Jen joined the Canadian Taxpayers Federation in August of 2025 with a background in political journalism and teaching advanced placement high school classes in Psychology and Literature.
Jen grew up in a small town in Ontario, obtained an English degree from Wilfrid Laurier and a postgraduate degree in Creative Writing through Correspondence from Humber College, and lived and worked abroad for nearly a decade.
Upon returning to Canada from a career teaching in international schools in 2020, Jen lived in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta, where she settled in as the Western Standard’s federal political reporter in Calgary.
Jen is now in Ottawa holding politicians to account and diving into government records and data to expose the goings on that affect all Canadian taxpayers.
When she’s not being a government watchdog, Jen loves to spend time with her family, do pilates, go on long road trips, relax at the cottage, and read classic novels. She’s always got a Tragically Hip playlist going, and she’s one of those bleeding heart Toronto Maple Leafs fans.