Matt Jeneroux
- Born
- 1980 or 1981
- Family
- Married to surgeon Elizabeth Clement, two children
- Political Experience
- Progressive Conservative MLA for Edmonton-South West (2012-2015), MP for Edmonton Riverbend since 2015
- Notable
- Founded the Hi Dad Foundation for men's mental health in 2022. Received the CAMIMH Champions of Mental Health Award in the Parliamentarian category in 2024. Crossed the floor from the Conservative Party to the Liberal Party in 2026.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering federal politics, Matt Jeneroux was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2012 to 2015, representing the constituency of Edmonton-South West. Prior to his time as an elected official, his professional background was in government relations and business. He reportedly worked as the Government Relations Manager for the Health Quality Council of Alberta, a provincial agency. He also has experience in the private sector, including work for the Statesman Group of Companies, which is involved in real estate development. Jeneroux also founded his own consulting business.
Key Relationships & Connections
As a Member of Parliament, Matt Jeneroux has served in various roles within the Conservative Party of Canada's shadow cabinet under leaders Andrew Scheer, Erin O'Toole, and Pierre Poilievre. He has held critic positions for portfolios such as health, infrastructure, and housing. During his time as an Alberta MLA with the Progressive Conservative party, he served as a parliamentary secretary, working within the governments of Premiers Ed Stelmach, Alison Redford, and Dave Hancock.
Public Controversies
In 2021, Matt Jeneroux reportedly faced criticism from some medical professionals and members of the public over a mailer sent to his constituents regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Critics alleged that the flyer, which questioned the effectiveness of lockdowns and focused on their negative consequences, contained misleading information and could undermine public health efforts. Jeneroux defended the mailer, stating it was intended to ask legitimate questions and represent the concerns of his constituents about the impact of public health restrictions.
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Matt Jeneroux won with 30,343 votes (50.2%)
Total votes cast: 60,391
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You said 80% and then you said 82%.
Okay. The coordination of research is interesting to me. I've always thought, too, that we could do a better job in government in terms of supporting a better.... If it's focused, applied or basic research, what specifically would you like to see from government that would help with the easier coordination of research?
I have two minutes, but this is probably my last question. With reference to The Economist's article that you mentioned, Mr. Janse, are there flags that we should watch for, like giving speeches in the House of Commons using AI? We've seen what I would call some ridiculous examples of AI being used by parliamentarians around the world when giving speeches that include things like a disclaimer.
It's used for committee evidence too. That's interesting. We've talked about the guardrails and the risks in terms of my previous colleague's question. Do you see a lot of general positives overall that members could take from using this, say, in our constituency offices? We obviously deal with a lot of private and sensitive information, so it's not just here in the House of Commons. A lot of
Okay. The other piece that you mentioned was entrepreneurs versus innovation. Are you seeing that there's a clumping together of the two more often than not?
There are a number of other universities that have co-op programs. Perhaps this is more a question for Gabriel Miller, who's here from Universities Canada in our second panel. I'd be curious to know if there are certain things that Waterloo does that are different from what other universities do, but in the interest of time, I'll move on. You mentioned three different areas in your suggestions.
Can you say why? It's a successful number. Are there certain things that the University of Waterloo is doing that you'd say are supportive?
They would bring in five when they only needed three anyway.
In terms of the level of accuracy, you haven't seen a difference.
That's interesting. Are there any examples other than Hansard?
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to you three for being here today and also for bringing your staff along with you. There are a lot of familiar faces in the audience here. Thank you for providing the strategy to us. I think that will be helpful to know. I want to pick up where you finished on using AI in Hansard production. I didn't know that was happening. It's probably a good sign that there
Okay. I'll move over to you, Mr. Dearden, in the final minutes I have left. I thought the five points that you made were good points, particularly number one, regarding three entrepreneurs per company. Are there examples that you can point to in which people brought in more than three and it was a detriment to the success of the company? Is it perhaps that it was through the program that was
Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you to the witnesses for being here or being online today. I'm going to start with you, Mr. Duever. I find that the 80% of your graduates who remain is an extraordinarily high number. Why is that number so high for the University of Waterloo? Also, is that consistent with most universities, particularly high-research universities like yours?