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Karen Ludwig MP (born May 13, 1964) is a Canadian Liberal politician who represented the riding of New Brunswick Southwest in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 until 2019.

Background
Prior to entering politics, Ludwig was a business owner, an associate dean, university professor, and international exporter. In 2009, she was nominated for the Allan P. Stuart Award for Excellence in Teaching at UNB, and in 2012 Ludwig was also presented with a Departmental Award in Teaching Excellence for her teaching of International Trade in their MBA Program.

She is also a mother of two children.

Roles in the House of Commons

 * From 2015-2019, Ludwig was nominated as the Chair of the New Brunswick Caucus.
 * From 2016-2017, Ludwig was a member of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women.
 * From 2016-2019, Ludwig was a member of the Standing Committee on International Trade.
 * From 2018-2019, Ludwig was elected twice as Vice-Chair of the Canada-US Inter Parliamentary Group.
 * From 2018-2019, Ludwig was a member of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.

All roles of MP Karen Ludwig taken from the House of Commons website, OurCommons.ca.

International trade and relations
Ludwig, who was a member of the Standing Committee on International Trade from 2016 to 2019, was also elected as Vice-Chair of the Canada-USA Inter-parliamentary Group from 2016 to 2019. She traveled to Washington in November 2017 during NAFTA negotiations to meet with U.S. legislators and business organizations. In winter 2018, Ludwig traveled to Southeast Asia as a member of the Standing Committee on International Trade to open new markets for trade with ASEAN countries.

Motion 150 - Special Committee on the Situation of Endangered Whales
On October 31, 2017, Ludwig introduced a Private Members Motion in the House of Commons calling for a special committee to review the situation of endangered whales. The motion was placed on notice that same day, and was eventually withdrawn on November 20, 2017.

Text of the motion
(a) the Committee be mandated to (i) identify steps that could be taken to better protect and help the recovery of right, beluga, and killer whales, (ii) identify immediate and longer term improvements limiting the impact of human activities on each of these species and, by so doing, add to recovery efforts and to recommendations for new or enhanced actions, (iii) call expert witnesses on each of the species, hearing from those who might be impacted by any possible actions, and working to find a balance among various competing claims;

(b) the membership of the special committee consist of ten (10) members of which six (6) shall be government members, three (3) shall be from the Official Opposition, and one (1) shall be from the New Democratic Party;

(c) all members to serve on the said committee be appointed by their respective Whip by depositing with the Clerk of the House a list of their members to serve on the special committee no later than ten (10) sitting days following the adoption of this motion;

The full motion text can be found on OurCommons.ca.