About MP Garnett Genuis

I have the honour of serving as the Member of Parliament for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, representing my home and the area that I grew up in. I was first elected to Parliament in 2015. My wife Dr. Rebecca, our six children, and our dog Grace live on an acreage between Sherwood Park and Ardrossan.

I have served in various roles in the Conservative Shadow Cabinet since 2019, and am currently the Shadow Minister for International Development. I am currently a member of the Government Operations Committee, and have served as a member of many other committees, such as Foreign Affairs, Public Accounts, Immigration, as well as the Subcommittee on International Human Rights. I also previously served as Vice-Chair of the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations.

A core priority for me in Parliament has always been defending human rights, both here at home and around the world. My interest in human rights was shaped by the experience of my grandmother, a Holocaust survivor. I care deeply about free speech, combatting violence against women, and about promoting Canadian energy as a solution to global energy security challenges. I am the sponsor of Bill C-257, a bill to add “political belief and activity” to the Canadian Human Rights Act as prohibited grounds of discrimination, and Motion 57, a motion to promote bystander awareness and intervention training to combat violence.