- Pierre Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, PC, CC, CH, QC, MA, LLD, FRSC (18 October, 1919 – 28 September, 2000), usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada from 20 April, 1968 to 4 June, 1979, and from 3 March, 1980 to 30 June, 1984. Trudeau was a charismatic figure who, from the late 1960s until the mid-1980s, … - Stéphane Dion
Stéphane Maurice Dion, PC, MP, Ph.D., (born September 28, 1955 in Quebec City, Quebec) is the current leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian House of Commons. Since 1996, he has been the Member of Parliament for the riding of Saint-Laurent–Cartierville in Montreal. Dion is a former academic who served as a cabinet minister under Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin. - Peter Milliken
Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken, MP, BA, MA, LL.B (born November 12, 1946) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He has been a member of the Canadian House of Commons since 1988, and has served as Speaker of the House since 2001. Milliken represents the Ontario riding of Kingston and the Islands as a member of the Liberal Party. As Speaker of the House of Commons, he is entitled to be styled The Honourable while in office. - Gilles Duceppe
Gilles Duceppe, MP (born July 22, 1947 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Quebec nationalist and social democratic politician in Canada. He is a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons and the leader of the separatist "Bloc Québécois" party. He is the son of a well-known Québécois actor, Jean Duceppe, and Hélène Rowley. His maternal grandfather was John James Rowley, a Briton by birth. - Ralph Goodale
Ralph Edward Goodale, PC, MP, BA, LL.B (born October 5, 1949, in Regina, Saskatchewan) was Canada's Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2006 and continues to be a Liberal Member of Parliament. He was named Opposition House Leader by Bill Graham. Goodale was born in Regina and raised on a farm near Wilcox. Before serving in Ottawa he had lived in the province of Saskatchewan for his entire life. - Louis Riel
Louis Riel was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies. He led two resistance movements against the Canadian government that sought to preserve Métis rights and culture as their homelands in the Northwest came progressively under the Canadian sphere of influence. The first such resistance was the Red River Rebellion of 1869-1870. - Wilfrid Laurier
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, PC, GCMG, KC, BCL, DCL, LLD, DLitt, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier (November 20, 1841 - February 17, 1919) was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from July 11, 1896, to October 5, 1911. Canada's first francophone prime minister, Laurier is often considered one of the country's greatest statesmen. He is well known for his policies of conciliation, nation building, and compromise between French and English Canada. - Belinda Stronach
Belinda Stronach has scraped together what smarts she could muster and has dropped out of the Liberal leadership race. She thought she could go off into the sunset quietly, but, boy, was she ever wrong. The newspapers today essentially ripped her a new one for using some really silly pretext for dropping out, instead of admitting to the real reasons: She can't speak French, and she'll never learn it. She simply has no talent for languages. - Dalton McGuinty
Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr., MPP (born July 19, 1955, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer and politician and, since October 23, 2003, Premier of Ontario. He is the twenty-fourth premier of Ontario, and only the second Roman Catholic to hold this office. The first was John Sandfield Macdonald, who served as premier from 1867 to 1871. McGuinty is generally regarded as a moderate fiscal conservative, … - Jim Prentice
P. E. James "Jim" Prentice, PC, MP (born July 20, 1956, in South Porcupine, Timmins, Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. In the 2004 federal election he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a candidate of the Conservative Party of Canada. He was re-elected in the 2006 federal election and appointed to the cabinet as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians. - Lincoln Alexander
Lincoln MacCauley Alexander, PC, CC, K.St.J., O.Ont, CD, QC, BA, LL.B (born January 21, 1922, in Toronto, Ontario), served as the 24th Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario from 1985 to 1991. Alexander was a Governor of the Canadian Unity Council Born to West Indian immigrants to Canada, Lincoln Alexander first distinguished himself by serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the second World War. - Michael Ignatieff
MICHAEL IGNATIEFF announced his candidacy on April 7, 2006. He is a Toronto-born academic and author, who left his post as director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University in August 2005 to teach at the University of Toronto. He now represents the Toronto riding of Etobicoke-Lakeshore. Ignatieff worked as a reporter for The Globe and Mail before going on to earn his PhD at Harvard. - Preston Manning
Ernest Preston Manning, CC (born June 10, 1942, in Edmonton, Alberta), is a right-wing populist Canadian politician. He was the first and only leader of the Reform Party of Canada, a Canadian federal political party that evolved into the Canadian Alliance. He sat in Parliament for this party until retirement, after which it in turn merged with the Progressive Conservative Party to form today's Conservative Party of Canada. - John Lundrigan
