Jake Sawatzky
- Born
- 2000 — Surrey, British Columbia
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, University of British Columbia (UBC) 2024; Pursuing a master's degree in counselling psychology at Trinity Western University
- Career
- Co-founded We Outside, a concert booking agency
- Political Experience
- Elected as the member of Parliament for New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville in the 2025 Canadian federal election
- Notable
- Named after his grandfather, Jacob Sawatzky, a Mennonite refugee. President of Drop the Puck for Mental Health. Member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
Where Jake falls on key policy spectrums
Your Money
People & Society
How We're Governed
Land & Community
Peter Julian won with 17,574 votes (31.5%)
Total votes cast: 55,703
How does Jake Sawatzky's voting record line up with your values?
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Thank you very much, Ms. Pugliese. My next question is for Mr. Cowan. I was having a look at your recent podcast, in which you talk about global changes. We've been hearing at times that explaining these is an excuse. It's not necessarily an excuse. I think it's just important to consider the context. I have about 50 seconds here. How would you explain how these economic shocks can affect
What's the best-case scenario? Have we taken all the steps that we should here? How could this look in a good situation?
Thank you. I have another question. A recent analysis by the International Monetary Fund indicated that Canada remains in a relatively strong position compared with G7 partners, particularly in terms of debt sustainability and fiscal capacity. How significant is it that an independent institution like the IMF continues to assess Canada as being in one of the stronger fiscal positions among its
Thank you, Mr. Leitão. I would also like to thank the witnesses for joining us today. Ms. Pugliese, in your opening remarks, you mentioned that people often find themselves in debt following a life-altering event. Could you specify what types of events you observe most frequently and how they specifically lead to debt?
Thank you. What would you say are some of the more predatory practices with buy now pay later? Are there certain instances where this is particularly bad? I know you mentioned some good aspects, and that's nice to hear. What would be some negative ones?
You mentioned some further regulations. What could those regulations look like?
Thank you, Chair. Thank you to our witnesses for coming in today. Ms. Bednar, in your opening remarks you were talking about buy now pay later. You mentioned that this has become an increasingly common situation with younger Canadians. I was seeing a joke about an ad where people could finance a pizza, which goes to show how common this is, even for small transactions. Where does financial
Thank you. Would you consider investments in areas like skills training, housing supply or productivity superdeductions as examples of spending that can strengthen the economy and improve fiscal outcomes over time?
Thank you to the witnesses for coming today. Professor Béland, I have a few questions for you. Thank you very much for your opening remarks. Much of the discussion of fiscal policy focuses on the total amount of government spending. The recent budget, in 2025, emphasized not just the level of spending, but also the quantity and quality of that spending. In your view, how important is it to