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| honorific-prefix    = [[The Honourable]]&lt;br /&gt;
| name                = Mélanie Joly&lt;br /&gt;
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| caption             = Joly in 2022&lt;br /&gt;
| office              = [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start          = October 26, 2021&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end            = &lt;br /&gt;
| primeminister       = [[Justin Trudeau]]&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor         = [[Marc Garneau]]&lt;br /&gt;
| office1             = [[Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start1         = November 20, 2019&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end1           = October 26, 2021&lt;br /&gt;
| primeminister1      = [[Justin Trudeau]]&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor1        = [[Navdeep Bains]] (Economic Development)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Herself&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Official Languages)&lt;br /&gt;
| successor1          = [[Mary Ng]] (Economic Development)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Ginette Petitpas Taylor]] (Official Languages)&lt;br /&gt;
| office2             = [[Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start2         = November 20, 2019&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end2           = October 26, 2021&lt;br /&gt;
| primeminister2      = [[Justin Trudeau]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| office3             = [[Minister responsible for Official Languages (Canada)|Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie]]&lt;br /&gt;
| primeminister3      = Justin Trudeau&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start3         = July 18, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end3           = November 20, 2019&lt;br /&gt;
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| term_end4           = July 18, 2018&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor4        = [[Shelly Glover]]&lt;br /&gt;
| successor4          = [[Pablo Rodríguez (Canadian politician)|Pablo Rodríguez]]&lt;br /&gt;
| constituency_MP5    = [[Ahuntsic-Cartierville (electoral district)|Ahuntsic-Cartierville]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| predecessor5        = [[Maria Mourani]]&lt;br /&gt;
| successor5          = &lt;br /&gt;
| term_start5         = October 19, 2015&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end5           = &lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1979|1|16}}&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place         = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada&lt;br /&gt;
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| party               = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]&lt;br /&gt;
| relatives           = [[Carole-Marie Allard]] (stepmother)&lt;br /&gt;
| residence           = [[Le Plateau]], [[Montreal]], Quebec&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Search For Contributions|url=https://www.elections.ca/WPAPPS/WPF/EN/CCS/ContributionReport?returnStatus=1&amp;amp;reportOption=5&amp;amp;queryId=e6e102c9f4974f93b507f201bc72c8ed&amp;amp;sortDirection=asc&amp;amp;sortOrder=0%2C1%2C2&amp;amp;totalRecordFound=171&amp;amp;current200Page=1&amp;amp;total200Pages=1&amp;amp;reportExists=True&amp;amp;displaySorting=True|publisher=Elections Canada|access-date=June 23, 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| occupation          = {{hlist|Politician|lawyer}}&lt;br /&gt;
| otherparty          = [[Vrai changement pour Montréal]] (municipal)&lt;br /&gt;
| awards              = [[Chevening Scholarship]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mélanie Joly&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|MP}} (born January 16, 1979) is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has served as [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)|minister of Foreign Affairs]] since October 2021. A member of the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]], Joly represents the [[Montreal]]-area [[Electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[Ahuntsic-Cartierville (electoral district)|Ahuntsic-Cartierville]] in the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]], taking office as a [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|member of Parliament]] (MP) following the [[2015 Canadian federal election|2015 federal election]]. She has held a number of portfolios including [[Minister of Canadian Heritage|Canadian heritage]], tourism, and [[Minister responsible for La Francophonie (Canada)|La Francophonie]]. Joly ran for mayor of Montreal in the [[2013 Montreal municipal election]], placing second behind eventual winner [[Denis Coderre]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Born in [[Montreal]], Quebec, Joly graduated from [[Université de Montréal]] and [[Brasenose College, Oxford]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early and personal life==&lt;br /&gt;
Born on January 16, 1979,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=The Hon. Mélanie Joly, P.C., M.P. |url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18553 |publisher=[[Parliament of Canada]] |access-date=28 May 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; she grew up in Montreal&amp;#039;s northern neighbourhood of [[Ahuntsic]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Patriquin|first=Martin|date=June 10, 2016|title=The sunniest Liberal, Mélanie Joly|url=http://www.macleans.ca/politics/the-sunniest-liberal-melanie-joly|newspaper=[[Maclean&amp;#039;s Magazine]]|access-date=June 13, 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Joly&amp;#039;s father is Clément Joly, an accountant who was president of the Liberal Party&amp;#039;s finance committee in Quebec and manager of the [[Canadian Air Transport Security Authority]] from 2002 to 2007. Her stepmother, [[Carole-Marie Allard]], is a lawyer and journalist, who was an MP representing [[Alfred-Pellan (electoral district)|Laval—East]] from 2000 to 2004.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Education and career ==&lt;br /&gt;
After completing her [[Bachelor of Laws]] degree at the [[Université de Montréal]] in 2001, Joly became a member of the [[Bar of Quebec|Barreau du Québec]]. She subsequently received the [[Chevening Scholarship|Chevening scholarship]] and continued her studies at [[Brasenose College, Oxford]], where she received a &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Magister Juris]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in comparative and public law in 2003.&amp;lt;ref name=LinkedIn&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Mélanie Joly|url=http://ca.linkedin.com/in/mjoly|publisher=[[LinkedIn]]|access-date=October 7, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Joly also interned at [[Radio-Canada]], in 2007.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/melanie-joly-radio-canada-intern-1.3307813|title=Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly once interned at Radio-Canada|publisher=[[CBC.ca]]|access-date=November 7, 2015|date=November 7, 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At the beginning of her career, Joly practiced law at two major Montreal law firms, [[Stikeman Elliott]] and [[Davies Ward Phillips &amp;amp; Vineberg]]. At the latter firm, her mentor was former [[Parti Quebecois]] premier [[Lucien Bouchard]], who supplied her with a letter of recommendation for her Oxford application.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Campbell Clark, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/liberal-newcomers-could-bring-wide-ranging-experience-to-trudeaus-cabinet/article27056980/ Liberal newcomers could bring wide-ranging experience to Trudeau&amp;#039;s cabinet], &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Globe &amp;amp; Mail&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, October 31, 2015.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She worked primarily in the areas of civil and commercial litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency law. She was also a prosecutor before the [[Gomery Commission|Gomery Commission of inquiry]].&amp;lt;ref name=APropos&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=À PROPOS DE MÉLANIE JOLY|url=http://vraichangementmtl.org/fr/contents/static/a-propos-de-melanie-joly.html|publisher=Le vrai changement pour Montréal - groupe Mélanie Joly|access-date=October 7, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2010, she became the first Quebecer to receive the Arnold Edinborough award, which recognizes philanthropic involvement within the Canadian cultural community.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Business for the Arts — Previous Winners |url=http://www.businessforthearts.org/awards/previous-winners/ |access-date=August 17, 2015 |website=www.businessforthearts.org}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2013, she was appointed to head the Quebec Advisory Committee for [[Justin Trudeau]]’s [[2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election|leadership campaign]] of the [[Liberal Party of Canada]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Along with her colleagues, she founded Generation of Ideas, which is a political forum for 25- to 35-year-olds.&amp;lt;ref name=LaPresse&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Frigon|first=Gaétan|title=Mélanie qui? Mélanie Joly|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/debats/nos-collaborateurs/gaetan-frigon/201305/30/01-4656186-melanie-qui-melanie-joly.php|newspaper=[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]|access-date=October 7, 2013|date=June 1, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She is also a member of the collective group Sortie 13, for which she wrote &amp;quot;Les villes au pouvoir ou comment relancer le monde municipal québécois&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=Sortie13&amp;gt;{{cite web|last=Joly|first=Mélanie|title=Les villes au pouvoir ou comment relancer le monde municipal québécois|url=http://www.sortie13.com/affaires-municipales-melanie-joly.html|publisher=Sortie13|access-date=October 7, 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Political career ==&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Municipal campaign ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly.jpg|thumb|Joly and Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs [[Dmytro Kuleba]] in [[Phnom Penh]], 2022]]&lt;br /&gt;
In June 2013, Joly announced her candidacy for [[mayor of Montreal]] in the [[2013 Montreal municipal election|elections]] which occurred in the same year. She founded a new party, [[Vrai changement pour Montréal]], to support her candidacy. On November 3, election day, she obtained 26.50 per cent of the votes, finishing six points behind the winner, Denis Coderre. However, she finished ahead of several more established challengers.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title = Élections municipales 2013 - Résultats {{!}} ICI.Radio-Canada.ca|url = http://ici.radio-canada.ca/sujet/elections-municipales-2013-resultats|website = Radio-Canada.ca|access-date = August 17, 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Federal politics ===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2015, Joly left municipal politics and announced her candidacy for the nomination of the Liberal Party of Canada in the new electoral district of Ahuntsic-Cartierville for the 2015 federal election.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|first=Hugo|last=De Grandpré|title=Mélanie Joly dans Ahuntsic: des libéraux réitèrent leur intention d&amp;#039;être candidats|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/politique-canadienne/201502/19/01-4845594-melanie-joly-dans-ahuntsic-des-liberaux-reiterent-leur-intention-detre-candidats.php|date=February 19, 2015|periodical=La Presse|access-date=February 19, 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Joly won the riding with 47.5 per cent of the vote, unseating incumbent [[Maria Mourani]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url= https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/election-results-melanie-joly-leads-in-early-results-in-ahuntsic-cartierville|title=Election results: Mélanie Joly wins as Maria Mourani fails to stop second wave in Ahuntsic-Cartierville|newspaper=[[Montreal Gazette]]|date=October 20, 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==== In Cabinet ====&lt;br /&gt;
