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Four young MPs born in the 2000s say they want to be a voice for Canada’s youth
Four MPs born in 2000s formed a youth caucus to boost political participation and address mental health, unemployment, and AI impacts on young Canadians, officials said.
- On Dec. 21, 2025, four Liberal MPs born in 2000 or 2001—Fares Al Soud, Amandeep Sodhi, Jake Sawatzky and Tatiana Auguste—launched a Liberal "youth caucus" in the House of Commons.
- Eight months into the job, the MPs say they organized to fill representation gaps, focusing on youth mental health, unemployment and AI, with Sodhi noting `When we look at youth in particular, we see that sometimes they're a little bit forgotten about`.
- Personal stories — tight margins and sudden candidacies — shaped the caucus as Auguste won Terrebonne by a single vote and Sawatzky said, `I wasn't intending to go into politics, at least until shortly before the election`.
- Eight months into the job, the young MPs say they're making a difference, with Auguste noting it's "transformative" to add a youth perspective and Al Soud urging recruitment of more young leaders.
- With municipal youth caucus and staffer experience, members traced clear pipelines into federal roles, as Auguste worked for Emmanuel Dubourg and Al Soud began mobilizing in 2019 in Mississauga, saying it's "one of the primary reasons why I decided to run.
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Four young MPs born in the 2000s say they want to be a voice for Canada's youth
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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OTTAWA—The federal parliament welcomed its first MPs born in the 2000s following the last elections. Eight months later, these young MPs said they had already contributed to the House of Commons. Liberals Tatiana Auguste (Terrebonne), Fares Al Soud (Mississauga-Centre), Amandeep Sodhi (Brampton-Centre) and Jake Sawazky (New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville) were all born in 2000 or 2001. Auguste was elected only with one majority vote after a j…
·Richelieu, Canada
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