Arielle Kayabaga
- Born
- 1990 or 1991 — Bujumbura, Burundi
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in political science from Carleton University in Ottawa in 2013
- Career
- Settlement worker for newcomers to London and nearby Sarnia, Ontario
- Political Experience
- London City Councillor (2018-2021), Member of Parliament for London West (2021-present), Deputy House Leader of the Government (2025)
- Notable
- First black woman elected to London City Council. First Franco-Ontarian to serve as MP for London West. Family moved to Canada as refugees from the Burundian Civil War when she was 11.
Where Arielle falls on key policy spectrums
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Madam Speaker, I request that it be passed on division.
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons C-25 Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech, and I appreciate her approach to this bill, which seeks to strengthen security and cybersecurity. Earlier, theintroduced Bill, which will also touch a little on Internet safety for children and families. We have talked about deepfakes. I would like my colleague to tell me how she sees these [more]
Mr. Speaker, I am glad the member opposite was able to notice that there have been many quotes that have come out in response to their patched-up plan to respond to the auto sector a year out from the conversation. The Conservatives are talking about waiting it out. We are not waiting it out. We have a strategy that we have put in place with the collaboration of industry experts, automakers and [more]
Mr. Speaker, I find the question of the member opposite to be disingenuous because it leaves out the fact that this is a very— An hon. member: Debate. Debate.
Mr. Speaker, expanding on what I was saying, our government has been working with industry experts and unions to make sure that we can work for a plan that is beyond just a tariff, to look at and imagine the future of the auto sector and what it is going to look like on the other side. Unfortunately, that is what the government has to do. The Conservatives cannot understand that because they [more]
Mr. Speaker, let me restart my answer. The question that the member opposite is asking is disingenuous. It does not take into account the fact that this is an unjust tariff war we are facing as Canadians. We have been working and collaborating with workers across our impacted sectors to make sure we can build a plan that responds now and in the future. Most importantly, they have had a whole [more]
Mr. Speaker, as we celebrated the International Day of La Francophonie on March 20, we also celebrated a new $1.5-million investment to support francophone immigration to minority communities outside Quebec. It is no coincidence that these two things happened at the same time. As a Franco-Ontarian who arrived in Canada as a French-speaking refugee, I know what it means to find one's language, [more]
Guelph Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with my hon. colleague from southwestern Ontario, the member for. It is always a privilege to stand in this House and to defend workers, to defend the people who sent us to this House, especially and particularly workers from our neck of the woods in southwestern Ontario. For so long, southwestern Ontario has been known to be the heart of Canada's [more]
Thank you, Chair. Welcome again to our committee. Obviously, we know that Canadians expect two things from Elections Canada. They expect that our elections remain beyond reproach and that our funds are managed responsibly. In that vein, could you explain how this year's main estimates strike the balance between maintaining constant election readiness and ensuring that we are using taxpayers' [more]
In the estimates, you also mentioned that you plan to spend more than $35,000 on regulatory oversight. Can you tell us what that is and what costs are associated with that?
What are the impacts on—
What are the other safeguards? Obviously, if you're making adjustments, as everyone else has been asked to do, there are some safeguards you have to put in place to make sure yours is an institution that everybody trusts, that Canadians trust, and that continues to be above reproach. How are you managing that? What are the safeguards you're putting in place, and what values are you seeing? What [more]