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Member of the panel of chairs for the legislative committees

Blaine Calkins

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of the panel of chairs for the legislative committees
  • Conservative
  • Red Deer—Lacombe
  • Alberta
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $146,499.79

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Context: House Hansard - 89 - Jun/15/22
Mr. Blaine Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe, CPC)
  • Jun/15/22 2:41:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Emergency Preparedness made it clear last night at committee that the Minister of Public Safety has misled Canadians. The Prime Minister's “Open and Accountable Government” document also reads: Ministers cannot dissociate themselves from or repudiate the decisions of Cabinet or their Ministry colleagues unless they resign from the Ministry. Only one of these two ministers can be right. The Prime Minister cannot agree with both of them, so which one does he agree with, and when will the Prime Minister fire the Minister of Public Safety?
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Context: House Hansard - 89 - Jun/15/22
Mr. Blaine Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe, CPC)
  • Jun/15/22 2:40:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Public Safety's own department confirmed that the police did not ask for the Emergencies Act to be invoked, and now the Minister of Emergency Preparedness has also publicly agreed. In the Prime Minister's 2015 “Open and Accountable Government” document, he wrote: For Canadians to trust our government we must trust Canadians, and we will only be successful in implementing our agenda to the extent that we earn and keep this trust. The Minister of Public Safety has shattered that trust. When will the Prime Minister fire him?
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Context: House Hansard - 88 - Jun/14/22
Mr. Blaine Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe, CPC)
  • Jun/14/22 2:37:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in 2015, the Prime Minister outlined his ministerial standards of conduct in his “Open and Accountable Government” document, and let me quote what it said: To be worthy of Canadians’ trust, we must always act with integrity. This is not merely a matter of adopting the right rules, or of ensuring technical compliance with those rules. As Ministers, you and your staff must uphold the highest standards of honesty and impartiality.... The Minister of Public Safety no longer meets any of those standards. When will he resign?
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Context: House Hansard - 88 - Jun/14/22
Mr. Blaine Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe, CPC)
  • Jun/14/22 2:35:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Public Safety continues to spread misinformation and cannot be trusted. As a former Crown prosecutor, he knows full well that his choice of words matters. He would have also known, when invoking the Emergencies Act in Canada, that everything he said would be tested against the law. However, the minister cannot find anyone to corroborate his story that law enforcement asked for the Emergencies Act to be invoked. The only matter left unresolved is the minister's resignation, so when will he resign?
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