2. Committee biographies June 2025

MP Peter Schiefke was first elected as a Member of Parliament by the citizens of Vaudreuil-Soulanges in October 2015. Shortly thereafter he was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary for Youth by Prime Minister Trudeau and in 2018 was given the additional responsibilities of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction. In 2019, MP Schiefke was re-elected and was shortly thereafter appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change. In March 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked him to take on the role of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.

Prior to entering politics, MP Schiefke worked in numerous capacities lending his expertise in sustainable development to both domestic and international causes. His passion for positive social change inspired his work as the Director and Co-Founder of Youth Action Canada, the CEED Program based in Uganda, East Africa and his work as the National Director of Climate Reality Canada, an organization founded by former US Vice-President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore. For his work he has been awarded a Federal Minister’s Commendation, the YMCA Peace Prize and the Forces Avenir Award for Peace Justice and Humanitarian Aid.

MP Schiefke holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Concordia University as well as a Master of Science in Renewable Resources from McGill University.

Member of the following Committee(s):

• Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
• Standing Committee on Natural Resources

Issues raised relating to the Transport Canada portfolio:

• Investments by railway companies in local communities
• Investments in public transit
• Deployment of zero-emission vehicles

Parliamentary Secretary Kelloway grew up in Glace Bay and pursued a Bachelor of Community Studies at Cape Breton University. He furthered his studies by completing his graduate studies in Education from the University of Calgary.

Before entering federal politics, PS Kelloway has worked as a youth worker and entrepreneur to College lecturer, from the extension department at Cape Breton University to his previous position as a special project administrator at the Nova Scotia Community College. His titles have included Dean of Flexible Learning, Senior Manager of Customized Learning and Entrepreneurship, and most recently, Community Innovation Lead for Cape Breton and North Eastern NS.

MP Kelloway was first elected as the MP for Cape Breton – Canso during the 2019 federal election. Since winning election, MP Kelloway has served in multiple roles, including as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. He has also been a member of the Standing Committees on (1) Fisheries and Oceans, (2) Science and Research, and (3) the Scrutiny of Regulations.

Member of the following Committee(s):

• Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Issues raised relating to the Transport Canada portfolio:

• More efficient ports
• Stronger supply chains
• Impact of marine pollution on maritime mammals and ecosystems
• Oceans Protection Plan

MP Will Greaves was first elected during the 2025 general election, and has been appointed as a member of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

MP Greaves has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Bishop’s University, a Masters of Arts in Political Science from the University of Calgary and a PhD in International Relations and Canadian Politics from the University of Toronto.

Prior to his entry into politics, MP Greaves was an associate professor of political science at the University of Victoria. His research focused on climate change, security, and Arctic geopolitics. MP Greaves has authored and published articles, book chapters and books on the above-noted subjects.

Member of the following Committee(s):

• Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Issues raised relating to the Transport Canada portfolio:

• Environmental protection
• Importance of Indigenous reconciliation

MP Chi Nguyen was first elected during the 2025 general election and has been appointed as member of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

MP Nguyen has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Toronto and a Master of Science in Social Psychology from the London School of Economics.

Prior to entering politics, MP Nguyen served as the Executive Director at Equal Voice, a charity focused on improving gender representation in Canadian politics. She has also worked with various organizations such as United Way and White Ribbon Canada.

Throughout her career, she has advocated for causes such as social jutice, gender equality, community empowerment, affordability, and the rights of women and vulnerable communities.

Member of the following Committee(s):

• Standing Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities

Issues raised relating to the Transport Canada portfolio:

• Accessible transportation
• Climate-smart transit

MP Stéphane Lauzon was first elected to the House of Commons in 2015 representing the electoral distrct of Argenteuil – La Petite-Nation and was re-elected in 2019 and 2021.

As a Member of Parliament, he currently serves as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizens’ Services. He previously served as Parliamentary Secretary to several different Ministers, including the Minister of Rural Economic Development and the Minister of Veterans Affairs. In addition, he has also served as a member of several parliamentary associations and interparliamentary groups, including the Canada-France Inter-Parliamentary Association and the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group.

Prior to entering federal politics, MP Lauzon worked in vocational training and owned a construction management company. In 2009, he was elected to the city council of Gatineau and chaired the municipal committee on sports and recreational matters.

Member of the following Committee(s):

• Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Issues raised relating to the Transport Canada portfolio:

• Rural connectivity
• Emissions produced by maritime vessels
• Impacts of climate change on the transportation sector

Throughout his life, MP Dan Albas has lived in British Columbia, Yukon and Alberta. Since 1981, MP Albas has lived in Penticton, British Columbia. MP Albas attended Penticton Secondary School and Okanagan University College.

