Deputy Minister's appearance at the Committee of the Whole (CoW) House of Commons, June 05, 2025

2. Key Critics Biographies

Dan Albas (Conservative) (Okanagan Lake West – South Kelowna, British Columbia)

Vice-Chair and CPC Critic for Transport

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

Dan Muys (Conservative) (Flamborough – Glanbrook, ON)

Conservative Associate Critic for Transport

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

Leslyn Lewis(Conservative) (Haldimand—Norfolk, Ontario)

Conservative Critic for Infrastructure

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) at dissolution:

  • 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

Matt Jeneroux (Conservative) (Edmonton Riverbend, Alberta)

Conservative Critic for Supply Chain Issues

Matt Jeneroux studied at the University of Alberta, where he graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts. Prior to his work in politics, MP Jeneroux worked for Health Canada.

In 2012, Matt Jeneroux was elected to the provincial assembly of Alberta, running as a candidate for the Progressive Conservatives of the province. In 2015, Matt Jeneroux lost re-election in his riding of Edmonton – South West. He was thereafter elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election as a Conservative Member of Parliament in the riding of Edmonton Riverbend.

As an MP, Jeneroux has focused on several issues that related to his critic portfolios. In his capacity as the Western Economic Diversification critic, he introduced a motion calling on the Government to study potential legislative and regulatory reforms to support the geothermal industry.

Matt Jeneroux is married to Dr. Elizabeth Clement, with whom he has two daughters, Molly and Lily.

Member of the following Committee(s) at dissolution:

  • Standing Committee on International Trade

Issues raised relating to the Transport Canada portfolio:

  • Competitiveness in the air sector
  • Supply chain resiliency
  • Public health measures imposed due to COVID-19

Adam Chambers (Conservative) (Simcoe North, Ontario)

Conservative Critic for International Trade

Adam Chambers has been the Member of Parliament for Simcoe North since 2021. During the 44th Parliament, he served as Official Opposition Critic for National Revenue.

Before his election, MP Chambers practiced law until he became a senior advisor to Minister Jim Flaherty at the Department of Finance. He attributes his appreciation of the value of public service and the importance of fiscal responsibility from this experience.

Since 2015, he has been a board member of the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care in Penetanguishene to promote mental health awareness. Adam Chambers is also a founding board member of Building Up, a non-profit whose mission is to create employment opportunities in the skilled trades for at-risk youth. Prior his election, he was also Assistant Vice President at one of Canada’s largest financial institutions.

Member of the following Committee(s) at dissolution:

  • Standing Committee on Finance

Frank Caputo (Conservative) (Kamloops – Thompson – Nicola, British Columbia)

Conservative critic for Public Safety

MP Frank Caputo holds a Bachelor of Arts from Simon Fraser University and obtained a Bachelor of Laws (with distinction) from the University of Saskatchewan and a Master of Laws from the University of Alberta.

After obtaining his law degrees, Frank primarily worked as a Crown Prosecutor in his hometown of Kamloops B.C. Beyond his legal career, MP Caputo’s journey took him from the courtroom and back into the classroom where he also worked as a Professor of Law at Thompson Rivers University, teaching in the faculties of business, sociology and law.

In his capacity as a Member of Parliament, MP Caputo has focused on public safety issues, such as authoring four Private Member’s bills to protect the rights & well-being of women, children and his community from the most violent offenders.

Alongside his efforts in corrections and in the courts, MP Caputo dedicates his energy to his local volunteer work. He is also passionate in working with his international counterparts through parliamentary associations and interparliamentary groups including Europe, NATO, UK, Japan, U.S., Israel and Italy — a country close to his family’s heart.

Member of the following Committee(s) at dissolution:

  • Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics

Kyle Seeback (Conservative) (Dufferin – Caledon, Ontario)

Conservative critic for Labour

MP Seeback has a Bachelor of Laws degree.

Prior to entering federal politics, MP Seeback was an employee at Simmons Da Silva & Sinton LLP (2001-2012), a company that provides legal services on commercial matters, and to individuals on personal issues. He has also worked at Speigel Nichols Fox LLP (2000-2022) and Seeback Mediation (2019).

MP Kyle Seeback was first elected in 2011, but lost re-election in 2015. MP Seeback was re-elected in 2019 and 2021. From 2022 to 2025, MP Seeback served as the CPC critic for International Trade and as Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on International Trade. He has also served as CPC critic for Environment and Climate Change (2021-2022).

At ENVI meetings, MP Seeback has shown an interest in the investor environment around clean tech. He also stated his interest in energy security, energy transitions and moving towards net zero emissions in Canada and worldwide. Furthermore, MP Seeback has also sponsored C-242, Reuniting Families Act, which seeks to reform the immigration system.

Member of the following Committee(s) at dissolution:

  • Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities

Issues of interest:

  • Carbon tax
  • Environment (clean technology and net-zero emissions)
  • Immigration

Scot Davidson (Conservative) (New Tecumseth – Gwillimbury, Ontario)

Conservative critic for Red Tape Reduction

MP Scot Davidson was first elected to represent the riding of York-Simcoe in a by-election in February 2019. He was re-elected in the General Elections of 2019 and 2021. Currently, he serves as the Conservative party’s critic for red tape reduction.

During his time in Parliament, MP Davidson has introduced bills and motions pertaining to the Lake Simcoe Clean-Up Fund, to prohibit the export of certain types of plastic waste to foreign countries for final disposal, and to provide financial protection for Canada’s fresh fruit and vegetable growers.

Prior to elected office, MP Davidson owned several businesses, including as a restauranteur.

MP Davidson is a graduate of York University with an Honours degree in Economics.

Member of the following Committee(s) at dissolution:

  • Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations

Issues raised relating to the Transport Canada portfolio:

  • Dumping of fill on aerodrome construction sites
  • Veterans’ travel on VIA Rail
  • Environmental clean-up – Lake Simcoe
  • Canadian Aviation Regulations
  • Baldwin East Aerodrome Project

Philip Lawrence (Northumberland – Clarke, Ontario)

Conservative Critic for Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy, Inter-Provincial Trade

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 and 2025. He was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy, Inter-Provincial Trade in May 2025. He has previously served as Shadow Minister of Transport and 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) at dissolution:

  • 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

Shelby Kramp-Neuman (Conservative) (Hastings – Lennox and Addington – Tyendinaga, Ontario)

Conservative Critic for Canada-US Trade

MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman studied at the University of Ottawa, where she studied Communications and Political Science.

Prior to being elected, she worked as a financial advisor for Sun Life. She has also been a legislative assistant for Jim Prentice and Senator Consiglio Di Nino. She has also worked as a teacher at Loyalist College and with the Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board and has served on the Centre Hastings Municipal Council.

Member of the following Committee(s) at dissolution:

  • Standing Committee on the Status of Women (Chair)
  • Liaison Committee

Rosemarie Falk (Conservative) (Battlefords – Lloydminster – Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan)

Conservative Associate Critic for Labour

MP Rosemarie Falk holds a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Calgary. Prior to her election, MP Falk worked in Saskatchewan as a Social Worker, and has experience as a legal assistant and as a legislative assistant in federal politics.

MP Falk was first elected in a 2017 by-election, and was reelected in 2019, 2021 and 2025. MP Falk has spoke in favor of pipelines and has introduced Bill C-318, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (adoptive and intended parents).

Member of the following Committee(s) at dissolution:

  • Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities