Education and career
Sophie Chatel received a Bachelor of Laws from the Universitéde Montréal in 1994 and a Master of Taxation from the Universitéde Sherbrooke in 1997. She is also a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. [2]
Sophie Chatel spent six years as a tax advisor in the private sector. From 2002 to 2008,she was a Senior Officer and later a Senior Advisor at the Canada Revenue Agency,where her experience included negotiating tax treaties,reviewing Canada’s model tax treaty,and working on advance rulings on international tax matters. Starting in 2008,Sophie Chatel worked at the federal Department of Finance,where she served as Associate Chief,Tax Treaties and International Tax. In 2017,she was appointed Head of the Tax Treaty Unit in the OECD's Centre for Tax Policy and Administration. [3]
Politics
Sophie Chatel was announced as the Liberal candidate for the 2021 election a few days after the former MP,Will Amos,announced he would not be seeking reelection amid controversy. [5]
Her election as the Member of Parliament for Pontiac made Sophie Chatel the first woman to represent the riding. She has stated that her priorities as MP include fighting climate change and build a green and prosperous Outaouais, [6] and improving internet and cell phone connectivity throughout the Pontiac. [7]
In December,2021,Chatel was named a member of the Standing Committee on Finance. [8] In October 2024,she publicly called for a secret ballot on Justin Trudeau's leadership of the Liberal Party. [9] In the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election,she endorsed Mark Carney. [10]
In effort to make progress on her platform promise to fight climate change,Sophie Chatel revitalized bill S-229,endeavoring to establish the boundaries of Gatineau Park,one of Canada's busiest parks,as a national park with ecological and environmental protections alongside Independent Quebec Senator Rosa Galvez. [11]
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