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Hon.The Honourable Ed Fast

Hon.The Honourable Ed Fast

Name

Hon.The Honourable Ed Fast

Position

Former Canadian Minister of International Trade
Distinguished Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Board Director, Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP)
Senior Counsel, Sussex Strategy Group

Education

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
ICD.D, Institute of Corporate Directors

Experience

2006-2025:Member of Parliament for Abbotsford
2017-2019: Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development
2011-2015: Canada's Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway
Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change
2021-2022: Shadow Minister for Finance
2009-2011: Chair of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights
Member of the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology
Member of the Standing Committee on Finance
Member of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
Member of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
Member of the Legislative Committee on Bill C-32 (Copyright Modernization Act)