List of Canadian political families

During its history, a number of Canadian families have produced multiple politicians. As there are no term limits in Canada for any legislative or executive office, these families have often held uninterrupted political power.

Families
Amery

(father, son)

Bédard
Bennett

(3rd cousins once removed, son)

Braden

(brothers)

Cannon–Power

(GGG-grandfather, G-grandfather, granduncles, grandfathers, uncles, son)

  • John Cannon member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
    • William Power member of the House of Commons
      • Joseph Ignatius Power member of the Quebec Legislative Assembly
      • William Gerard Power member of the Quebec Legislative Council
      • Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin Cannon member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and Supreme Court Justice
        • Charles Gavan Power federal cabinet minister (Minister of Pensions and National Health, Postmaster General), Senator
        • Lucien Cannon federal cabinet minister (Solicitor General)
          • Francis Gavan Power member of the House of Commons
          • Charles-Arthur Dumoulin Cannon member of the House of Commons
            • Lawrence Cannon provincial cabinet minister (Parliamentary Secretaries to the Ministers of Foreign Trade and Technological Development, Tourism; Minister for Communications) and federal cabinet minister (Foreign Minister, Minister of Transport)
              • Philippe Cannon chief of staff in two ministries of Quebec
Caouette

(father, son)

  • Réal Caouette, MP for Pontiac (1946-1949), MP for Villeneuve (1962-1968,) Leader of the Ralliement créditiste (1963-1971), MP for Témiscamingue (1968-1976), Leader of the Social Credit Party (1971-1976)
    • Gilles Caouette, MP for Charlevoix (1972-1974), MP for Témiscamingue (1976-1979), Acting Leader of the Social Credit Party (1976)
Caplan

(mother, son)

  • Elinor Caplan, Liberal MPP and provincial cabinet (Health, Management Board), Liberal MP and federal cabinet minister (as Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, National Revenue)
Carr

(twin brothers)

Casgrain-Beaubien

(many more, see fr:Famille Casgrain)

Chiarelli

(cousins)

  • Bob Chiarelli (mayor of Ottawa), Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton, provincial MPP and cabinet minister (Ministers of Energy, Municipal Affairs and Housing, Transportation, Energy and Infrastructure)
  • Rick Chiarelli (city councillor in Ottawa)
  • John Chiarelli (former catholic school board trustee in Ottawa)
Chartrand
Chrétien–Desmarais

(father-nephew-daughter)

Clement

(stepfather-stepson)

Copps

(father-daughter)

Crosbie

(grandfather, father, son)

David

(great-grandfather, grandfather, father, sisters)

Davie Fulton

(2 brothers, son-in-law, grandson)

De Lorimier
De Lotbinière
Dewar

(mother-son)

Dorion
Douglas

(father, daughter)

  • Tommy Douglas, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and then founder of the New Democratic Party (NDP), member of Canadian House of Commons (CCF), MLA, leader of the Saskatchewan CCF and Premier of Saskatchewan (CCF), set up North America's first single-payer, universal healthcare program (Saskatchewan), leader of federal NDP, Canadian Member of Parliament (NDP)
Duceppe

(grandfather, father, son)

Eyking

(husband, wife)

Ferron
Flaherty-Elliott

(husband, wife)

Ford
Gérin-Lajoie (see also Lacoste)
  • Antoine Gérin-Lajoie, writer, lawyer, author of the political song Un Canadien errant
    • Marie Lacoste-Gérin-Lajoie, promoter of women's rights, got Quebec's Code Civil modified
      • Marie Gérin-Lajoie (daughter of Marie L & Henri/Henry), founder of Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil institute and of FNSJB (feminist organisation).
        • Paul Gérin-Lajoie, MNA, founder of the Ministry of Education of Quebec. See also Gérin-Lajoie doctrine (international policy)
Gerretsen

(father, son)

  • John Gerretsen, 90th Mayor of Kingston, Ontario (1980-1988), Ontario Liberal MPP for Kingston and the Islands (1995–2014)
  • Mark Gerretsen, Mayor of Kingston Ontario (2010-2014), Liberal MP for Kingston and the Islands (2015-)
Ghiz

(father, son)

Grewal

(husband, wife)

Hampton–Martel

(husband-wife, wife's father and maternal grandfather)

Henderson

(father, son)

Hinman

(grandfather, grandson)

Horner
Ignatieff

(great-grandfather, grandfather, father, son)

  • Count Nikolai Pavlovich Ignatiev, Minister of the Interior (Russia)
Jackman

(grandfather, son-in-law, son-in-law's children)

Johnson

(father-sons)

Kelley
Lacoste
  • Alexandre Lacoste, president of senate
    • Marie Lacoste-Gérin-Lajoie (daughter of Alexandre) (see Gérin-Lajoie)
    • Justine Lacoste-Beaubien (daughter of Alexandre), co-founder & director of Hôpital Sainte-Justine
Layton

(grandfather, father, son, wife)

(Jack Layton is also a descendant of William Steeves, a Father of Confederation and Senator, on his maternal side.)

