Garnett Genuis

In May 2019, Genuis supported Andrew Scheer's vision for a new foreign policy.

In August 2019, Genuis wrote an op-ed in which he explained his position on the Canada-China relations file. He suggested a curtailment of Canada's involvement in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and that Canada challenge China at the WTO. Genuis bases his analysis in human rights and a criticism of the so-called "self-identified experts".

In November 2015, Genuis was appointed deputy critic for Human Rights and Religious Freedom. He served under head critic David Anderson. On August 30, 2017, he was made Deputy Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, after leaving his previous position.

In a 2017 episode of the television series Political Blind Date, Genuis and Nathaniel Erskine-Smith discussed their differing perspectives on the legalization of marijuana in Canada.

In March 2016, Genuis was named one of the most outspoken MPs in the House of Commons by Maclean’s Magazine. In November 2017, Genuis was named Maclean's Parliamentarian of the Year, based on a vote by members of the House of Commons. Genuis was the youngest recipient to date of the award.

In March 2014, Genuis announced his intention to seek the Conservative nomination for the 2015 Canadian federal election in the newly formed riding of Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan. He won the nomination in November 2014. Genuis won the federal election on October 19, 2015, capturing 64% of the votes in the riding and becoming its Member of Parliament.

Genuis ran in the 2012 Alberta general election as the Wildrose MLA candidate for Sherwood Park. He lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Cathy Olesen.

Garnett Genuis MP (born January 23, 1987) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan (in Alberta) in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. In 2019, he was re-elected to sit in the 43rd Canadian Parliament.

Genuis was born in 1987 and grew up in Strathcona County, before moving to attend Carleton University in Ottawa. While there, he wrote a regular column for the Sherwood Park News as a political correspondent. Genuis’ experience helped him to obtain a position as assistant to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper and advisor on the staff of former minister Rona Ambrose. Genuis then obtained a master's degree in public policy from the London School of Economics.

Genuis was re-elected to the 43rd Canadian Parliament with a whopping 73.4% of the popular vote. His party however only won 121 of 338 seats, so he remained in opposition.