Bruce Fanjoy
ParliamentCanadian
RidingCarleton
Term startApril 28, 2025
PredecessorPierre Poilievre
PartyLiberal
RelativesHarold Fanjoy (uncle)
David Myles (third cousin)
Birth datec. 1965
Birth placeToronto, Ontario, Canada
EducationDalhousie University (BComm)
Saint Mary's University (MBA)
Websitebrucefanjoy.liberal.ca

Bruce Fanjoy (born 1964) is a Canadian politician who has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Carleton since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Fanjoy was elected in the 2025 federal election, unseating incumbent MP and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.

Early life and career

Bruce Fanjoy was born c. 1964[1] in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in Saint John, New Brunswick, with both of his parents having been from there. His family lived in the Saint John neighbourhood of Millidgeville where Fanjoy attended elementary school, after which they moved to Fredericton after Fanjoy's father, Emery Fanjoy, took a secretary position for the government. Fanjoy and his family later moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[2][3] Fanjoy has a Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) from Dalhousie University and an Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Saint Mary's University.[4] He worked in business and marketing, including as director of marketing at Deloitte,[5] before focusing on being a parent and turning to volunteer roles.[6]

Political career

See also: Carleton in the 2025 Canadian federal election

Fanjoy was elected MP for Carleton in the 2025 Canadian federal election, unseating Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, who had held the riding seven times since the 2004 Canadian federal election.[6] The election in Carleton was targeted by the activist group Longest Ballot Committee, which managed to get 91 candidates on the ballot.[7] Despite this, Fanjoy received more than 50% of the votes in Carleton.[6][8]

Fanjoy has sponsored an online government petition from a Manotick resident to require all federal party leaders to obtain top-secret security clearance, in response to Conservative leader Poilievre's refusal to do so, which the petition criticized as a "failure of leadership" that "exposes Canada to avoidable national security risks". The petition is open to Canadian citizens until April 2026 and received over 26,000 signatures as of 9 February.[9][10] In February 2026, Fanjoy defended a hybrid work schedule in response to a federal order for public servants to work in the office four days a week. Fanjoy argued the order would create unnecessary costs, pollution, adversely affect work–life balance, and was an ineffective way to actually improve service quality.[11]

Personal life

Fanjoy resides in a house that he built in Ottawa's Manotick community.[6] He has two children.[12] Fanjoy's uncle, Harold Fanjoy, was a Progressive Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (MLA) from 1974 to 1987.[2] Fanjoy and incumbent Fredericton—Oromocto Liberal MP David Myles are third cousins through their shared great-great-grandparents.[13]

See also

  • Ali France, who similarly defeated the leader of the opposition in the Australian election within the same week of Fanjoy's election

References

  1. ^ Harris, Michael (March 4, 2025). "One Man's March to Beat Poilievre in His Own Riding". The Tyee. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  2. ^ Huras, Adam (April 30, 2025). "The giant-killer who defeated Poilievre? He's from New Brunswick". Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  3. ^ Rudderham, Hannah (May 6, 2025). "The man who unseated Poilievre: N.B.-raised Bruce Fanjoy had support from Maritimers". CBC News. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  4. ^ "Bruce Fanjoy - À propos de Bruce". www.brucefanjoy.ca. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  5. ^ Payne, Elizabeth (17 April 2025). "Could a Liberal defeat Pierre Poilievre in his own riding? Bruce Fanjoy thinks so". Ottawa Citizen
  6. ^ "Liberal Bruce Fanjoy topples Pierre Poilievre in Carleton". CBC News. April 29, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  7. ^ Major, Darren (7 April 2025). "Longest ballot protest targets Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's riding". CBC News. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Carleton was Poilievre's riding to lose. When he did, it came as a shock to many". CBC News. April 30, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  9. ^ "Chambre des communes: Une pétition réclame une cote de sécurité « Très secret » pour les chefs de parti" (in fr-CA). La Presse. 2026-02-08. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  10. ^ "Petition e-7148 - Petitions". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  11. ^ Andrews, Ben (9 Feb 2026). "Carleton MP Bruce Fanjoy calls on government to reconsider return-to-office rules". Ottawa Citizen
  12. ^ Sadeen, Mohsen (April 29, 2025). "How Bruce Fanjoy (somehow) beat Pierre Poilievre in Carleton". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  13. ^ https://x.com/brucefanjoy/status/1925349361652809866?s=46