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Jaime Battiste

Jaime Battiste

Liberal (LPC) · Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, Nova Scotia

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Contact

jaime.battiste@parl.gc.ca

Committees

  • Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans — Member
  • Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs — Chair
  • Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights — Member

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Performance Grade

Agent allocation baseline: 343 MPs across 10 agents = 34 MPs per agent with 3 MPs to distribute.

Underlying scorecard data is sampled through (latest of votes, speeches, expense updates, lobbying, donations, and pipeline cursor activity). Latest source refresh: openparliament_votes at Oct 1, 2026, 8:00 a.m. (success).

Data coverage:Votes: yesSpeeches: yesExpenses: yesDonations: yesDiscipline: yes
B+77/100
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Parliamentary Activity

C

58/100

Financial

A

85/100

Independence

A

87/100

Alignment & Access

B+

76/100

Parliamentary Activity

EngagementC- (52)
AttendanceF (28)
Legislative ProductivityA+ (95)

Financial

TransparencyA+ (95)
Fiscal ResponsibilityA+ (90)
Expense EfficiencyB (70)

Independence

AccountabilityA+ (100)
Lobbying RiskA+ (96)
Donor ConcentrationB- (65)

Alignment & Access

ResponsivenessF (28)
Party DisciplineA+ (100)
Constituent AccessA+ (100)

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Total Expenses

$1,149,942

Votes Cast

130

Lobbying Contacts

52

Donations Received

$7,800

Quick Facts

Party

Liberal (LPC)

Riding

Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish

Province

Nova Scotia

Status

Active

Recent Votes

  • 2nd reading of Bill C-266, An Act to establish a national framework respecting skilled trades and labour mobility

    2026-09-23

    Yes

  • 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026

    2026-06-18

    Yes

  • 2nd reading of Bill C-267, An Act to establish a national framework to promote the durability of electronic products and essential home appliances

    2026-06-17

    Yes

  • Government Business No. 13 (Proceedings on Bill C-22, An Act respecting lawful access) (amendment)

    2026-06-17

    No

  • 2nd reading of Bill C-26, An Act to authorize certain payments to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purpose of improving housing supply

    2026-06-17

    Yes

Top Expense Categories

  • Salaries$715,233
  • Travel$231,185
  • Contracts$200,992

Career Timeline

  • Jun 1, 2025

    Committee

    Named Chair of INAN

    Appointed Chair of Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs

  • Apr 28, 2025

    Election

    Elected to 45th Parliament

    Liberal MP for Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish