
Sandra Cobena
- Born
- Ecuador
- Education
- Executive Global Master’s in Management from the London School of Economics, double honors degree in global commerce and finance from King's University College, University of Western Ontario
- Career
- Commercial banker at Toronto-Dominion Bank
- Political Experience
- Elected Member of Parliament for Newmarket—Aurora in the 2025 Canadian federal election
- Notable
- Emigrated to Canada in 2006
Where Sandra falls on key policy spectrums
Your Money
People & Society
How We're Governed
Land & Community
Total votes cast: 62,312
Mr. Speaker, when it comes to taking responsibility, the Liberal government has a long record of making excuses and getting very few results. After 10 years, Canadians are carrying record household debt, they are facing the highest food inflation in the G7 and they are living in the only shrinking economy in the G7. These are the consequences of policy choices that have driven up costs and made [more]
Mr. Speaker, according to Statistics Canada, over 100,000 jobs were lost in the first two months of this year. Today, Algoma Steel will be laying off 1,000 workers. These are families who are now left wondering how they are going to pay their bills and put food on their tables. After years of warning signs, the Liberal government continues to impose policies that weaken our competitiveness and [more]
In your words, the budget is more of a political statement or a political paper. You have a government that ran on a slogan of “spend less and invest more”, but then, when Canadians were not looking, it changed definitions to reallocate $94 billion from expenses to investments. Would you agree that it was just for political reasons, then? There's no real benefit to the country in doing that, [more]
Thank you, Madam Chair. Ms. Ryan, I like one of the comments that you made at the beginning, in which you said that it is your intention to make an analysis that is well understood by the public. I particularly paid attention to that because, of course, we are in a scenario where you have two different accounting practices being used by the government. We have budget 2025, which was presented [more]
C-270, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (defence of person) moved for leave to introduce Bill. She said: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise to introduce the stand on guard act, my very first bill in the House. Our homes are supposed to be the one place where we can rest and feel safe, but across Canada, home invasions are rising, and too many families are living with fear inside their own [more]
It was Siri. It wasn't somebody on the phone.
Yes. I did not have somebody on the phone.
Just give the number, if you could. It is public information. I have the number, but I'd like you to share it with us.
Mr. Cory, could you share with Canadians what your compensation is?
Just give the number, please.
—we want to make sure that we are supporting the small businesses. In that light, are there any federal tax rules that disproportionately hurt start-ups or that small business—that family business, perhaps—from your perspective?