Parliament returns Monday, April 13

Rachel Bendayan

LiberalOutremontQuebec

813Votes Cast

14Speeches

0Bills Sponsored

Background

Education: Law degree from McGill University (2007), specializing in commercial litigation and international arbitration
Career: Lawyer at Norton Rose Fulbright; teaches at the Faculty of Law of the Université de Montréal
Political Experience: Candidate for Outremont in 2015 federal election; Chief of staff to Bardish Chagger, Minister of Small Business and Tourism; Elected MP for Outremont in 2019, 2019, 2021 and 2025; Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade; Minister of Official Languages and associate minister of public safety; Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (March-May 2025)
Notable: Born and raised in a Moroccan-Jewish family; victim of anti-Semitic attacks during the 2021 Canadian federal election campaign

Where Rachel Stands

Where Rachel falls on key policy spectrums

They vote

Your Money

People & Society

How We're Governed

Land & Community

They vote

Riding

House Seat

2025 Election Results — Outremont

Rachel Bendayan won with 26,024 votes (55.2%)

Rachel Bendayan(Liberal)26,024 (55.2%)

Ronan Reich(Conservative)5,911 (12.5%)

Rémi Lebeuf(Bloc Québécois)5,644 (12.0%)

Ève Péclet(NDP-New Democratic Party)5,024 (10.7%)

Jonathan Pedneault(Green Party)4,539 (9.6%)

Total votes cast: 47,142

Recent Activity

Mar 26, 2026

NayThe House agreed with the Public Accounts Committee's report from March 23, 2026.

Mar 25, 2026

YeaBill C-9 would change the rules about hate speech, hate crimes, and access to religious or cultural places.

Mar 25, 2026

NayBill C-9 would go back to committee to rethink part of the proposed law about hate and religion to protect religious expression and freedom.

Mar 25, 2026

NayBill C-242 is being discussed to change the laws about crime and the Department of Justice.

Mar 25, 2026

NayBill C-243: This proposed law would change how parole is reviewed for people in prison.

Mar 25, 2026

NayBill C-220 would change the rules about how a person's immigration status affects their punishment for a crime.

Mar 25, 2026

NayBill C-246: This proposed law would change the rules for sentencing people who commit sexual crimes, so they serve their sentences one after the other.

Mar 24, 2026

NayThis asks the government to support a plan to help the Canadian car industry by removing taxes, making trade easier, and protecting North American supply chains.

Mar 23, 2026

YeaThis vote is about agreeing with changes to proposed law Bill C-9, which deals with hate speech, hate crimes, and access to religious or cultural places.

Mar 11, 2026

NayBill C-233: This is the second time MPs are reading a proposed law to change the rules about what goods Canada can buy and sell with other countries, and after this reading it will go to a committee for a closer look.

Mar 10, 2026

YeaThis is about how the House of Commons will discuss and vote on Bill C-9, which changes the rules about hate speech, hate crimes, and getting into religious or cultural places, and sets a strict timeline for voting.

Mar 10, 2026

YeaStop talking about this topic and vote on it now.

Feb 25, 2026

YeaBill C-244 is a proposed law that would make changes to how Canada protects the environment and deals with old or dangerous ships.

Feb 25, 2026

NayBill C-237 is a proposed law that would make changes to the rules about fishing for groundfish in the Atlantic ocean.

Feb 25, 2026

NayThis is a change to Bill C-15, a proposed law about parts of the government's budget from November 4, 2025.

Feb 25, 2026

NayThis is a change to Bill C-15, a proposed law about parts of the government's budget from November 4, 2025.

Feb 25, 2026

NayThis is about a change to Bill C-15, a proposed law that spends money from the budget presented in Parliament on November 4, 2025.

Feb 25, 2026

NayThis is a change to Bill C-15, a proposed law about parts of the government's budget from November 4, 2025.

Feb 25, 2026

NayThis is about a change to Bill C-15, a proposed law that spends money from the budget presented in Parliament on November 4, 2025.

Feb 25, 2026

NayThis vote is about whether the government should cut healthcare and other benefits for asylum seekers to save money and prioritize citizens, while also tracking and reporting spending and deporting criminals.