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Member of Parliament

Hon. Mike Lake

  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Edmonton—Wetaskiwin
  • Alberta
  • Voting Attendance: 66%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $178,671.82

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Context: House Hansard - 192 - May/8/23
Hon. Mike Lake
  • May/8/23 11:35:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I will point out that, while I very much agree with the member on this, we do not always agree on everything. I am very thankful for a thoughtful question in this debate. She makes a very good point for all of us. We may not agree on the choices that the people in one riding or another make about who they send to debate on their behalf here, but we do have to respect that our democracy functions on the basis of those decisions made in the 338 ridings across the country, and the functioning of our democracy depends on the freedom of all 338 members, regardless of where they are from and what party they are from. Our democracy depends on us being free to come here to debate without any fear of intimidation or risk to family members, wherever they might live. That is critical, and I think that, on this, most members from most parties in the House agree. It will be interesting to see how members of the Liberal Party vote on this important issue.
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