Patrick Weiler
- Born
- April 30, 1986 — West Vancouver, British Columbia
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts from McGill University; Juris Doctor degree from the University of British Columbia
- Career
- Lawyer focused on environmental and aboriginal law
- Political Experience
- Elected to Parliament in 2019, re-elected in 2021 and 2025
- Notable
- Called for a secret ballot on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership in November 2024; publicly called for Trudeau to resign in December 2024; endorsed Mark Carney in the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election; elected chair of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans in the 45th Canadian Parliament in 2025; advocated for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza war in November 2023; supported electoral reforms bills, such as Bill C-210 which would lower the voting age to 16.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering politics, Patrick Weiler worked as an environmental and natural resource lawyer. He was reportedly a partner at the Vancouver-based law firm Clark Wilson LLP. His legal practice focused on issues related to natural resource projects, including working with Indigenous groups, government bodies, and project proponents.
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Patrick Weiler won with 38,384 votes (59.7%)
Total votes cast: 64,247
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Mr. Speaker, this one-year review timeline is critically important. We know we need to build fast and we need to build at scale. I want to give an example of a project in my riding that faced some significant delays. There is a big housing development where just the process of getting the habitat compensation project approved ended up taking three years. This is holding up getting thousands of
Mr. Speaker, this government has made a commitment to make Canada a clean and conventional energy superpower. That means doing what we can to grow our economy right now, and it makes sure that we are diversifying our export markets. This bill would allow us to be more competitive in a global market and get our products to market. It would allow us to be competitive in terms of seeking investment
Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to join the debate this evening on the building Canada strong act because Canada, at this moment, needs to build. In the interest of my limited time, I am only going to be talking about one of the three parts in this bill: build Canada now. We need clean energy and transmission. We need critical minerals. We need expanded port, rail and trade corridors. We need the
Mr. Speaker, what we saw with the Trans Mountain pipeline was the original approval of the pipeline being challenged in court and overturned for the consultations' not meeting the standard of section 35. What this means in practice is that where a project is going to impact a proven or claimed aboriginal right, there needs to be consultation or accommodation based on the level of impact. That is
Mr. Speaker, as summer comes to an end, I want to recognize the wildland firefighters who spent another season on the front lines protecting our communities. Unfortunately, this year, we saw devastation across the country, including in Summerland, where hundreds of homes and properties were lost, and near Thunder Bay, which became the largest wildfire ever recorded in Ontario's history. Closer to
If I may, Chair, the amendment as written shows that in order to satisfy, it's prohibited to transfer ownership “unless the owner has taken the following steps to satisfy themselves”, which includes disclosing “the condition of the vessel” and then obtaining from the person they're selling the vessel to that they confirm they have “the resources and intent to maintain, operate and dispose” of it.
Thank you for the question, MP Arnold. Yes, it's about tracking the ownership of the vessels. A number of changes have been made recently, including the modernization of the pleasure craft licensing system, but it particularly addresses the issue of these bad-faith transfers, where you have someone transferring a boat, usually for a nominal fee, to someone they know doesn't have the ability to
My opinion would be that, at that point, it would be the responsibility and liability of the owner of the boat at that time. The seller would have discharged their obligations under the act. It's now under the ownership of the buyer, and they would have to comply with all the laws and regulations, including the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act.