-up · Liberal10,848

    Difference 15,824 votes. 5 other candidates also ran.

    On the official list the riding is Chilliwack--Hope.

    Elections Canada, 43rd general election.

    encyclopedia

  4. Chilliwack—Hope

    Conservative · 42nd Parliament2015-10-19 to 2019-10-19
    Mark Strahl21,445
    Louis De JaegerRunner-up · Liberal17,114

    Difference 4,331 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.

    On the official list the riding is Chilliwack--Hope.

    Elections Canada, 42nd general election.

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  5. Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon

    Conservative · 41st Parliament2011-05-02 to 2015-10-18
    Mark Strahl28,160
    Gwen O'MahonyRunner-up · NDP-New Democratic Party12,691

    Difference 15,469 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.

    On the official list the riding is Chilliwack--Fraser Canyon.

    Elections Canada, 41st general election.

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Education

Our sources do not list any education for this member.

    Experience

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

      In their own words

      2,511 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, after more than a decade of reckless Liberal spending, borrowing and economic mismanagement, more and more Canadians are suffering. Under the Liberal Prime Minister, Canada is the only G20 country in a recession, and the devastating results can no longer be ignored.…Statements by Members — The Economy · 2026-06-10

      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 8 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

      Excerpts repeat defense of supply management system and government actions to protect it.

      It has been our government and our ministers of agriculture who have taken action to protect supply management. It was our party that had the protection of the supply management system in our last election platform, something none of the other parties had.
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      Climate

      Slower phase-down, production first

      The other end of this axis: Faster fossil phase-down

      Excerpts criticize carbon tax impacts on energy jobs and sector.

      Specifically, we know in Alberta and Saskatchewan that we have 100,000 energy workers who are already out of work, and we've heard even today compelling information that a price on carbon, a carbon tax, may indeed be the difference between projects proceeding and not proceeding. We're talking about thousands of jobs—perhaps tens of thousands—being affected by this.
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      Defence

      Higher spending and more capability

      The other end of this axis: Restrain spending and deployments

      Excerpts defend military funding and equipment needs against cuts.

      So I think to say we don't know what's going to happen so we should cut military spending significantly is very short-sighted. As we've heard when we've been talking about readiness, it's a requirement to have the right people with the right training and the right equipment being able to be delivered at the right time.
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      Energy

      Expand production and export

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

      Excerpts repeatedly promote oil sands jobs and responsible resource development.

      Canada's oil sands directly employ 132,000 people and provide hundreds of thousands of indirect jobs across Canada. With Keystone XL and other projects, it is projected that Canada's oil sands will employ over 600,000 workers, directly and indirectly in the future.
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      Federalism

      Provinces lead

      The other end of this axis: Ottawa leads

      Excerpts note provincial jurisdiction and collaborative approach rather than Ottawa direction.

      As far as I know, home care is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the provinces. I would be interested to hear how the federal government would reconcile withholding funds from a province if they didn't go in the direction that the federal government led.
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      Fiscal policy

      Lower taxes and tighter spending

      The other end of this axis: Higher taxes and public spending

      Excerpts repeat tax cuts, opposition to new taxes, and support for balanced budgets.

      Our Conservative government believes in keeping families strong. We believe hard-working Canadians deserve to keep more of the money they earn. That is why, since 2006, the government has cut taxes over 120 times.
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      Foreign affairs

      Assertive alliances and sanctions

      The other end of this axis: Alliance restraint

      Excerpts back NATO participation and interoperability for missions.

      I haven't seen any polling on it, but I think Canadians in general are supportive of our participation in NATO and are certainly proud of our men and women in uniform who've been deployed recently in NATO-led missions. There is also I think a public perception that just a few NATO countries carry most of the load.
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      Labour

      More flexibility for employers

      The other end of this axis: Stronger unions and standards

      Excerpts emphasize job creation through business support and oppose union-focused NDP.

      The union official hosting the event Thursday said that the NDP would be very bad for workers and the entire Canadian economy. I could not agree more.
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      6 topics with no stored score
      • Financial regulationNo position has been scored.
      • HealthNo position has been scored.
      • HousingNo 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.