Michael Cooper
Conservative · St. Albert—Sturgeon River, AB
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Biography
Michael Cooper is the Conservative Member of Parliament for St. Albert—Sturgeon River. First elected in 2015, Cooper was re-elected in 2019, 2021, and 2025. encyclopedia
- Born
- 1984, St. Albertencyclopedia
- Languages
- Englishofficial
- Occupation before politics
- lawyer, politicianencyclopedia
Electoral history
St. Albert—Sturgeon River
Conservative · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28officialMichael Cooper49,216Lucia StachurskiRunner-up · Liberal22,977Difference 26,239 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is St. Albert--Sturgeon River.
Elections Canada, 45th general election.
St. Albert—Edmonton
Conservative · 44th Parliament2021-09-20 to 2025-04-27encyclopediaMichael Cooper29,652Kathleen MpulubusiRunner-up · NDP-New Democratic Party17,816Difference 11,836 votes. 2 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is St. Albert--Edmonton.
Elections Canada, 44th general election.
St. Albert—Edmonton
Conservative · 43rd Parliament2019-10-21 to 2021-09-19encyclopediaMichael Cooper39,506Greg SpringateRunner-up · Liberal12,477Difference 27,029 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is St. Albert--Edmonton.
Elections Canada, 43rd general election.
St. Albert—Edmonton
Conservative · 42nd Parliament2015-10-19 to 2019-10-19encyclopediaMichael Cooper26,783Beatrice GhettubaRunner-up · Liberal13,343Difference 13,440 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is St. Albert--Edmonton.
Elections Canada, 42nd general election.
Education
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Experience
Our sources do not list any previous employment for this member.
In their own words
6,110 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, Canadians are paying near record high fuel prices. Justin, from my riding, is raising four children on a single income. He has to drive 65 kilometres to work because he cannot afford to live any closer, and now he can barely afford to get to work due to skyrocketing…Oral Questions — Taxation · 2026-09-25
Where they stand
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A stored score on 9 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
Criticizes opening dairy market and failing to protect supply-managed sectors.
Is the member for Kingston and the Islands happy that Canadian aluminum producers do not have the same protection afforded to steel producers, opening up dumping from China via Mexico? Is the member proud that we opened up our dairy market, resulting in compensation that the government is now rolling out because it did not get a good deal to protect our supply-managed sectors of the economy? Is the member proud of the fact that we got rid of the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism, leaving Canadian businesses at the whim of U.Source of that line
Climate
Slower phase-down, production first
The other end of this axis: Faster fossil phase-down
Repeatedly attacks carbon tax and unilateral federal climate policies as harmful to economy.
The Prime Minister told the provinces that they shall impose a carbon tax or a price on carbon, they shall do it by 2018, and if they do not do it, the federal government will do it for them by imposing a price on carbon at $10 a tonne in 2018, escalating to $50 a tonne in 2022. There was no consultation or collaboration, just a unilateral imposition of a massive tax grab from the Prime Minister.Source of that line
Defence
Higher spending and more capability
The other end of this axis: Restrain spending and deployments
Criticizes Liberal cuts to defence budget and failure to fund Canadian Armed Forces adequately.
In fact, while they are spending more, taxing more, blowing the budget and spending like drunken sailors, they have managed to cut $12 billion out of the defence budget. It seems like the return of the decade of darkness is upon us, except the good news is that the Liberals will not have a decade to shortchange our Canadian Armed Forces, because we will be back in 2019.Source of that line
Federalism
Provinces lead
The other end of this axis: Ottawa leads
Defends federal jurisdiction over pipelines against provincial obstruction.
It is an undisputed fact that interprovincial pipelines like Trans Mountain fall squarely within federal jurisdiction. As part of that federal jurisdiction, there was a significant, substantive, and comprehensive review of this project by the National Energy Board.Source of that line
Foreign affairs
Assertive alliances and sanctions
The other end of this axis: Alliance restraint
Calls for sanctions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong and Taiwan.
When will the government impose sanctions on Chinese Communist officials?Source of that line
Immigration
Lower intake
The other end of this axis: Higher permanent intake
Opposes bill aiding specific individuals and criticizes fast-track paths.
Bill C-6 would do absolutely nothing to help the hundreds of thousands of good people who are waiting in the immigration line to build a new and better life in Canada.Source of that line
Labour
More flexibility for employers
The other end of this axis: Stronger unions and standards
Opposes repeal of secret ballot and union disclosure rules.
Bill C-525 simply requires a secret ballot for union certification or decertification, nothing more and nothing less. It replaces the old card check system; a system that was rife for abuse and intimidation. Under the former card check system, union certification could take place no matter that a worker may have been intimidated by a co-worker or union leader to sign up for a union card.Source of that line
Public safety
Enforcement and sentencing
The other end of this axis: Prevention and restraint
Supports life without parole for heinous murders and tougher accountability for crimes against pregnant women.
Bill C-229 recognizes that there are some crimes that are so serious and heinous that the only appropriate sentence is life imprisonment without eligibility for parole. It is a truism that anyone who is convicted of murder has committed a deplorable act worthy of severe sanction.Source of that line
Trade
Diversify away from one partner
The other end of this axis: Deeper continental integration
Supports CETA to avoid putting all eggs in one basket with US.
The United States is an important ally and an important trading partner with Canada. That will always be the case, but we can no longer have all our eggs in one basket, and that is what CETA provides. It provides an opportunity to open new markets and new opportunities for Canadians.Source of that line
5 topics with no stored score
- EnergyNo position has been scored.
- Financial regulationNo position has been scored.
- Fiscal policyNo position has been scored.
- HealthNo position has been scored.
- HousingNo position has been scored.
Who lines up
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