Michael Cooper
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Business & Financial Interests
Before being elected to Parliament, Michael Cooper worked as a civil litigation lawyer. He reportedly practiced law for several years after graduating from the University of Alberta.
Key Relationships & Connections
Michael Cooper is known to be a close political ally of Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre. Cooper served as a co-chair for Poilievre's successful leadership campaign in 2022. He has also held roles in the Conservative shadow cabinet, including as the Shadow Minister for Democratic Reform, placing him in the party's inner circle.
Public Controversies
In 2019, during a Justice Committee meeting on online hate, Michael Cooper read into the record a portion of the manifesto from the Christchurch mosque shooter while questioning a Muslim community leader. This action drew widespread condemnation, and then-Conservative leader Andrew Scheer removed him from the committee. Cooper later issued a public apology for his comments. In 2022, Cooper was reportedly removed by security from the House of Commons gallery just before a speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Media reports indicated the incident was related to a dispute over an unaccredited guest he was accompanying.
Where Michael falls on key policy spectrums
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Michael Cooper won with 49,216 votes (63.9%)
Total votes cast: 76,961
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Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, let me spell it out for the parliamentary secretary. Thehas significant financial interests in Brookfield. He elected not to divest himself of those interests. Consequently, he does well when Brookfield does well, and Brookfield has done very well under his government, to the tune of billions of dollars. Which of those facts does the parliamentary secretary dispute?
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, theclaims that diversifying trade is a top priority, yet he has been sitting on a trade agreement with our democratic ally Taiwan. The Canada-Taiwan trade co-operation framework arrangement was finalized in March 2025. It would help strengthen trade, investment and supply chains with one of our largest trading partners. It is a win for Canada, yet it has languished on
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, I rise to follow up on a question I posed regarding the ethical cloud surrounding thein respect of decisions that his government has made to the benefit of Brookfield and, by extension, his personal financial portfolio. Prime Minister It is an undisputed fact that thehas vast conflicts of interest with respect to Brookfield. Indeed, he has acknowledged more than 100
Minister of Health Madam Speaker, I rise to follow up on a question that I posed to theregarding the outrageous compensation paid to Michael Green, the CEO in charge of the Liberals' $300-million PrescribeIT debacle. PrescribeIT, of course, is the Liberal government's program that was supposed to digitize and streamline prescriptions across Canada. It is now $300 million later, and there is
minister Madam Speaker, is the member talking about further protecting the tax dollars of Canadians? There has been $300 million to a failed program and 200 million tax dollars that went unaccounted for during 10 years under the Liberal government's watch, and the parliamentary secretary says, “Well, the minister acted when she found out about it.” What was she doing all this time? What were
Mr. Speaker, today's PBO numbers confirm what Canadians know and feel. Food bank usage is at a record high, and groceries and rent are unaffordable. Canadians are literally paying the price for the Liberal government's fiscal mismanagement. After 11 years, will the Liberals finally acknowledge that Canada is in an affordability crisis courtesy of their policies, or are they totally out of touch?
Mr. Speaker, today's PBO report reveals that the Liberals will blow through a key fiscal anchor that they promised only months ago. The Liberals promised declining deficits to GDP. The PBO confirms the opposite: rising deficits to GDP. This is a complete indictment. The Liberals are failing to follow through on a central pillar of their budgetary policy. In the face of that, how can Canadians
It would be both the staff of members and of the House of Commons administration.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Janse, you referenced the artificial intelligence strategy for 2025 to 2027. That strategy has not been made public—has it?
Could the strategy be provided to this committee?
What about for staff?
Okay. Thank you for that. You spoke about building a stable foundation for AI within Parliament, including clear guidance, appropriate guardrails and training and support. You spoke about some of the training for members. What about training for staff?
Okay. Regarding appropriate guardrails, can you elaborate on what those guardrails are?
With respect to the training, what has been the uptake?
Thank you for that. To what extent is the House administration using current AI tools?
Prime Minister Madam Speaker, 110,000 Canadians have been out of work in just the past 60 days. We have the second-highest unemployment rate in the G7, with the worst labour participation rate in 30 years. Meanwhile, real wages continue to decline. That is the's record. Prime Minister Thepromised the strongest economy in the G7, so will he acknowledge that once again his rhetoric does not match
Madam Speaker, as we head into Thanksgiving, the latest StatsCan jobs report is in, and the numbers are devastating: nearly 70,000 jobs lost in September. That is on top of the 42,000 jobs lost in August. Unemployment is up, and Canada has the second-highest unemployment rate in the G7. Prime Minister In the face of these dismal jobs numbers, does thetake any responsibility?