Prior to his entry into federal politics, MP Albas worked as a martial art instructor, eventually opening his own martial arts studio. As a small business owner, MP Albas has worked with the provincial and regional branches of the Chamber of Commerce. In 2008, MP Albas entered municipal politics and won a seat on the Penticton City Council. Of note, during his tenure as a city councilor, MP Albas iterated his belief that public transit should be funded through user fees. In this context, he voted against the procurement of new buses for BC Transit unless these were funded through higher fares and voted to raise fares by 25% to fund operational costs.

Following the retirement of Okanagan – Coquihalla MP Stockwell Day, MP Albas won the Conservative Party nomination and was subsequently elected to the House of Commons. Since the 41st Parliament (2011-2015), MP Albas has served on several committees, including on the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (TRAN) from 2011-2012. Since the 42nd Parliament (2015-2019), MP Albas has served in several critic roles, including most recently as critic for Environment and Climate Change, from 2020 to 2025.

Member of the following Committee(s):

• Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Issues raised relating to the Transport Canada portfolio:

• Supports financing transportation services through user fees
• Management of the Port of Vancouver

Supports electric vehicles

MP Philip Lawrence was first elected to the House of Commons in 2019 representing the electoral district of Northumberland-Peterborough South and was re-elected in 2021. He was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Transport in September 2024 and has previously served as the Shadow Minister for National Revenue.

As a Member of Parliament, he has served as a member of several committees, including the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and the Standing Committee on Finance. He has also served as a member on several parliamentary associations and interparliamentary groups, including the Canada NATO Parliamentary Association and the Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group.

Prior to entering federal politics, MP Lawrence obtained a Law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business, spending over a decade as a practicing lawyer and financial planner.

Member of the following Committee(s):

• Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (Vice-Chair)
• Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Issues raised relating to the Transport Canada portfolio:

• Effects of the carbon tax on rural communities
• Effects of transportation on the tourism industry
• Port authorities
• Transportation connectivity for rural communities

MP Leslyn Lewis is a Canadian lawyer who has served as the member of Parliament for Haldimand—Norfolk since 2021. MP Lewis contested the Conservative party leadership in 2020, placing third.

MP Lewis has a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Toronto, Trinity College graduating Magna Cum Laude; a Master’s in Environmental Studies from York University with a concentration in Business and Environment from the Schulich School of Business; a Juris Doctorate from Osgoode Hall Law School; and a PhD in Law from Osgoode Hall Law School.

Before seeking office as a Member of Parliament, she was a business owner, having left a practice of law on Bay Street to start her own law firm.

Member of the following Committee(s):

• Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Issues raised relating to the Transport Canada portfolio:

• Air passenger protections
• Travel delays and the treatment of air and rail passengers

MP Dan Muys was first elected as the MP for Flamborough-Glanbrook in September 2021. He is currently associate critic for Transport.

Prior to seeking office, MP Muys worked in the private sector, specifically in the energy and agri-food sectors.

In a personal capacity, MP Muys is a member of the Rotary Club, the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce and the Copetown United Church. He has also served in the National Governance Committee of the Canadian Public Relations Society in a number of capacities.

Member of the following Committee(s):

• Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Issues raised relating to the Transport Canada portfolio:

• Relationship between municipalities and railway companies
• Fatigue management in the rail sector
• Supply chain resiliency
• Short-sea marine shipping
• Price competitiveness in the air sector for secondary airports

MP Xavier Barsalou Duval was first elected to the House of Commons on October 19, 2015 and re-elected in 2019 and 2021. He has a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting.

Prior to his political career, he taught accounting at the college level and worked several years as an accounting auditor. MP Barsalou Duval has been highly implicated in his local Bloc Québecois and Parti Québecois riding associations since he was eighteen years old. He thereafter became President of the Forum Jeunesse of the Bloc Québecois, a position he held from 2012 to 2015. In his career, he has also been very active in the Mouvement Montréal français and in the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montréal.

During the 42nd Parliament, MP Barsalou Duval was the critic for the Economic Development, Government Operations, National Revenue and Public Accounts. He has been the parliamentary critic for the transport, infrastructure and communities portfolio since the opening of the 43rd Parliament in 2019.

Member of the following Committee(s):

• Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Issues raised relating to the Transport Canada portfolio:

• Delays at airports
• Lac-Mégantic rail bypass
• High frequency rail
• Viability of regional air transportation
• Interline agreements (air transportation)
• Air Passenger Protection Regulations
• Importance of official languages in the transportation sector
• Shoreline Protection Program
• Electrification of the transportation sector