Matt Jeneroux

Jeneroux was born and raised in Edmonton and Sherwood Park, Alberta. He has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alberta and a Public Leadership Credential from Harvard University.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}

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|date=April 2024}} He has two siblings. A sister, Bernadette Jeneroux, who works as a teacher with Edmonton Public Schools, and a brother, Ryan Jeneroux, who works to support and bring awareness to mental health.

Jeneroux was first elected to the provincial assembly in the 2012 provincial election. In spring 2013, one year after being elected, he introduced a private member's bill entitled Compassionate Care Leave Legislation (Bill 203). The bill has gone through royal assent and provides a leave of absence for an employee from their employer while taking care of a terminally ill family member.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://mattjeneroux.ca/archives/953 |title=Matt Urges Affordable Childcare Review in Alberta Legislature |website=mattjeneroux.ca |access-date=July 29, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225063107/http://mattjeneroux.ca/archives/953 |archive-date=December 25, 2014 }} He chaired the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices.{{Cite web|title = Alberta auditor general budget vote lurches into uncharted territory|url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-auditor-general-budget-vote-lurches-into-uncharted-territory-1.2958987 |last=Archer |first=John |work=CBC News |date=February 16, 2015 |access-date=July 29, 2018}} He was defeated in the 2015 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 the United Conservative Party Annual General Meeting in Red Deer, Alberta.{{cite web |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/braid-a-mammoth-policy-meeting-where-kenney-wont-talk-policy |title=A mammoth policy meeting where Kenney won't talk policy |last=Braid |first=Don |work=Calgary Herald |date=May 4, 2018 |access-date=July 29, 2018}}

MP Jeneroux was voted as the "Best Constituency MP in Canada" by his colleagues, staff & media in the May 2017 Hill Times Publication.{{cite web |url=https://www.hilltimes.com/2017/05/08/goodale-voted-best-cabinet-minister-qp-scrums-hill-times-25th-annual-politically-savvy-survey/105823 |title=Goodale voted Best Cabinet Minister in QP, Scrums in The Hill Times' 25th annual Politically Savvy Survey |work=The Hill Times |last=Ryckewaert |first=Laura |date=May 8, 2017 |access-date=July 29, 2018}}

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,{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/house-commons-standing-committees-list-1.3425906 |title=Meet the Commons committees of the 42nd Parliament |work=CBC News |last=McGregor |first=Janyce |date=January 30, 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2018}} 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 the Conservative Party of Canada Shadow Minister for Health.{{Cite web|url=https://mattjeneroux.ca/news-release-mp-matt-jeneroux-named-shadow-minister-of-health/|title = NEWS RELEASE: MP Matt Jeneroux named Shadow Minister of Health | Matt Jeneroux}}

As Health 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 the Public Health Agency of Canada.{{cite web| url = https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/from-apathy-to-panic-timeline-of-canadas-home-front-battle-against-covid-19/| title = From apathy to panic: timeline of Canada'sbattle against COVID-19 {{!}} Edmonton Journal}} He's also been relentless in his pursuit to have Dr. Bruce Aylward from the World Health Organization appear before the Parliamentary committee responsible for investigating Canada's response to COVID-19.{{cite news| url = https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/mps-issue-rare-summons-of-who-doctor-bruce-aylward-to-appear-before-house-committee| title = MPs issue rare summons of WHO doctor Bruce Aylward to appear before house committee {{!}} National Post| newspaper = National Post| date = May 2020| last1 = Tumilty| first1 = Ryan}}

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.{{cite web| url = https://ipolitics.ca/2020/02/05/tory-mp-to-use-early-turn-introducing-legislation-to-expand-compassionate-care-leave/| title = Tory MP to use early turn introducing legislation to expand compassionate care leave - iPolitics| date = 5 February 2020}}

Jeneroux has served previously as the Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Communities & Urban Affairs. As Infrastructure 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 the Financial Post where he calls it an outright failure of the Trudeau Liberals.{{cite news| url = https://business.financialpost.com/opinion/what-has-trudeaus-infrastructure-bank-achieved-a-recycled-loan-and-millions-in-expenses| title = What has Trudeau's Infrastructure Bank achieved? A recycled loan and millions in expenses {{!}} Financial Post| newspaper = Financial Post| date = 4 December 2018}}

