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Portrait of Stephanie McLean. Photo: JMacPherson from Calgary, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Honourable

Stephanie McLean

Liberal · Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, BC

Sitting MPfemale39

Photo: JMacPherson from Calgary, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Biography

Stephanie Veronica McLean is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has served as Secretary of State for Seniors since 2025. A member of the Liberal party, she has represented Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke in the House of Commons of Canada since the 2025 Canadian federal election. encyclopedia

Born
1987-03-02, Calgaryencyclopedia
Languages
Englishofficial
Occupation before politics
politicianencyclopedia

House of Commons profile[email protected]Wikipedia entry

Electoral history

  1. Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke

    Liberal · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28
    Stephanie McLean36,181
    Grant CoolRunner-up · Conservative21,082

    Difference 15,099 votes. 5 other candidates also ran.

    On the official list the riding is Esquimalt--Saanich--Sooke.

    Elections Canada, 45th general election.

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Education

  • University of CalgaryDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
  • University of Calgary Faculty of LawDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
  • Concordia University of EdmontonDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia

Experience

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

    Government roles

    In their own words

    123 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, I have spent time over the summer and the spring talking to constituents in the member's riding. What did I hear from them? I heard back from them that we, as a government, invested $5 million in the Loaves & Fishes Community Food Bank in Nanaimo. This is a new food…Oral Questions — The Economy · 2026-09-22

    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

    Defends carbon tax against Conservative cuts.

    They would cut the industrial carbon tax, and nothing would happen, because it does not affect the price of groceries. Then they would follow their plan to get out of the way, a.
    Source of that line

    Defence

    Higher spending and more capability

    The other end of this axis: Restrain spending and deployments

    repeats support for pay raise for armed forces

    They say they are fighting for our borders, but they plan to vote against a much-needed pay raise for service members in our armed forces, including in my riding at CFB Esquimalt.
    Source of that line

    Energy

    Expand production and export

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

    supports pipeline to tidewater for production and jobs

    Speaker, I was in Rachel Notley's New Democrat government when, in partnership with the federal Liberals, we got the first pipeline to tidewater built in generations. This is a pipeline that helps pay for schools, hospitals and environmental investments and supports good union jobs. Now, as a Vancouver Island MP, I support our Prime Minister's vision to build Canada strong with indigenous peoples, the provinces and the environment.
    Source of that line

    Federalism

    Ottawa leads

    The other end of this axis: Provinces lead

    Describes leading federal coordination and program design for OAS and CPP.

    To ensure that, I am responsible for leading the coordination of efforts across the federal government that support seniors. We know that across departments there are things happening that affect seniors, for example, the actions that the Department of Finance has recently taken with respect to fraud and scams, which we know disproportionately affect seniors.
    Source of that line

    Fiscal policy

    Higher taxes and public spending

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

    repeats opposition to $56 billion cuts and support for OAS and seniors programs

    The leader of the Conservative Party has made it very clear that he wants us to cut more than $56 billion from the budget between 2025 and 2029. It's very interesting to me to hear from the Conservative members that they want increased spending.
    Source of that line

    Health

    Expand public coverage

    The other end of this axis: More private delivery

    repeats support for federal dental care program for seniors

    We have introduced dental care, and more than two million seniors are already signed up to get benefits. We are building an economy that works for everyone.
    Source of that line

    Housing

    Market supply and deregulation

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

    supports cutting red tape to build homes faster

    We are cutting red tape, and we are building homes faster. We have introduced dental care, and more than two million seniors are already signed up to get benefits.
    Source of that line

    Public safety

    Prevention and restraint

    The other end of this axis: Enforcement and sentencing

    supports anti-fraud measures to protect seniors

    We've been focusing on financial security by combatting scams, frauds and financial crime. We know that seniors are disproportionally targeted.
    Source of that line

    Trade

    Diversify away from one partner

    The other end of this axis: Deeper continental integration

    advocates pivoting to other markets due to tariffs

    We know that the cost of living is increasing due to tariffs. We know that this means it's going to be difficult for the government coffers to be able to do business as usual, because we're going to have to pivot to other trading markets. Also, the costing for the funding at the same 10% increase would be $19.
    Source of that line
    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.
    • LabourNo position has been scored.

    Who lines up

    Comparing stored scores on the same questions.