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Portrait of Mélanie Joly. Photo: Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, PDM-owner, via Wikimedia Commons

The Honourable

Mélanie Joly

Liberal · Ahuntsic-Cartierville, QC

Sitting MPfemale47

Photo: Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, PDM-owner, via Wikimedia Commons

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Biography

Mélanie Joly is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has been Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions since May 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Joly has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Ahuntsic-Cartierville since 2015. She has held a number of portfolios including Canadian heritage, tourism, foreign affairs, and La Francophonie. encyclopedia

Born
1979-01-16, Montrealencyclopedia
Languages
English, Frenchofficial
Occupation before politics
lawyer, politician, public relations officerencyclopedia

House of Commons profile[email protected]Wikipedia entry

Electoral history

  1. Ahuntsic-Cartierville

    Liberal · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28
    Mélanie Joly30,833
    Nabila Ben YoussefRunner-up · Bloc Québécois8,538

    Difference 22,295 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.

    Elections Canada, 45th general election.

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  2. Ahuntsic-Cartierville

    Liberal · 44th Parliament2021-09-20 to 2025-04-27
    Mélanie Joly26,402
    Anna SimonyanRunner-up · Bloc Québécois11,112

    Difference 15,290 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.

    Elections Canada, 44th general election.

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  3. Ahuntsic-Cartierville

    Liberal · 43rd Parliament2019-10-21 to 2021-09-19
    Mélanie Joly28,904
    André ParizeauRunner-up · Bloc Québécois11,974

    Difference 16,930 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.

    Elections Canada, 43rd general election.

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  4. Ahuntsic-Cartierville

    Liberal · 42nd Parliament2015-10-19 to 2019-10-19
    Mélanie Joly26,026
    Maria MouraniRunner-up · NDP-New Democratic Party16,684

    Difference 9,342 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.

    Elections Canada, 42nd general election.

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Education

  • Université de MontréalDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
  • Faculté de droit de l'Université de MontréalDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
  • Collège Regina AssumptaDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
  • Brasenose CollegeDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia

Experience

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

    Government roles

    In their own words

    2,707 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 are always there for small businesses, making sure that they can be competitive. That is why many of them will be able to benefit from the new mega deduction that was announced by the Prime Minister last week, which will help many companies expense 100% of their i…Oral Questions — Small Business · 2026-09-21

    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.

    Agriculture

    Defend supply management

    The other end of this axis: Liberalize supply management

    Repeats defense of supply management system against Conservative plans to scrap it.

    I am convinced that Canada's farmers are aware of all the work the government is doing to open markets for them around the world while protecting our supply management system, which the Conservatives were prepared to scrap. To protect the supply management system, we held our ground with the U.S. administration so we could get a good deal with the United States and Mexico. I also know that my colleague, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, is working very hard on the canola issue.
    Source of that line

    Defence

    Higher spending and more capability

    The other end of this axis: Restrain spending and deployments

    Announces historic investments to equip armed forces and build ships and aircraft.

    Today we are announcing historic investments in defence. We are going to properly equip the Canadian Armed Forces. We are also going to build ships, aircraft and other equipment in Canada.
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    Energy

    Expand production and export

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

    Repeats support for oil and gas workers and sector as key energy supplier to US.

    Madam Chair, workers in Alberta, Saskatchewan and across Canada will have our support when it comes to their natural resources sector, particularly the oil and gas sector. We also know that Canada is the single-largest supplier of energy to the United States, and we always remind our friends in the U.
    Source of that line

    Federalism

    Provinces lead

    The other end of this axis: Ottawa leads

    States federal government respects provinces' jurisdictions and is not responsible for education.

    The federal government respects the provinces' jurisdictions. You are well aware that the federal government is not responsible for education or for investment in school infrastructure. Our responsibility is to support certain projects.
    Source of that line

    Foreign affairs

    Assertive alliances and sanctions

    The other end of this axis: Alliance restraint

    Repeats use of sanctions on Russia and others plus NATO leadership.

    That is why we have put sanctions on 440 people within the Russian regime, to make sure we could deter them from taking military actions against Ukraine.
    Source of that line

    Housing

    Market supply and deregulation

    The other end of this axis: Public supply and demand controls

    Eliminated GST on first home purchases and supports housing construction investments.

    We know that access to property ownership is important too, which is why we eliminated the GST on first home purchases. Our plan is working.
    Source of that line

    Trade

    Deeper continental integration

    The other end of this axis: Diversify away from one partner

    Repeats defense of CUSMA deal and opening markets with US and Mexico.

    To protect the supply management system, we held our ground with the U.S. administration so we could get a good deal with the United States and Mexico. I also know that my colleague, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, is working very hard on the canola issue.
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    7 topics with no stored score
    • ClimateNo position has been scored.
    • Financial regulationNo position has been scored.
    • Fiscal policyNo position has been scored.
    • HealthNo position has been scored.
    • ImmigrationNo position has been scored.
    • LabourNo position has been scored.
    • Public safetyNo position has been scored.

    Who lines up

    Comparing stored scores on the same questions.