Jeneroux served in the role as Shadow Minister for Innovation, Science and Economic Development{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/06/12/andrew-scheer-removes-maxime-bernier-from-role-as-innovation-critic_a_23457549/ |title=Andrew Scheer Removes Maxime Bernier From Role As Innovation Critic |work=Huffington Post |last=Rabson |first=Mia |agency=The Canadian Press |date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=July 29, 2018}} and as Shadow Minister of Science. Jeneroux was critical of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development in the press in calling for his government's long-awaited Space Strategy.{{cite web |url=https://ipolitics.ca/2018/06/13/space-group-takes-to-the-hill-after-canada-drops-major-nasa-project/ |title=Space group takes to the Hill after Canada drops major NASA project |last=Turnbull |first=Sarah |work=iPolitics |date=June 13, 2018 |access-date=July 29, 2018}}

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 with FIRST Lego League which showcased skills in LEGO and pushed for more policies geared to encouraging young girls to pursue careers in STEM-related fields.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}

Previously, under Rona Ambrose, he served in the Shadow Cabinet as the Official Opposition Critic for Western Economic Diversification.{{cite web |url=https://www.conservative.ca/conservatives-announce-official-opposition-shadow-cabinet-and-critics-2/ |title=Conservatives Announce Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet and Critics |website=conservative.ca |date=November 20, 2015 |access-date=July 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831083329/https://www.conservative.ca/conservatives-announce-official-opposition-shadow-cabinet-and-critics-2/ |archive-date=August 31, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.prrecordgazette.com/2016/10/05/conservatives-launch-alberta-jobs-taskforce|title=Conservatives launch Alberta Jobs Taskforce|date=October 5, 2016|work=Peace River Record Gazette|access-date=October 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095920/http://www.prrecordgazette.com/2016/10/05/conservatives-launch-alberta-jobs-taskforce|archive-date=October 24, 2017|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3326729/using-abandoned-oil-wells-for-geothermal-on-edmonton-mps-federal-budget-2017-wish-list/ |title=Using abandoned oil wells for geothermal on Edmonton MPs federal budget 2017 wish list |work=Global News |last=Johnston |first=Scott |date=March 22, 2017 |access-date=July 29, 2018}}

Jeneroux is the Founder of Hi Dad Foundation, a mental health foundation focused on raising awareness about the importance of men’s mental health.{{cite web |url= https://globalnews.ca/video/8931570/fathers-day-mental-health-check|title= Father's Day mental health check | Watch News Videos Online}}

In partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada and Movember, 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|date=April 2024}}

Jeneroux was a recipient of both the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012,{{cite web |url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=241313&t=13&ln=Jeneroux |title=The Diamond Jubilee Medal |date=11 June 2018 |publisher=Governor General of Canada |access-date=July 29, 2018}} the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal in 2022 and the King’s Coronation medal in 2024. {{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}

In both 2016 and 2017, Jeneroux was voted one of the top "up-and-comers” in Parliament in an annual readership poll by The Hill Times.{{cite news |last1=Rana |first1=Abbas |last2=Foster |first2=Ally |date=December 19, 2016 |title=Trudeau voted most valuable politician in 2016, despite some political setbacks: The Hill Times’ 20th Annual All Politics Poll |url=https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2016/12/19/trudeau-voted-least-valuable-politician-biggest-political-comeback-approachable-cabinet-20th-annual-politics-poll/223158/ |work=Hill Times |location=Ottawa, Ontario |access-date=April 11, 2024}}{{subscription required}}{{cite news |last=Lim |first=Jolson |date=December 18, 2017 |title=Trudeau voted most valuable politician in 2017, Morneau ranked top news story in 21st Annual All Politics Poll: Best & Worst in Politics |url=https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2017/12/18/trudeau-named-valuable-politician-morneau-sweeps-negative-categories-21st-annual-politics-poll-best-worst-politics/224018/ |work=Hill Times |location=Ottawa, Ontario |access-date=April 11, 2024}}{{subscription required}}

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