Wayne Long | |
|---|---|
 Long in 2024 | |
| Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and financial institutions) | |
| Assumed office May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Élisabeth Brière |
| Member of Parliament forSaint John—Kennebecasis Saint John—Rothesay (2015-2025) | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Rodney Weston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1963-04-13)April 13, 1963 (age 62)[1] |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Saint John, New Brunswick |
| Profession | Hockey Executive Businessman |
Wayne LongPC MP (born April 13, 1963) is aCanadian politician who was elected to represent theriding ofSaint John—Rothesay (now Saint John—Kennebecasis) in theHouse of Commons of Canada for theLiberal party in the2015 federal election.[2] He has since been re-elected three times. In 2025, he was assigned a cabinet role as the Secretary of State responsible for theCanada Revenue Agency and financial institutions.
As the Liberal Party's nominee in Saint John—Rothesay, Long drew media attention for his outspoken support of theEnergy Eastoil pipeline project. Long's position was far more forthright than that of the Liberal Party as a whole, which had promised to take a neutral stance. Long promised to aggressively lobby within the Liberal caucus to support the project.[3][4]
In September 2017, Long made headlines for announcing his opposition to tax changes for private corporations proposed by LiberalFinance MinisterBill Morneau.[5] On October 4, 2017, he was the only Liberal MP to vote for aConservative Party opposition motion to extend the consultation period.[6]
In February 2021, alongsideNathaniel Erskine-Smith, Long was one of only twoLiberalMPs to vote in favour of anNDP-proposed motion to take a first step towards developing a national pharmacare system. The bill, proposed byPeter Julian, would have established the conditions for federal financial contributions to provincial drug insurance plans.[7] The following year, the Liberal Party would commit to work towards a "universal national pharmacare program" as part of theirconfidence and supply agreement with theNDP following the2021 federal election.[8]
On December 13, 2023, a video emerged showing Long arguing withprotesters calling for aceasefire in theGaza war during a scheduled holiday celebration for the Liberal Party. Staff member Jeannette Arsenault, who accompanied him, accused the protesters of "believing in terrorism." The following month, Long apologized for his remarks in a statement released onFacebook.[9]
On June 24, 2024, the Liberals lost theToronto—St. Paul's by-election, a seat vacated by former ministerCarolyn Bennett and represented by the Liberals since 1993, and the first time the Liberals lost a seat that they had held prior to aby-election during the 44th Parliament.[10] In the aftermath of the by-election loss, Long became the first Liberal MP to call on Trudeau publicly to resign.[11] In the2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, he endorsedMark Carney.[12] Long initially intended not to seek re-election in the2025 federal election prior to the resignation of Trudeau, but later announced that he would seek re-election if Carney wins leadership.[13]
| 2025 Canadian federal election:Saint John—Kennebecasis | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Wayne Long | 26,129 | 58.11 | +15.51 | ||||
| Conservative | Melissa Young | 16,787 | 37.33 | +0.94 | ||||
| New Democratic | Armand Cormier | 1,206 | 2.68 | -10.50 | ||||
| Green | David MacFarquhar | 737 | 1.64 | -1.29 | ||||
| Libertarian | Austin Venedam | 108 | 0.24 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes | 44,967 | 99.43 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 257 | 0.57 | +0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,224 | 70.01 | +9.44 | |||||
| Eligible voters[a] | 64,595 | |||||||
| Liberalnotional hold | Swing | +7.28 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[14][15] | ||||||||
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| 2021 Canadian federal election:Saint John—Rothesay | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Wayne Long | 17,371 | 46.38 | +8.94 | $86,136.71 | |||
| Conservative | Mel Norton | 12,315 | 32.88 | -1.07 | $89,711.32 | |||
| New Democratic | Don Paulin | 4,821 | 12.87 | +0.64 | $4,012.75 | |||
| People's | Nicholas Pereira | 2,001 | 5.34 | +2.29 | $3,899.08 | |||
| Green | Ann McAllister | 948 | 2.53 | -7.57 | $365.47 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,456 | – | – | $103,960.22 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 58.99 | -6.19 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 63,495 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | +5.01 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[16] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election:Saint John—Rothesay | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Wayne Long | 15,443 | 37.43 | -11.37 | $65,376.07 | |||
| Conservative | Rodney Weston | 14,006 | 33.95 | +3.41 | $98,624.09 | |||
| New Democratic | Armand Cormier | 5,046 | 12.23 | -5.30 | $2,746.93 | |||
| Green | Ann McAllister | 4,165 | 10.10 | +6.97 | none listed | |||
| People's | Adam J. C. Salesse | 1,260 | 3.05 | none listed | ||||
| Independent | Stuart Jamieson | 1,183 | 2.87 | $6,611.27 | ||||
| Independent | Neville Barnett | 150 | 0.36 | $170.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,253 | 99.40 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 250 | 0.60 | +0.12 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,503 | 65.18 | -3.65 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 63,677 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | -7.39 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[17][18] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election:Saint John—Rothesay | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Wayne Long | 20,634 | 48.80 | +32.81 | – | |||
| Conservative | Rodney Weston | 12,915 | 30.54 | -19.18 | – | |||
| New Democratic | AJ Griffin | 7,411 | 17.53 | -13.2 | – | |||
| Green | Sharon Murphy | 1,321 | 3.12 | +0.35 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,281 | 100.0 | $196,334.01 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 205 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 42,486 | 69.38 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 61,236 | |||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[19][20] | ||||||||