After the election, Joly was named as the minister of Canadian heritage as part of Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]]&amp;#039;s [[29th Canadian Ministry|new government]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url= http://pm.gc.ca/eng/minister/honourable-melanie-joly|title=The Honourable Mélanie Joly|date=November 4, 2015|publisher=[[Prime Minister&amp;#039;s Office (Canada)|Prime Minister&amp;#039;s Office]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On August 28, 2018, Joly was named to the tourism, official languages, and La Francophonie portfolio.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|last=Leblanc|first=Daniel|date=October 8, 2018|title=Prime Minister Trudeau has last shot to help Michaëlle Jean stay on as Francophonie leader|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-prime-minister-trudeau-has-last-shot-to-help-michaelle-jean-stay-on-as/|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|access-date=February 10, 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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She assumed the position of Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages on December 13, 2019. Her mandate was marked by the introduction of separate regional development agencies for Western Canada: Canada Economic Development for the Prairies (PrairieCan)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/prairies-economic-development.html|title = Prairies Economic Development|date = August 9, 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and Canada Economic Development for the Pacific (PacifiCan).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/pacific-economic-development.html|title = Pacific Economic Development|date = June 27, 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On June 15, 2021, she introduced Bill C-32 in the House of Commons, an Act to achieve substantive equality of English and French and to strengthen the Official Languages Act.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2021/06/introduction-of-bill-c-32-an-act-for-the-substantive-equality-of-french-and-english-and-the-strengthening-of-the-official-languages-act.html|title = Introduction of Bill C-32, an Act for the Substantive Equality of French and English and the Strengthening of the Official Languages Act|date = June 15, 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The first reform since 1988, Joly&amp;#039;s modernization was intended to ensure that the government&amp;#039;s broad range of measures in support of official languages responded to and adapted to the challenges faced by these languages in the various regions of the country.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/canadians-official-languages-act.html|title=Modernization of the Official Languages Act|date=February 3, 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Minister of Foreign Affairs ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Secretary Blinken Meets Foreign Ministers of the G7 Nations - 52696563376.jpg|thumb|Joly with [[James Cleverly]], [[Annalena Baerbock]], [[Yoshimasa Hayashi]] and [[Antony Blinken]] at the [[59th Munich Security Conference]], 2023]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Joly took office as Canada&amp;#039;s [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] on October 26, 2021.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|last1=Curry|first1=Bill|last2=Kirkup|first2=Kristy|last3=Raman-Wilms|first3=Menaka|last4=Dickson|first4=Janice|date=October 26, 2021|title=Trudeau cabinet shuffle: Anita Anand moves to Defence, Steven Guilbeault to Environment, Mélanie Joly to Foreign Affairs|language=en-CA|work=The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-justin-trudeau-shuffles-cabinet-to-appoint-guilbeault-at-environment/|access-date=October 26, 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On December 20, 2021, Joly announced that she had tested positive for [[COVID-19]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=Raycraft|first=Raycraft|date=December 20, 2021|title=Foreign Affairs Minister Joly tests positive for COVID-19|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/foreign-affairs-minister-positive-test-covid-1.6292997|url-status=live|website=CBC News}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Amidst global concerns about a buildup of Russian troops on the country&amp;#039;s eastern border,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=January 23, 2022|title=Russian ships, tanks and troops on the move to Ukraine as peace talks stall|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/23/russian-ships-tanks-and-troops-on-the-move-to-ukraine-as-peace-talks-stall|access-date=January 25, 2022|website=the Guardian|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|last=Gordon|first=Joanna Sugden, Yaroslav Trofimov and Michael R.|date=January 25, 2022|title=What Does Russia Want With Ukraine? Tensions Between Putin and NATO Explained|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-ukraine-putin-nato-11643121821|access-date=January 25, 2022|issn=0099-9660}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|date=January 22, 2022|title=Momentum is building for war in Ukraine|newspaper=The Economist|url=https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/01/22/momentum-is-building-for-war-in-ukraine|access-date=January 25, 2022|issn=0013-0613}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; she visited [[Ukraine]] in January 2022.