Matthew James Arthur JenerouxMP is a Canadian politician who has served as themember of Parliament (MP) for theriding ofEdmonton Riverbend since 2015 as a member of theConservative Party of Canada caucus. He is the Shadow Minister for Supply Chains.
During the43rd Canadian Parliament, Jeneroux's private member's bill,An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave) (Bill C-220), was adopted with all-party support to extend bereavement leave from 5 to 10 days and entitle employees already on compassionate care leave to also claim bereavement leave.[2]
Prior to his election to the House of Commons, he served in theLegislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district ofEdmonton-South West.[3]
Jeneroux was born and raised in Edmonton and Sherwood Park, Alberta. He has a Bachelor of Arts from theUniversity of Alberta and a Public Leadership Credential fromHarvard University.[citation needed]
Prior to his work in provincial and then federal politics, Jeneroux worked for Health Canada and was an active community volunteer in Edmonton. He has three children.[citation needed]
Jeneroux was first elected to the provincial assembly in the2012 provincial election. In spring 2013, one year after being elected, he introduced aprivate member's bill entitled Compassionate Care Leave Legislation (Bill 203). The bill has gone throughroyal assent and provides a leave of absence for an employee from their employer while taking care of a terminally ill family member.[citation needed]
In just three years, he had two of his motions pass unanimously in the legislature. First, to provide support for playgrounds when new schools for young families are built in the province of Alberta. He also urged the provincial government to conduct a review of the childcare policy in the province.[4] He chaired the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices.[5] He was defeated in the2015 provincial election.
He also chaired the Capital Region Caucus Youth Secretariat and was a member of the Alberta Treasury Board committee. In addition, he chaired Results Based Budgeting for Environment and Resource Stewardship, chaired Results Based Budgeting for Wellness, was a member of the Public Accounts Committee, co-chaired the Alberta Film Advisory Council, and chaired the Government of Alberta's Youth Advisory Panel.
In 2018, Jeneroux was named the co-chair of theUnited Conservative Party Annual General Meeting inRed Deer, Alberta.[6]
MP Jeneroux was voted as the "Best Constituency MP in Canada" by his colleagues, staff & media in the May 2017 Hill Times Publication.[7]
Jeneroux is also the chair of the Edmonton Region Caucus and a member of the Executive of Canada-United Kingdom parliamentary committee.
Jeneroux has also been a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics,[8] a Member of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, vice-chair on the Standing Committee for Industry, a member of the Standing Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Health and currently serves on International Trade committee.
As a federal MP, Jeneroux is theConservative Party of Canada Shadow Minister for Health.[9]
AsHealth Canada Shadow Minister, Jeneroux has received praise for being the first to raise concerns in Parliament on the urgency of COVID-19 and lack of preparedness of thePublic Health Agency of Canada.[10] He's also been relentless in his pursuit to have Dr. Bruce Aylward from theWorld Health Organization appear before the Parliamentary committee responsible for investigating Canada's response to COVID-19.[11]
Jeneroux also announced his private member's bill, the federal expansion of Compassionate Care Leave. This bill builds off the previous work from Jeneroux's provincial private member's bill at the national level.[12]
Jeneroux has served previously as the Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Communities & Urban Affairs. AsInfrastructure Canada Shadow Minister, Jeneroux has also been one of the fiercest critics of Canada's Infrastructure Bank, going so far as calling for its cancellation. He did so publicly in an article published in theFinancial Post where he calls it an outright failure of the Trudeau Liberals.[13]
Jeneroux served in the role as Shadow Minister for Innovation, Science and Economic Development[14] and as Shadow Minister of Science. Jeneroux was critical of theMinister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development in the press in calling for his government's long-awaited Space Strategy.[15]
Jeneroux also co-sponsored an initiative to encourage young girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields for an annual advocacy day on Parliament along withFIRST Lego League which showcased skills inLEGO and pushed for more policies geared to encouraging young girls to pursue careers in STEM-related fields.[citation needed]
Previously, under Rona Ambrose, he served in the Shadow Cabinet as the Official Opposition Critic forWestern Economic Diversification.[16]
It was during this time that Jeneroux was named co-chair of the Alberta Jobs Task Force, a federal Conservative caucus initiative that will collect information from Albertans affected by the current economic situation and produce a report to be tabled in the House of Commons.[17]
In this role, Jeneroux tabled a motion to promote the use of geothermal technology for the use in orphan and abandoned oil wells in western Canada. His motion, with support from the geothermal industry, called on the Government of Canada to examine ways to reduce the legislative burden of using geothermal technology within Canada.[18]
