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Portrait of Stephen Fuhr. Photo: Office of the Prime Minister

The Honourable

Stephen Fuhr

Liberal · Kelowna, BC

Sitting MPmale57

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Biography

Stephen Bradley Fuhr is a Canadian politician, retired air force officer, and aviation executive who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Kelowna in the House of Commons since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, he previously held this seat from 2015 to 2019 under the previous name Kelowna—Lake Country. Fuhr’s career as an Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilot lasted 20 years. He retired with the rank of Major. encyclopedia

Born
1969-05-27, Edmontonencyclopedia
Languages
Englishofficial
Occupation before politics
aircraft pilot, executive director, fighter pilot, politicianencyclopedia

House of Commons profile[email protected]Wikipedia entry

Electoral history

  1. Kelowna

    Liberal · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28
    Stephen Fuhr28,702
    Tracy GrayRunner-up · Conservative27,620

    Difference 1,082 votes. 2 other candidates also ran.

    Elections Canada, 45th general election.

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  2. Kelowna—Lake Country

    Liberal · 42nd Parliament2015-10-19 to 2019-10-19
    Stephen Fuhr29,614
    Ron CannanRunner-up · Conservative25,502

    Difference 4,112 votes. 1 other candidate also ran.

    On the official list the riding is Kelowna--Lake Country.

    Elections Canada, 42nd general election.

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Education

  • Trinity Western UniversityDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia

Experience

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

    Government roles

    In their own words

    2,722 Hansard interventions on file. These are the words said in the House, not a summary. Private conversations are not collected and are not invented.

    Madam Speaker, that member knows very well that the foundations of the Canadian economy remain strong. I will give a couple of good examples of that. Foreign direct investment is at a 23–year high. Interest rates remain low. Inflation remains at the Bank of Canada window. Manuf…Oral Questions — The Economy · 2026-06-05

    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.

    Climate

    Faster fossil phase-down

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

    Excerpts repeat calls to lower carbon footprint and use protected areas to mitigate climate impacts.

    Madam Speaker, people often say that we must protect our environment for future generations. An important part of this is to engage with young Canadians to discuss the future of our country and how we can all contribute to lowering our carbon footprint. Could the Minister of Environment and Climate Change please update the House on the town hall she recently hosted with young Canadians to discuss climate change issues?
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    Defence

    Higher spending and more capability

    The other end of this axis: Restrain spending and deployments

    Excerpts repeatedly highlight defence procurement, pilot training expansion, naval readiness and industry growth.

    🍁 Secretary of State // Defence Procurement It was wonderful to connect with so many people fr Building more. Moving faster. Creating opportunity As Parliament returns, I’m ready to get back to wo This morning, more than 15,000 people ran the Cana The future of military pilot training has arrived.
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    Energy

    Expand production and export

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

    Excerpts repeat support for LNG Canada Phase 2 to double export capacity and reach global markets.

    🇨🇦 LNG Canada Phase 2 means more investment, thousands of good jobs, stronger partnerships with Indigenous communities and more Canadian energy reaching global markets. By doubling export capacity and expanding trade with partners around the world, we’re turning our natural resources into long-term prosperity for Canadians.
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    Fiscal policy

    Lower taxes and tighter spending

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

    Excerpts support middle-class tax cuts and note deficit spending can be appropriate in some cases.

    Let me begin today's debate by quoting the Minister of Finance directly when he announced the middle-class tax cut earlier: On October 19th, Canadians gave us a strong mandate to take a new approach. We promised to strengthen the middle class and put more money in their pockets to save, invest and grow the economy. Fundamental to that plan was greater tax fairness for the people who need it most—the middle class.
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    Foreign affairs

    Assertive alliances and sanctions

    The other end of this axis: Alliance restraint

    Excerpts state Canada stands with Ukraine in crisis and armed conflict.

    Canada proudly stands with the Ukraine.
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    Health

    Expand public coverage

    The other end of this axis: More private delivery

    Excerpt calls for hospice palliative care as a defined service under the Canada Health Act.

    Speaker, I have a petition from my riding that calls on the House to specifically identify hospice palliative care as a defined medical service covered under the Canada Health Act.
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    Housing

    Public supply and demand controls

    The other end of this axis: Market supply and deregulation

    excerpt endorses national housing strategy and homelessness programs

    Our government has made fighting poverty and homelessness a priority, as we have seen in the first-ever poverty reduction strategy, the first-ever national housing strategy and reaching home, the redesigned homelessness partnering strategy. Could the Prime Minister please tell this House more about what the government is doing to help fight homelessness in this country?
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    Immigration

    Higher permanent intake

    The other end of this axis: Lower intake

    excerpt complains immigration rules block hiring needed pilots

    Another operator that services both Northern BC and Alberta is so stymied by attempts to hire locally that they are actively recruiting internationally but are running headlong into immigration issues that make hiring from outside Canada an economic impossibility. As an Aviation Council that is focused on ensuring the sustainability of our industry, BCAC fears this pilot shortage will have severe and critical impacts not only on our economy and operators, but on our remote and Indigenous communities.
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    6 topics with no stored score
    • AgricultureNo position has been scored.
    • FederalismNo position has been scored.
    • Financial regulationNo position has been scored.
    • LabourNo 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.