John Howard Lundrigan is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Gander—Twillingate in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1974. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus. In his parliamentary career, Lundrigan is most remembered for having been on the receiving end of Pierre Trudeau's famous "fuddle duddle" comment. In the 1974 election, Lundrigan ran in the district of Bonavista—Trinity—Conception, … - Tony Clement
Anthony Peter "Tony" Clement, PC, BA, LL.B., MP (born January 27, 1961 in Manchester, England) is a Canadian politician, federal Minister of Health, Minister for the Federal Economic Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor) and member of the Conservative Party of Canada. Clement had previously served as an Ontario cabinet minister, most recently as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care under Premiers Mike Harris and Ernie Eves. - Bill Blaikie
William Alexander "Bill" Blaikie, PC, BA, M.Div. (born June 19, 1951) is the current Deputy Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1979, representing the Winnipeg riding of Elmwood—Transcona and its antecedents as a member of the New Democratic Party. He has the longest continuous record of service of any current member of the House of Commons, and in this capacity serves as the Dean of the House. - David Kilgour
David Kilgour, PC, BA, JD, D.D. (born February 18, 1941 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a former Canadian politician. Kilgour graduated from the University of Manitoba in economics in 1967 and the University of Toronto law school in 1971. From crown attorney in northern Alberta to Canadian Cabinet minister, Kilgour ended his 25 year tenure in the Canadian House of Commons as an Independent MP. Upon retirement, … - John Baird
John Russell Baird, PC, MP (born May 26, 1969) is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for Ottawa West—Nepean in the 2006 federal election, and currently serves in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper as Minister of the Environment. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. Baird previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2005, … - Lucien Bouchard
Lucien Bouchard, PC, B.Sc, LL.B (born December 22, 1938 in Saint-Coeur-de-Marie, Quebec, Canada) is a Quebec lawyer, diplomat and politician. He was the Leader of Opposition in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1996, and Premier of Quebec from January 29, 1996 to March 8, 2001. He became a central figure for the "oui" side in the 1995 Quebec referendum. He is the brother of noted historian Gérard Bouchard, … - MacKenzie Bowell
Sir Mackenzie Bowell, PC, KCMG (December 27, 1823 – December 10, 1917) was the fifth Prime Minister of Canada from December 21, 1894 to April 27, 1896. Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, England to John Bowell and Elizabeth Marshall. In 1832 his family emigrated thence to Belleville, Ontario, where he apprenticed with the printer at the town newspaper, "The Intelligencer". He became a successful printer and editor with that newspaper, and later its owner. - Scott Reid
Scott Jeffrey Reid is a Canadian politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 2000, and currently represents the Ontario riding of Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington as a member of the Conservative Party. - Ed Broadbent
Ed Broadbent holds back tears as he announces he's leaving politics for family reasons, May 4, 2005. (CP Photo/Fred Chartrand) Ed Broadbent was, for a brief while in the 1980s, the most popular politician in Canada, scoring higher in public opinion polls than then prime minister Pierre Trudeau. He stepped down as leader of the federal New Democratic Party in 1989 after what he called a disappointing election result. - Maxime Bernier
Maxime Bernier, PC, MP (born January 18, 1963) is Canada's Minister of Industry and Registrar General. A businessman and lawyer, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the January 2006 federal election to represent the riding of Beauce with 67% of the vote, the highest in a Quebec riding. The riding had previously been won by the Liberal Party. His father, Gilles Bernier, represented the riding from 1984 to 1997. - Pat Martin
Patrick "Pat" Martin (born December 13, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician. He has been a member of the Canadian House of Commons since 1997, representing the riding of Winnipeg Centre for the New Democratic Party. Martin graduated from Argyle High School in 1974. He worked as a journeyman carpenter for several years, and was employed in forest service, mines and construction. - Olivia Chow
Olivia Chow (born March 24, 1957) is a social democratic Canadian Member of Parliament and former city councillor (1991-2005) in Toronto. Born in Hong Kong, Chow emigrated to Canada when she was thirteen years old and is fluent in two of her constituency's main languages, Cantonese and English. She won the Trinity—Spadina riding for the New Democratic Party on January 23 2006, becoming a member of the Canadian House of Commons. Chow is married to NDP leader Jack Layton. - Vic Toews
Victor "Vic" Toews, PC, MP [teıvz] (born September 10, 1952) is a Canadian politician. He has represented Provencher in the Canadian House of Commons since 2000, and currently serves in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper as President of the Treasury Board. Toews previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1995 to 1999, and was a senior cabinet minister in the government of Gary Filmon. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. - Chuck Cadman
