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Steven MacKinnon

Liberal candidate for Gatineau

Affordability & Housing

Childcare

Liberal's promises

Provide $5/day childcare country-wide
Build 10,000 childcare centres across the country

Tax measures and rebates

Liberal's promise

Reduce the marginal tax rate on the lowest tax bracket by 1 percentage point

"This middle-class tax cut will save two-income families up to $825 a year, by reducing the marginal tax rate on the lowest tax bracket by 1 percentage point. More than 22 million Canadians will benefit directly from this tax cut, and middle- and low-income Canadians will benefit the most." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Sovereignty, Foreign Relations, & the United States

National defence

Liberal's promises

Commission new submarines and heavy icebreakers

"Expand the capabilities of the Navy with new submarines and additional heavy icebreakers to defend the North." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Give the Canadian Coast Guard a new mandate and equipment to conduct maritime surveillance operations

"We will expand the reach and abilities of the Canadian Coast Guard and integrate them into our NATO defence capabilities. Our Coast Guard carries out important work, but we need to update their mission to face changing realities to protect our sovereignty and counter criminal activity, like the trafficking of illicit drugs. That’s why we will give the Canadian Coast Guard a new mandate—and the right equipment—to conduct maritime surveillance operations to secure our coasts." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Give all members of the Armed Forces a raise
Build on-base housing
Improve access to doctors, mental health services, and childcare within the Armed Forces
Dedicate funding for defence through a new defence capital account

"We will end the chronic lapsing of defence spending, through the creation of a defence capital account that ensures that even when the timing of an investment changes, every dollar assigned to Canada’s defence will remain for that purpose." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Modernise the procurement process for equipment, and invest in dual-purpose infrastructure that serves both the Forces and the public

"We will modernize our procurement legislation to ensure our Forces can buy the equipment that they need, when they need it—which is now. We can also swiftly surpass our existing defence spending targets and bolster our capabilities by investing in dual purpose infrastructure—whether housing, cybersecurity, or satellite technology—that delivers immediate benefits for both our Forces and the public." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Build and deploy aquatic and airborne drones

"Creating a first-in-class drone capability that will build and deploy aquatic and airborne uncrewed vehicles to defend our arctic, our undersea infrastructure, our borders, and our allies. This new capability will be matched with an industrial strategy that builds and perfects these technologies so that Canadian companies benefit from Canadian procurements." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

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Biography

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Steven MacKinnon a été élu député de Gatineau (Québec) en 2015 et a été réélu en 2019 et 2021. Il a récemment été nommé ministre de l'Emploi et des Familles.

M. MacKinnon a également été ministre de l'Emploi, du Développement de la main-d'œuvre et du Travail, leader du gouvernement à la Chambre des communes, ministre du Travail et des Aînés, whip en chef du gouvernement et secrétaire parlementaire de la ministre des Services publics et de l'approvisionnement.

Avant son élection, M. MacKinnon était vice-président directeur d'un cabinet mondial de conseil en affaires publiques, où il était directeur de la pratique des fusions, acquisitions et communications financières. Il a été impliqué dans des transactions nationales et internationales d'une valeur de centaines de milliards de dollars, et Bloomberg a reconnu sa pratique comme le principal cabinet de conseil en fusions et acquisitions au Canada.

M. MacKinnon a eu un long parcours au Parti libéral du Canada, ayant servi en tant que le directeur national de 2003 à 2006, et conseiller de l'ancien premier ministre Paul Martin. En 2009, il a été coprésident du comité de réforme du parti et il a été directeur du scrutin pour la course à la direction du Parti libéral en 2013. Il a également été conseiller du premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick, Frank McKenna.

Au cours de sa carrière, M. MacKinnon a participé à des négociations constitutionnelles, à la négociation d'accords commerciaux, à des négociations collectives et à d'importantes réformes de la santé, de l'éducation et des élections. Il s'est porté bénévole auprès d'organisations impliquées dans la lutte contre l'analphabétisme et la violence familiale.

M. MacKinnon est titulaire d'un baccalauréat en administration des affaires de l'Université de Moncton et d'une maîtrise en administration des affaires (MBA) de l'Université Queen's. Steven habite à Gatineau avec son épouse Janelle et ils ont trois enfants: Liam, Cassandra, et Alexander.



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