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Your MP · Conservative · Thornhill

Melissa Lantsman

Chooses to speak about defence & foreign affairs and justice & public safety.

Constituency office: Main office - Vaughan 23-1118 Centre street Vaughan ON L4J 7R9 · 1 905 886-9911
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Time in office
5 yrs
MP since 2021
Bills sponsored
2
0 became law
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Won their election with
66%
of the vote, in 2025
House votes
91 yes 78 no
of 174 this session

At a glance

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Pro

Melissa Lantsman voted for bills on crime and sentencing, such as tougher penalties for assaulting healthcare workers, tighter pretrial release rules, and consecutive sentences for sexual offences, plus a bill on paid leave for parents.1234

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Anti

Melissa Lantsman voted against bills on housing supply and a new housing corporation, tax changes including temporary fuel tax removal, and new crimes covering controlling intimate partners and harmful sexual conduct.1234

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In the House, they talk most about

What they keep coming back to

Mentions in 1000 speeches
liberals517liberal340home273single214housing193money181tax180food177carbon tax174spending160taxes146system141cost133plan133world131families131budget131community129million129toronto127legislation125clear119stop118pay117believe113better113told111family110exactly108communities108liberals517liberal340home273single214housing193money181tax180food177carbon tax174spending160taxes146system141cost133plan133world131families131budget131million129
RankTermMentionsTimesSpeechesLast said
01liberals5172502026-09-24
02liberal3401722026-09-24
03home2731512026-09-24
04single2141362026-09-24
05housing193812026-09-22
06money1811002026-09-22
07tax180972026-09-22
08food1771022026-09-22
09carbon tax174892026-09-24
10spending160922026-09-24
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11taxes146872026-09-24
12system141572026-06-18
13cost133852026-09-24
14plan133812026-09-23
15world131802026-09-24
16families131882026-09-22
17budget131682026-09-22
18community129652026-09-23
19million129672026-06-17
20toronto127882026-09-22
21legislation125592026-09-24
22clear119842026-09-22
23stop118832026-09-22
24pay117752026-09-23
25believe113832026-09-24
26better113602026-09-24
27told111712026-09-24
28family110722026-09-22
29exactly108662026-09-24
30communities108502026-03-12
Counted from their 1000 most recent speeches in the House and committees since 2023-02-07, leaving out common words and House procedure words. Hover a bubble or a row to see it in both. openparliament.ca lists their favourite word as “liberals”.

Bills they put forward

Sponsored by this MP

Requires online platforms to prevent fraud content and notify affected users, and increases penalties for identity theft targeting vulnerable people.Online platforms have to stop fraud content and tell users when they're affected, with harsher punishments for identity theft against vulnerable people.

Bill C-288 · 45-1 · Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)Bill ↗
Justice & public safetyTechnology & privacy
Official title: An Act to enact the Protection Against Online Fraud Act and to amend the Criminal Code

Allows Canada to punish foreign governments and entities that take Canadian hostages or detain people arbitrarily abroad.Canada can punish foreign governments and groups that take Canadian hostages or lock people up without reason overseas.

Bill C-353 · 44-1 · In committee (House)Bill ↗
Defence & foreign affairsJustice & public safety
Official title: An Act to provide for the imposition of restrictive measures against foreign hostage takers and those who practice arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations and to make related amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
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