Charles "Chuck" Cadman, (February 21, 1948 - July 9, 2005) was a Canadian politician and Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2005, representing the riding of Surrey North in Surrey, British Columbia. He was born in Kitchener, Ontario and grew up in North Bay, Ontario. He was a guitarist with a band called The Fringe, which toured Canada. He also played backup to The Guess Who on CBC Television. - Alexa McDonough
Alexa Ann McDonough, MP (born August 11, 1944) is a Canadian politician who led the New Democratic Party of Nova Scotia from 1980 to 1994, later to be elected leader of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) in 1995. She was succeeded by Jack Layton as NDP leader after she stepped down in 2003. McDonough is currently a Member of Parliament for Halifax. McDonough was born in Ottawa, Ontario. Her father, Lloyd Shaw, was a wealthy businessman, … - Michael Chong
Michael David Chong PC, MP (Traditional Chinese: 莊文浩; Simplified Chinese: 庄文浩; pinyin: Zhuàng Wénhào) (born November 22, 1971) is a Canadian politician. He has represented the riding of Wellington—Halton Hills in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. He served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Sport, … - Jason Kenney
Jason T. Kenney, PC, MP (born May 30, 1968 in Oakville, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Calgary Southeast since 1997. Kenney was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister of Canada, and as of 4 January 2007, is a Privy Councillor and the Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity. Kenney was born in Ontario and raised in Saskatchewan. - Svend Robinson
Svend Robinson (born March 4, 1952) is a Canadian politician, Canada's first openly homosexual elected official and a prominent activist for gay rights. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 until 2004, when he resigned after confessing to committing a theft. He unsuccessfully sought to return to the House in the 2006 federal election. - Irwin Cotler
Professor Cotler teaches constitutional law, international human rights law, law and poverty, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, discrimination and the law, civil liberties, and comparative and international protection of minorities' rights. His main research areas are freedom of expression and assaultive speech, equality law, peace and human rights, and comparative constitutional law. - Rona Ambrose
Ronalee "Rona" Ambrose, PC, BA, MA, MP (born March 15, 1969 in Valleyview, Alberta) is Canada's current Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister of Western Economic Diversification and President of the Privy Council for Canada. She has been a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons from Edmonton–Spruce Grove since 2004. She is a former communication consultant and public policy consultant for the Alberta government. - Don Boudria
Donald "Don" Boudria, PC (born August 30, 1949, in Hull, Quebec) is a former Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 2005 as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Jean Chrétien. - Henri Bourassa
Joseph-Napoléon-Henri Bourassa was a French Canadian political leader and publisher. Born in Montreal, Quebec, to Napoléon and Marie Bourassa, Henri Bourassa was a grandson of the pro-democracy reformist politician Louis-Joseph Papineau. He was educated at Montreal's "École polytechnique" and at Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1890, he became mayor of the town of Montebello, Quebec, at age 22. In 1896, … - Hedy Fry
Hedy Fry, PC, MP, MD (born August 6 1941) is a Canadian politician and physician. Fry was born into poverty in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. Declining an English Literature scholarship to Oxford, Fry instead earned her equivalent of a BA in Science in one year and went on to then receive her medical training at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland. She emigrated to Canada and established a practice in Vancouver. - David Anderson
David Anderson, PC, LL.B (born August 16, 1937 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a former Canadian politician. Anderson was the Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Victoria from 1993 until 2005, and is a former member of Cabinet. He was also the member from Esquimalt—Saanich from 1968 to 1972. Anderson was an Olympic silver medalist in rowing, and a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force (1955-1958). - Gordon O'Connor
Gordon James O'Connor, PC, OMM, CD, BA, B.Sc., MP (born May 18, 1939) is a retired Brigadier-General, current Canadian Member of Parliament and the Minister of National Defence. He is one of a few Defence Ministers to have served in the military, the last being Gilles Lamontagne. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he has a B.Sc Mathematics and Physics from Concordia University and BA in Philosophy from York University. He served over 30 years in the Canadian Army, … - John Thompson
John William McLeod Thompson , BA, LLB, (born July 18, 1908 in Elkhorn, Manitoba; died December 15, 1986 in Winnipeg) was a lawyer, politician and Judge in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1953 to 1962 as a Progressive Conservative, and held several cabinet posts in the government of Dufferin (Duff) Roblin. - Agnes MacPhail
Agnes Campbell Macphail (March 24 1890 - February 12 1954) was the first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons, and one of the first two women elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Active throughout her life in progressive Canadian politics, Macphail worked for two separate parties and promoted her ideas through column-writing, activist organizing, and legislation. Agnes Macphail was born to Dougald McPhail and Henrietta Campbell in Proton Township, …
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