Jeneroux is the Founder of Hi Dad Foundation, a mental health foundation focused on raising awareness about the importance of men’s mental health.[19]
In partnership with theMental Health Commission of Canada andMovember, on Father's Day Jeneroux organizes an annual mental health advocacy event on Parliament Hill to support raising awareness for mental health concerns in young men and fathers. The event attracts stakeholders, senators, parliamentarians, and advocacy groups from across the country to raise awareness and support for young fathers.[citation needed]
Jeneroux was a recipient of both theQueen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012,[20] theQueen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal in 2022 and the King’s Coronation medal in 2024.[citation needed]
In both 2016 and 2017, Jeneroux was voted one of the top "up-and-comers” in Parliament in an annual readership poll byThe Hill Times.[21][22]
| 2021 Canadian federal election:Edmonton Riverbend | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Matt Jeneroux | 25,702 | 45.15 | -12.29 | $84,631.64 | |||
| Liberal | Tariq Chaudary | 14,169 | 24.89 | +1.93 | $44,524.84 | |||
| New Democratic | Shawn Gray | 14,154 | 24.86 | +9.6 | $7,582.76 | |||
| People's | Jennifer Peace | 2142 | 3.76 | +2.36 | $0.00 | |||
| Green | Melanie Hoffman | 761 | 1.34 | -1.6 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 56,928 | 100.00 | – | $115,640.64 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 312 | |||||||
| Turnout | 57,240 | 66.13% | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 86,560 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -7.11 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[23][24] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election:Edmonton Riverbend | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Matt Jeneroux | 35,126 | 57.44 | +7.56 | $74,475.33 | |||
| Liberal | Tariq Chaudary | 14,038 | 22.96 | -7.23 | $84,578.55 | |||
| New Democratic | Audrey Redman | 9,332 | 15.26 | -1.79 | $2,918.70 | |||
| Green | Valerie Kennedy | 1,797 | 2.94 | +0.73 | none listed | |||
| People's | Kevin Morris | 855 | 1.40 | - | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,148 | 99.46 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 329 | 0.54 | +0.23 | |||||
| Turnout | 61,477 | 70.42 | +0.03 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 87,305 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +7.39 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[25][26] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election:Edmonton Riverbend | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Matt Jeneroux | 28,805 | 49.89 | -9.49 | $126,240.74 | |||
| Liberal | Tariq Chaudary | 17,428 | 30.18 | +15.69 | $62,340.29 | |||
| New Democratic | Brian Fleck | 9,846 | 17.05 | -4.12 | $44,795.24 | |||
| Green | Valerie Kennedy | 1,275 | 2.21 | -2.75 | $6,040.67 | |||
| Libertarian | Steven Lack | 386 | 0.67 | – | $500.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 57,740 | 99.69 | $216,148.06 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 178 | 0.31 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 57,918 | 70.38 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,290 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -12.59 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[27][28] | ||||||||
| 2012 Alberta general election:Edmonton-South West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Matt Jeneroux | 8,502 | 56.47% | – | ||||
| Wildrose Alliance | Allan Hunsperger | 2,713 | 18.02% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Rudy Arcilla | 2,251 | 14.95% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Muriel Stanley-Venne | 1,283 | 8.52% | – | ||||
| Alberta Party | Bryan Peacock | 308 | 2.05% | – | ||||
| Total | 15,057 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 75 | 42 | 3 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 29,493 | 51.32% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservativepickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s) Source:"44 - Edmonton-South West, 2012 Alberta general election".officialresults.elections.ab.ca.Elections Alberta. RetrievedMay 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2012).The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2011 Provincial Enumeration and Monday, April 23, 2012 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-eighth Legislative Assembly(PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.:Elections Alberta.Archived(PDF) from the original on May 6, 2021. RetrievedApril 7, 2021. | ||||||||
| 2015 Alberta general election:Edmonton-South West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Thomas Dang | 12,352 | 54.41% | 45.89% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Matt Jeneroux | 6,316 | 27.82% | -28.64% | ||||
| Wildrose | Cole Kander | 2,290 | 10.09% | -7.93% | ||||
| Liberal | Rudy Arcilla | 1,199 | 5.28% | -9.67% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Krishna Tailor | 543 | 2.39% | 0.35% | ||||
| Total | 22,700 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 81 | 35 | 21 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 41,230 | 55.30% | 3.99% | |||||
| New Democraticgain fromProgressive Conservative | Swing | -5.93% | ||||||
Source(s) Source:"44 - Edmonton-South West, 2015 Alberta general election".officialresults.elections.ab.ca.Elections Alberta. RetrievedMay 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2016).2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer(PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.:Elections Alberta. | ||||||||