Léger

(father, son, daughter)

Lewis

(father and son)

Lougheed

(grandfather and grandson)

MacKay

(father-son)

Manning

(father-son)

Martin

(father-son)

Macdonald

(father-son)

Mackenzie King

(grandfather-grandson)

Mathyssen

(mother, daughter)

McGuinty

(father-son)

McLeod

(brothers)

Meighen

(father, son, daughter, grandson, grandson's stepfather)

Mercier-Gouin
Miville-Dechêne
Nixon

(grandfather, father, daughter)

Notley

(father, daughter)

Papineau

(see also Viger)

Parizeau
Peterson

(brother, brother, brother and wife)

Pouliot
  • Jean-Baptiste Pouliot, MP for Témiscouata, MLA Canada-East for Témiscouata
    • Joseph-Camille Pouliot, son of Jean-Baptiste, lawyer, judge of Superior Court of Quebec
      • Georges Bouchard, son-in-law of Joseph-Camille, MP for Kamouraska
      • Camille Pouliot (Camille-Eugène), son of Joseph-Camille, MNA for Gaspé-Sud, minister, mayor
    • Rodolphe Lemieux, brother of 3rd wife of Joseph-Camille, senator
    • Charles-Eugène Pouliot, son of Jean-Baptiste, MP for Témiscouata, MNA for Témiscouata
Rae

(father-brother-brother)

Regan

(father-son-son's wife)

  • Gerald A. Regan, Liberal Party of Nova Scotia premier of Nova Scotia, federal cabinet minister
Roblin

(grandfather-grandson)

Rowe

(father-daughter)

Shaw–McDonough

(father-daughter)

  • Lloyd Shaw, first research director of the federal CCF, and provincial secretary of the Nova Scotia CCF
    • Alexa McDonough, Member of the Legislative Assembly and leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, and Member of Parliament and leader of the federal NDP (the NDP being the CCF's successor)
Singh

(brothers)

Sifton

(father-sons)

Simpson

(father, son)

Sinclair–Trudeau

(grandfather, son-in-law, grandson)

Strahl

(father, son)

  • Chuck Strahl, Former Conservative MP for Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
    • Mark Strahl, Conservative MP for Chilliwack—Hope, previously Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
Streatch-Keddy

(father, daughter, son)

  • Ken Streatch, Former Conservative MP for Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
    • Steve Streatch, Former Halifax Regional Municipality Councillor
    • Judy Streatch, Former Progressive Conservative MLA for Chester-St. Margaret's
      • Gerald Keddy, Former Conservative MP for South Shore-St. Margaret's (married to Judy Streatch)
Taschereau
Tupper

(father-sons)

Vallières
Viger

(see also Papineau)

Whelan

(brother-father-daughter)

  • Edward Charles Whelan, Member of Legislative Assembly (Saskatchewan) from 1960 to 1979, Minister of Mineral Resources from 1975 to 1976, Minister of Consumer Affairs from 1976 to 1979
  • Eugene Whelan, Member of Parliament from 1962 to 1984, Minister of Agricultuture from 1972 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984, Canadian Senate from 1996 to 1999, Officer of the Order of Canada
    • Susan Whelan, Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2004, Minister for International Cooperation
Woodsworth-MacInnis

(father-son in law-daughter)

  • J.S. Woodsworth, founding leader of the CCF, MP from 1921 to 1942
    • Angus MacInnis, MP from BC from 1930 to 1957, involved in founding of the CCF, husband of Grace MacInnis.
    • Grace MacInnis, BC CCF MLA from 1941–45, NDP MP from 1965 to 1974, daughter of JS Woodsworth
Yakabuski

(father-son)

References
  1. https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/canada-politics/top-10-family-dynasties-canadian-politics-171516840.html
  2. http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/deputes/casgrain-charles-eusebe-2453/biographie.html
  3. http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/deputes/casgrain-thomas-chase-2459/biographie.html
  4. http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/deputes/casgrain-leon-2455/biographie.html
  5. https://www.ctvnews.ca/features/a-look-at-the-family-tree-and-political-dynasty-of-the-fords-1.3858755

See also
  • Political families of the world
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