Garnett Genuis

Garnett Genuis is the Member of Parliament for Sherwood Park–Fort Saskatchewan and the Conservative Shadow Minister for Jobs. First elected to Parliament in 2015, Genuis is a long-time resident of Strathcona County, where he currently resides with his wife Rebecca, a family doctor, and their six children. Genuis has also been active on many high-profile domestic and international human rights issues. His interest in human rights was shaped by the experience of his grandmother, a Holocaust survivor. He previously served for five years as the Conservative Shadow Minister for International Development. Genuis holds degrees from Carleton University and the London School of Economics. He runs a bi-weekly podcast called Resuming Debate, publishes regularly on Substack, and spends any spare time reading history books and playing strategy games with his children. The family also includes a Newfoundlander dog named Grace.