New ETHI Member Member Biographies

Fares Al Soud
LPC – Mississauga Centre, Ontario

Election to the House of Commons

• Elected: 2025

Personal/Professional Background

• Previously worked for federal government and Canadian Red Cross.

Committee Membership

• Member: Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2026-present); Canadian Heritage (2025-present); Scrutiny of Regulations (2026-present); Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage (2025-present)

The Honourable Bardish Chagger
LPC – Waterloo, Ontario

Election to the House of Commons

• Elected: 2015
• Re-elected: 2019, 2021, 2025

Personal/Professional Background

• Previously worked with the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre, focused on fostering diversity and providing social and economic engagement.
• Worked as executive assistant to Member of Parliament for Waterloo, gaining a deep understanding of the issues including manufacturing, technology, and innovation.

Political and Parliamentary Roles

• Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth: (2019-2021)
• Leader of the Government in the House of Commons: (2016-2019)
• Minister of Small Business and Tourism: (2015-2018)

Committee Membership

• Member: Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2026-present); Library of Parliament (2025-present)

Matt Jeneroux
LPC – Edmonton Riverbend, Alberta

Election to the House of Commons

• Elected: 2015
• Re-elected: 2019, 2021, 2025

Personal/Professional Background

• Current Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on Economic and Security Partnerships
• Former MLA in the provincial assembly of Alberta.

Committee Membership

• Member: Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (2026-present); Citizenship and Immigration (2026-present)