Garnett Genuis

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Garnett Genuis

MP
Garnett Genuis.jpg
Member of Parliament
for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byConstituency established
Personal details
Born (1987-01-23) January 23, 1987 (age 34)[1]
Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Rebecca Genuis
ChildrenGianna, Judah, Lilly, Phineas (Finn)
ResidenceSherwood Park, Alberta[2]
Alma materCarleton University (BA)
London School of Economics (MSc)

Garnett Genuis MP (born January 23, 1987) is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament for the riding of Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan (in Alberta) since 2015.[3]

Early life[]

Genuis was born in 1987[4] and grew up in Strathcona County, before moving to attend Carleton University in Ottawa where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Public Affairs and Policy Management. While there, he wrote a regular column for the Sherwood Park News as a political correspondent. Genuis’ experience helped him to obtain a position as assistant to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper and advisor on the staff of former minister Rona Ambrose. Genuis then obtained a master's degree in public policy from the London School of Economics.[5]

Career[]

2012 Alberta general election[]

Genuis ran in the 2012 Alberta general election as the Wildrose MLA candidate for Sherwood Park. He lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Cathy Olesen.[6]

2015: MP in Ottawa[]

In March 2014, Genuis announced his intention to seek the Conservative nomination for the 2015 Canadian federal election in the newly formed riding of Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan. He won the nomination in November 2014.[5] Genuis won the federal election on October 19, 2015, capturing 64% of the votes in the riding [7] and becoming its member of Parliament.

In November 2015, Genuis was appointed deputy critic for Human Rights and Religious Freedom. He served under head critic David Anderson.[8] On August 30, 2017, he was made Deputy Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, after leaving his previous position.

In March 2016, Genuis was named one of the most outspoken MPs in the House of Commons by Maclean’s Magazine.[9] In November 2017, Genuis was named Maclean's Parliamentarian of the Year, based on a vote by members of the House of Commons. Genuis was the youngest recipient to date of the award.[10]

In a 2017 episode of the television series Political Blind Date, Genuis and Nathaniel Erskine-Smith discussed their differing perspectives on the legalization of marijuana in Canada.[11]

In May 2019, Genuis supported Andrew Scheer's vision for a new foreign policy.[12]

In August 2019, Genuis wrote an op-ed in which he explained his position on the Canada-China relations file. He suggested a curtailment of Canada's involvement in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and that Canada challenge China at the WTO. Genuis bases his analysis in human rights and a criticism of the so-called "self-identified experts".[13]

2019: MP in Ottawa[]

Genuis was re-elected to the 43rd Canadian Parliament with 73.4% of the popular vote. His party, however, only won 121 of 338 seats, so he remained in opposition.[3]

Genuis is a member of the House of Commons Special Committee on Canada-China Relations.[14] He has voiced concerns over Huawei's influence on Canadian campuses.[15]

Genuis was openly hostile to the appointment of Dominic Barton as Canada's ambassador to China, suggesting that Barton's past work advising more than 20 Chinese state-owned enterprises put him in a conflict of interest.[14]

Genuis was appointed as the shadow minister for international development and human rights by new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Erin O'Toole in September 2020.[16]

Publications[]

  • The Fight for a Principled Foreign Policy: Commentary and Select Speeches from my First Year in Parliament. Kidlington Publishing. October 2016.

Electoral record[]

Federal[]

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2019 Canadian federal election: Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Garnett Genuis 53,600 73.37 +9.43 $59,435.26
New Democratic Aidan Theroux 8,867 12.14 +2.33 $8,662.98
Liberal Ron Thiering 7,357 10.07 -10.35 $9,038.34
Green Laura Sanderson 1,592 2.18 -0.29 $0.00
People's Darren Villetard 1,334 1.83 - $1,638.00
Patrick McElrea 300 0.41 - $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 73,050 99.56
Total rejected ballots 321 0.44 +0.17
Turnout 73,371 76.29 +2.23
Eligible voters 96,171
Conservative hold Swing +3.55
Source: Elections Canada[17][18]
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2015 Canadian federal election: Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Garnett Genuis 42,642 63.94 +14.48 $114,842.36
Liberal Rod Frank 13,615 20.42 +13.95 $23,559.35
New Democratic Joanne Cave 6,540 9.81 -1.42 $15,416.14
Green Brandie Harrop 1,648 2.47 -1.59 $3,796.57
Independent James Ford 1,563 2.34 -26.44 $5,420.41
Libertarian Stephen C. Burry 678 1.02 * $3,387.73
Total valid votes/Expense limit 66,686 99.73   $228,934.10
Total rejected ballots 180 0.27 –
Turnout 66,866 74.06 –
Eligible voters 90,289
Conservative hold Swing +0.27
Source: Elections Canada[19][20]


Provincial[]

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2012 Alberta general election: Sherwood Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Cathy Olesen 8,747 45.62 -17.52
Wildrose Garnett Genuis 5,948 31.02
Liberal Dave Anderson 1,837 9.58 -16.48
New Democratic Sarah Michelin 1,210 6.31 +0.18
Independent James Ford 1,064 5.55
Alberta Party Chris Kuchmak 230 1.20
Social Credit Gordon Barrett 137 0.71
Total valid votes 19,173
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 184
Registered electors / Turnout 30,851 62.74 +15.06
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -24.27
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References[]

  1. ^ Garnett Genuis on Twitter: "#OTD in 2006, the @CPC_HQ defeated the incumbent Liberals winning a total of 124 seats in the House of Commons. It was also my 19th birthday - and I was definitely more excited about the election than I was about that event. #cdnpoli" Twitter.com
  2. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Moray, Lindsay (October 22, 2019). "Genuis granted second term". Sherwood Park News. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Contact Information - GENUIS, Garnett". Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Our Candidate". Garnett Genuis. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  6. ^ "Wildrose candidate Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Par..." Sherwood Park News. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  7. ^ nurun.com. "Conservative Garnett Genuis wins local riding". Fort Saskatchewan Record. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  8. ^ nurun.com. "Local MP Genuis named deputy critic". Fort Saskatchewan Record. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  9. ^ "Figures of Speech". Macleans.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  10. ^ Wells, Paul (November 7, 2017). "Garnett Genuis: The 2017 Parliamentarian of the Year - Macleans.ca". Macleans.ca. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  11. ^ "Political Blind Date series hopes opposites attract, or at least get along". Toronto Star, November 4, 2017.
  12. ^ Genuis, Garett. "A new vision for Canada's foreign policy". Kenora Daily Miner. All rights reserved. A member of Sun Media Community Newspapers part of Postmedia Network.
  13. ^ "Canada is at a crossroads when it comes to China". The Post Millenial. 13 August 2019.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b Tumilty, Ryan (6 February 2020). "Canada's ambassador to China tells House committee there is a 'real chill' between the two countries". Regina Leader Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
  15. ^ Genuis, Garret (25 February 2020). "China's reach on campus". Postmedia Network Inc. Toronto Sun.
  16. ^ Stolz, Hannah. "Genuis focusing on human rights in new position on shadow cabinet". FortSaskOnline.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  17. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  18. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  19. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  20. ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits

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