- Elected as the Member of Parliament for Hamilton Mountain in 2006, 2008 and again in 2011
- Voted one of Parliament’s “Best Up and Comers” in May 2006
- Authored the “Seniors Charter” which was passed by the House of Commons in June 2006
- Nominated for Hamilton’s Woman of Distinction Award in March 2007
- Consumers Association of Canada endorsed Chris’ Bill to end gas price gouging in April 2007
- Tabled a motion for comprehensive Employment Insurance reform that was passed by Parliament
- Voted one of the “Hardest Working Constituent MP’s” in the House of Commons in April 2009
- Voted one of the “Hardest Working MP’s on the Hill” in May 2010
- MS Society of Canada endorsed Chris’ Bill to extend the caregiver tax credit to spouses in June 2010
- 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