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Citation|title=Canadian foreign minister to visit Ukraine|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWF4JItDUko|language=en|access-date=January 15, 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She visited again on May 8, 2022  when she accompanied Trudeau on an unannounced visit to Kyiv to reopen the Canadian embassy amidst the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. One year after the invasion began, she touted her government&amp;#039;s efforts to promote regime change in Russia.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Canada bans Russian steel, aluminum imports as Joly raises &amp;#039;regime change&amp;#039; in Moscow |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/russia-steel-joly-1.6775203 |website=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=2023-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328041241/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/russia-steel-joly-1.6775203 |archive-date=2023-03-28 |url-status=live |last1=Robertson |first1=Dylan}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In May 2022, Turkish President [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] voiced his opposition to [[Sweden]] and [[Finland]] joining [[NATO]], accusing the two countries of tolerating groups which [[Turkey]] classifies as terrorist organizations, including the Kurdish militant groups [[Kurdistan Workers&amp;#039; Party|PKK]] and [[People&amp;#039;s Defense Units|YPG]] and the supporters of [[Fethullah Gülen]], a US-based Muslim cleric accused by Turkey of orchestrating a failed [[2016 Turkish coup d&amp;#039;état attempt]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |date=13 May 2022 |title=Erdogan says Turkey not supportive of Finland, Sweden joining NATO |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/erdogan-says-turkey-not-positive-finland-sweden-joining-nato-2022-05-13/}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Joly held talks with Turkey to convince the Turkish government of the need for two Nordic nations integration.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=Brzozowski |first=Alexandra |date=2022-05-16 |title=Sweden takes formal decision to apply for NATO membership |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-and-security/news/sweden-takes-formal-decision-to-apply-for-nato-membership/ |website=www.euractiv.com |language=en-GB}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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During the March 2023 House of Commons committee studying Chinese election interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, Joly accused China of &amp;#039;trying to sow division in many democracies&amp;#039; and suggested ways foreign meddling could be hindered in the future. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-will-expel-chinese-diplomats-if-there-is-evidence-of-wrongdoing-joly-1.6306126 | title=Canada will expel Chinese diplomats if there is evidence of wrongdoing: Joly | date=March 9, 2023 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Following a vote on the [[Uyghur genocide]] in Xinjiang, it was reported in May 2023 that Conservative MP [[Michael Chong]]&amp;#039;s family in [[Hong Kong]] was targeted, including by a Chinese diplomat named Zhao Wei. Wei was later declared [[persona non grata]] by Joly.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Canada expelling diplomat accused of targeting MP Michael Chong&amp;#039;s family |date=May 9, 2023 |website=[[CBC News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618091347/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-expelling-chinese-diplomat-1.6836336 |archive-date=June 18, 2023 |url-status=live |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-expelling-chinese-diplomat-1.6836336}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-china-targets-mps-csis/ | title=China views Canada as a &amp;#039;high priority&amp;#039; for interference: CSIS report | newspaper=The Globe and Mail | date=May 2023 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Electoral record==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2015|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Mélanie Joly|26,026|46.8|+15.7|$149,387.67}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Maria Mourani]]|16,684|30.0|+0.1|$86,722.49}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{CANelec|CA|BQ|Nicolas Bourdon|7,346|13.2|-15.1|$27,931.96}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Wiliam Moughrabi|4,051|7.3|-1.3|$12,346.58}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Gilles Mercier|1,175|2.1|+0.7|&amp;amp;ndash;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{CANelec|CA|Rhinoceros|Catherine Gascon-David|285|0.5|&amp;amp;ndash;|&amp;amp;ndash;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|&amp;amp;ndash;|100.0 &amp;amp;nbsp;|&amp;amp;nbsp;|$220,041.13}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|82,863}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{CANelec/source|Source: [[Elections Canada]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/FindED?L=e&amp;amp;QID=-1&amp;amp;PAGEID=20|title=Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district|website=www.elections.ca}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&amp;amp;dir=cand%2Fcanlim&amp;amp;document=index&amp;amp;lang=e |title=Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815061116/http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&amp;amp;dir=cand%2Fcanlim&amp;amp;document=index&amp;amp;lang=e |archive-date=August 15, 2015 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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*{{official website|https://mjoly.liberal.ca/en/}}&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.vraichangementmtl.org/en Le vrai changement pour Montréal - groupe Mélanie Joly (official website)]&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://pm.gc.ca/en/cabinet/honourable-melanie-joly Biography &amp;amp; mandate latter from the Prime Minister]&lt;br /&gt;
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