Electoral Highlights
- First elected as the Member of Parliament for Hamilton Mountain in 2006; re-elected in 2008 and 2011
- Official Opposition Critic for Human Resources & Skills Development Canada
- Vice Chair, Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA)
- Co-Chair, Standing Joint Committee on Scrutiny of Regulations (REGS)
- First Vice President, Inter-Parliamentary Union (Canada)
- Past portfolios include: Chief Opposition Whip, NDP critic for Labour, Pensions and Seniors
Parliamentary Achievements
- Voted one of the “Hardest Working MP’s on the Hill” in May 2010
- Voted one of the “Hardest Working Constituent MP’s” in the House of Commons, April 2009
- Tabled a motion for comprehensive Employment Insurance reform that was passed by Parliament, March 2009
- Nominated for Hamilton’s Woman of Distinction Award in March 2007
- Authored the “Seniors Charter” which was passed by the House of Commons in June 2006
- Voted one of Parliament’s “Best Up and Comers” in May 2006
Background
- Former Director of Government/Community Relations at the national office of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada in Burlington
- Chris has a BA in English and Political Science from the University of Western Ontario and an MA in Political Science from McMaster University
- Lives on Hamilton Mountain with her husband, Brian Charlton, a former NDP MPP and Ontario Cabinet Minister