Liberals In Majority Territory In One Poll, Neck-And-Neck With Tories In Another
Canadians know Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's father, Pierre, was the country's 15th prime minister. His grandfather, James Sinclair, was also a B.C. Liberal MP from 1940 to 1958 and a former minister of fisheries and oceans. But Trudeau is not the only current MP to follow in the footsteps of a family member all the way to the House of Commons.
Conservative Minister Maxime Bernier was first elected in 2006 in the Quebec riding of Beauce. The riding was held for years by none other than...
Gilles Bernier, Maxime's dad, represented Beauce for 13 years (1984-1997), first as a Progressive Conservative and then, briefly, as an Independent.
Peter MacKay has been an MP since 1997. He first represented the Nova Scotia riding of Pictou-Antigonish-Guysborough but, since 2004, has been the member for Central Nova. Central Nova is a riding that was held for more than 21 years by...
Elmer MacKay, Peter's dad, represented Central Nova from 1971-1983 before stepping down so that Prime Minister Brian Mulroney could (briefly) take his spot. MacKay won again in 1984 and served until his retirement in 1993.
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair was first elected in a 2007 byelection in the Quebec riding of Outremont. The win marked just the second time that the NDP had won a seat in Quebec. But, more than 100 years earlier, another member of Mulcair's family represented a different Quebec riding.
Mercier, Mulcair's great-great-grandfather, was briefly a Liberal MP from 1872 to 1874 in the Quebec riding of Rouville. Mercier later went on to become the ninth premier of Quebec.
Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc was first elected in the New Brunswick riding of BeausjourPetitcodiac in 2000. It likely didn't hurt that his father was one of the most accomplished politicians in the country.
Romo LeBlanc, Dominic's dad, was a Liberal MP from 1972-1984 in the New Brunswick riding of WestmorlandKent, which was replaced by the riding his son now represents. LeBlanc was also appointed to the Senate in 1984, where he later became Speaker. And, from 1995-1999, he served as the 25th Governor General of Canada.
Liberal MP Geoff Regan was first elected in the Nova Scotia riding of Halifax West in 1993. Though he lost his bid for re-election in 1997, he returned to the House in 2000 and has been there ever since. He also served as minister of fisheries and oceans. Like Trudeau, both Regan's father and grandfather also served as Grit MPs.
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Liberals In Majority Territory In One Poll, Neck-And-Neck With Tories In Another