ETHI Biographies

OGGO Biography
Members	Caucus	Constituency	Biographical Notes
Chris Warkentin Chair	Conservative Party	Grande Prairie—Mackenzie AB	First elected to Parliament in 2006 Studied business and marketing at Grande Prairie Regional College Former owner and operator of a residential construction company Served as Vice Chair of the OGGO Committee and of the Conservative Party’s Alberta Caucus Served as Official Opposition Critic Responsible for Agriculture and Agri-Foods, and promoted to Deputy House Leader of the Opposition in September 2016 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada in 2015 Chair of the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Committee from 2011-2015 Preferred Language: English
Brenda Shanahan Vice Chair	Liberal Party	Châteauguay – Lacolle QC	First elected to Parliament in 2015 Member of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Treasurer of the Liberal Women's Caucus and Treasurer of the Rural Liberal Caucus Holds an MBA, a Bachelor of Social Work and a Bachelor of History Had a career as a banker, social worker and financial educator Preferred Language: English/French
Marie-Hélène Gaudreau Vice-Chair	Bloc Québecois	Laurentides—Labelle QC	First elected to Parliament in 2019 Holds a bachelor's degree in human relations and communication from the University of Quebec in Montreal and an international certification in management coaching Former director of the Hautes-Laurentides Community Development Corporation In charge of Vivre-Ensemble, Laïcité, Access to Information, Privacy Protection and Ethics files in her shadow cabinet Preferred Language: French
Charlie Angus	New Democratic Party	Timmins – James Bay ON	First elected to Parliament in 2004 The NDP Critic for Indigenous and Northern Affairs (Youth) Official Languages, Ethics, and Income Inequality and Affordability Former Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Worked as an editor/journalist, television broadcaster, First Nation negotiator Served as Caucus Chair from January-November 2016 Preferred Language: English
Michael Barrett	Conservative Party	Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes ON	First elected to Parliament in 2018 Named the Deputy Shadow Minister for Small Business and Export Promotion as well as a regular member of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, and Shadow Minister for Ethics Served in the Canadian Armed Forces as a Telecommunication Lineman Worked in the private sector as a Human Resources Manager while also serving as a Municipal Councillor in the Township of Edwardsburgh Cardinal Preferred Language: English
Patricia Lattanzio	Liberal Party	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel QC	First elected to Parliament in 2019 Member of the Standing Committee on Official Languages Holds a Bachelor’s degree in law, a diploma in notarial law and a certificate in business administration, practiced as a notary for almost 30 years in private practice Partner in one of the major firms in the region, her practice was oriented towards human rights law, real estate and mediation Former lecturer at the University of Sherbrooke and commissioner at the English Montreal School Board Former city councilor in Montreal A fervent environmentalist Preferred Language: English/French
Han Dong	Liberal Party	Don Valley North ON	First elected in 2019 Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Worked with a Toronto based high-tech company dedicated to building safer communities with digital neighbourhood watch technology Was the marketing director of Chianti Foods and then with the non-profit Canada Shanghai Business Association Spent nine years at Queen’s Park serving in various advisor roles Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Trinity-Spadina from 2014-2018 Preferred Language: English/French
Greg Fergus	Liberal Party	Hull-Aylmer QC	First elected in 2015 BAs from the University of Ottawa and Carleton University (social science and international relations) Former national director of the Liberal Party Served as Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Digital Government, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and a member of the standing Committee on Finance Standing Committee on Public Accounts Former director of industry practices for Rx&D (representing Canada’s research-based pharmaceutical companies) Chair of the "Black Caucus" in the Parliament of Canada Preferred Language: English/French
Jacques Gourde	Conservative Party	Lévis—Lotbinière QC	First elected in 2006 Graduate in agricultural management Former producer and exporter of hay President of the Conservative Caucus for the Province of Quebec 2006-2011-Cumulated and alternated the positions of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Service, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue, Parliamentary Secretary for Official Languages, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labor, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board Preferred Language: French
Colin Carrie	Conservative Party	Oshawa ON	First elected in 2004 Graduate with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Waterloo and graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College as a Doctor of Chiropractic Former Co-owner of one of Durham Region’s leading chiropractic and wellness clinics Served as the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Canada-U.S. Relations Served as the Conservative Party's Shadow Minister for Canada-U.S. Relations and the Federal Economic Development Agency Preferred Language: English
Francesco Sorbara	Liberal Party	Vaughan—Woodbridge ON	First elected in 2015 Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Economics from Simon Fraser University, and a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Toronto A chartered financial analyst, and worked in the global financial markets for nearly 20 years in both Canada and the United States for Scotiabank, JPMorgan Chase, and global credit rating agency DBRS Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue Member of the Standing Committee on Public accounts Sat on the Standing Committee on Finance Chair of the Canada-Italy Interparliamentary Group Preferred Language: English/French