Braid worked as a communications consultant and also in the constituency office of former
MP Walter McLean, as an employee of the Immigration and Refugee Board. He later worked as director of operations at
Sun Life Financial and as an Account Manager with
Quarry Integrated Communications in Waterloo. He is a former member of the Waterloo Economic Development Committee and the board of the Conservative riding association in Kitchener—Waterloo. He was elected to represent the
electoral district of
Kitchener—Waterloo in the
2008 Canadian federal election, defeating incumbent
Andrew Telegdi by a margin of 17 votes. A
judicial recount confirmed the margin of victory on November 1, 2008. On May 2, 2011, Braid was re-elected as Member of Parliament for Kitchener—Waterloo, this time defeating Telegdi by 2,144 votes. On September 19, 2014, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Communities. On March 2, 2011, the House passed Braid's motion unanimously. On October 1, 2012, Braid introduced Bill C-458 in the House of Commons, which would have established a National Charities Week in Canada, and amended the Income Tax Act to move the annual deadline for charitable donations for income tax purposes. Bill C-458 passed Second Reading in the House of Commons unanimously on May 29, 2013, but was later withdrawn upon Braid's appointment as Parliamentary Secretary. Under House of Commons rules, Parliamentary Secretaries are unable to sponsor Private Member's Business. ==Education==