Evan Solomon
- Born
- April 20, 1968 — Toronto, Ontario
- Family
- Married to Tammy Quinn, two children
- Education
- Graduated from high school at Crescent School in Toronto, Ontario. Graduated from McGill University in English literature and religious studies.
- Career
- Host of The Evan Solomon Show on CFRB, writer for Maclean's magazine, host of CTV's Power Play and Question Period, publisher of GZERO Media, host for CBC News shows.
- Political Experience
- Elected as the member of Parliament (MP) for Toronto Centre in the April 2025 election, minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation since May 2025.
- Notable
- Fired from CBC in 2015 for allegedly taking secret commissions for brokering art sales.
Where Evan falls on key policy spectrums
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People & Society
How We're Governed
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Mr. Speaker, the opposition wants to close its eyes and have a fantasy that the trade war will go away and that the tariffs will go away. It does not work like that. They have to have a plan. They have to invest in their workers. They have to invest in affordable housing. They have to invest in national defence. They have to invest in Canadians and their workers, including those making auto [more]
Mr. Speaker, while the Conservatives continue to talk down this economy and talk down our workers, we are building it up. Why? It is because we have a plan to make life more affordable. We cut taxes for 22 million Canadians. We have taken the GST off first-time homebuyers, and we are investing in our auto sector, our steel sector and our aluminum sector. Why? There is a trade war on, and we are [more]
Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives want to close their eyes and hope that the tariffs just go away like it is 50 years ago. That is not a plan. That is a fantasy. Even The Globe and Mail said that the Conservatives' plan is straight from the 1960s. I am sorry, but nostalgia is not a plan. We are investing in our auto workers. In fact, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario is [more]
Mr. Speaker, here is breaking news for the hon. member: We cut taxes for 22 million Canadians. Here is breaking news for the hon. member: Our groceries and essentials benefit will help 12 million Canadians put food on the table. Here is breaking news: We have made it easier for first-time homebuyers. Here is breaking news: We are helping families. We are investing in our defence. This is what a [more]
Mr. Speaker, as the hon. opposition knows, there is a war raging that is affecting prices everywhere. In this chaos, Canada is in a strong position. Why? It is because we prepared. We invested in jobs and industries like auto, steel and aluminum. We made sure to keep life affordable for all Canadians with our groceries and essentials benefit for 12 million Canadians. We are cutting taxes. Why? We [more]
Mr. Speaker, while the opposition talks the economy down, we are building it up. We have a plan to make life more affordable. We cut taxes for 22 million Canadians. We eliminated the consumer carbon tax. We cut the GST for first-time homebuyers. We also have the Canada groceries and essentials benefit, which will provide about $1,890 to an average family of four this year. Instead of talking the [more]