The Honourable

Patty Hajdu

Liberal · Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON

Sitting MPfemale60

Photo: Robert Thivierge, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Biography

Patricia A. Hajdu is a Canadian politician who has been Minister of Jobs and Families since May 13, 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Hajdu was first elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 election and serves as the member of Parliament (MP) for Thunder Bay—Superior North. Hajdu is also the minister responsible for FedNor and previously served as the minister of status of women (2015–2017), minister of employment, workforce development and labour (2017–2019), minister of health (2019–2021) and minister of Indigenous services (2021–2025). encyclopedia

Born: 1966-03-11, Montrealencyclopedia
Languages: Englishofficial
Occupation before politics: director general, executive director, politicianencyclopedia

House of Commons profile [email protected]Wikipedia entry

Electoral history

Thunder Bay—Superior North
Liberal · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28
Patty Hajdu25,134
Bob HermanRunner-up · Conservative16,267
Difference 8,867 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Thunder Bay--Superior North.
Elections Canada, 45th general election.
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Thunder Bay—Superior North
Liberal · 44th Parliament2021-09-20 to 2025-04-27
Patty Hajdu16,893
Chantelle BrysonRunner-up · NDP-New Democratic Party11,244
Difference 5,649 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Thunder Bay--Superior North.
Elections Canada, 44th general election.
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Thunder Bay—Superior North
Liberal · 43rd Parliament2019-10-21 to 2021-09-19
Patty Hajdu18,502
Frank PulliaRunner-up · Conservative11,036
Difference 7,466 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Thunder Bay--Superior North.
Elections Canada, 43rd general election.
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Thunder Bay—Superior North
Liberal · 42nd Parliament2015-10-19 to 2019-10-19
Patty Hajdu20,069
Andrew FouldsRunner-up · NDP-New Democratic Party10,339
Difference 9,730 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Thunder Bay--Superior North.
Elections Canada, 42nd general election.
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Education

University of VictoriaDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
Lakehead UniversityDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia

Experience

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

Government roles

Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern OntarioJobs and Families
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In their own words

3,630 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, if Markita knew that for every single measure we have put forward for people just like her, the Leader of the Opposition has voted against them, I think she would be deeply disappointed. Every step that we take, whether it is to feed kids, support building trades, m…Oral Questions — The Economy · 2026-09-24

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 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.

Climate

Faster fossil phase-down

The other end of this axis: Slower phase-down, production first

Excerpts repeat support for reducing emissions and fighting climate change.

In fact, we see a highlight of, yet again, misinformation that is being shared around the carbon tax when, in fact, eight out of 10 families get back more than they pay, and it is part of reducing emissions. I happened to overhear a conversation in this place earlier this morning.

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Defence

Higher spending and more capability

The other end of this axis: Restrain spending and deployments

Excerpts endorse investing in armed forces and military roles.

They should be happy that we are investing in our armed forces, for example. Are the Conservatives saying that the Canadian Armed Forces do not deserve a raise?

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Energy

Expand production and export

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

Excerpts note support for energy projects including LNG exports.

—we have supported energy projects across the country. Most recently, it was very exciting to hear about the sale of LNG to Germany through Ksi Lisims, which is obviously partially indigenous-owned.

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Federalism

Provinces lead

The other end of this axis: Ottawa leads

Excerpts state long-term care is provincial and provinces play essential role.

As members know, the administration of long-term care falls under provincial and territorial jurisdiction. However, as committed to in the Speech from the Throne, the federal government is taking action and will continue to take any action we can to support seniors while working alongside the provinces and territories.

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Fiscal policy

Higher taxes and public spending

The other end of this axis: Lower taxes and tighter spending

Supports expanded child benefit and social infrastructure spending.

Had the Canada child benefit been in place when I was in those early difficult years, I would have received an extra $11,300 tax-free per year, meaning more opportunities for my children and the ability to live without the crippling anxiety of carrying a high debt load.

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Health

Expand public coverage

The other end of this axis: More private delivery

Supports increased Canada health transfer and public system investments.

The significant investments we're making, the $42 billion, for example, that I mentioned that will happen this year through the Canada health transfer is an important step toward improving health care access for all. The work we'll be doing ensuring that everybody has access to primary care services will reduce the load on places like hospitals.

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Housing

Public supply and demand controls

The other end of this axis: Market supply and deregulation

Excerpts back public funding and rent-geared-to-income units.

Over the past month alone, we have created 7,500 new homes in Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario.

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Labour

Stronger unions and standards

The other end of this axis: More flexibility for employers

Opposes bills weakening unions and supports fair labour relations and rights.

The previous government's bills, Bill C-525 and Bill C-377, were intentionally designed to weaken unions and to break down the labour movement in Canada. In particular, Bill C-525 has made it more difficult for Canadian workers to unionize and gives a significant advantage to the employer.

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Public safety

Prevention and restraint

The other end of this axis: Enforcement and sentencing

Excerpts stress preventing crime via community supports.

You prevent crime by building up communities. You prevent crime by making sure that people have access to quality education and their bellies are full while you do it.

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5 topics with no stored score

AgricultureNo position has been scored.
Financial regulationNo position has been scored.
Foreign affairsNo position has been scored.
ImmigrationNo position has been scored.
TradeNo position has been scored.

Who lines up

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