the debates and refusing two. However, Housefather debated against Conservative candidate Robert Libman on CTV and Radio Shalom, and all three candidates debated on CJAD. Following the campaign, Housefather was elected as the Member of Parliament for Mount Royal on October 19, 2015, with 50.4% of the vote, and tripling the Liberal majority from the 2011 election. Housefather was profiled as one of 10 rookie MPs to watch in the new parliament. 2019 Housefather was re-elected with 56.3% of the vote and substantially increased his margin of victory compared to the 2015 Federal Election, from 12.4% to 31.4%, beating conservative candidate David Torjdman by 13,703 votes. Following his re-election, Housefather was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour. 2021 Housefather was again reelected in Mount Royal with the highest percentage of votes in the riding since 2006. Housefather increased his margin of victory from 56.3% in 2019 to 57.7% in 2021, even as the Liberal party's vote share nationally fell 0.5%, to beat runner up Conservative candidate Frank Cavallaro by 13421 votes. Following his re-election, Housefather was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement. On Parliament Hill On February 16, 2016, he was elected as Chairman the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Later that month, Housefather earned international media attention for a speech he delivered in support of an anti-Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) motion put forward in the House of Commons. The motion urged the government to reject the goals of the BDS movement. while calling on the government to "condemn any and all attempts by Canadian organizations, groups or individuals to promote [it] both here at home and abroad." Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and most other Liberals voted in favour of the motion, which passed 229–51. On March 24, 2016, Housefather echoed Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion's criticism of the UN Human Rights Council's decision to appoint University of Western Ontario law professor Michael Lynk as its Special Rapporteur on human rights in Palestine. This followed criticism from Jewish groups including the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, which accused Lynk of bias against Israel. Housefather received considerable acclaim for his chairing of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, with committee members from all parties praising his handling of the difficult committee hearings on the assisted dying bill C-14. Housefather also helped lead several unanimous reports through the committee, including