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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 - 174 - Mar/28/23
Mr. Blaine Calkins
  • Mar/28/23 4:01:15 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-27 
Mr. Speaker, this is the last time I accept a speaking slot before the budget from the whip's office. Let me just say that. All kidding aside, we need to trace back the history of this bill. Canada's original digital charter was mapped out in 2019. That is why I referenced that this is a redo of something we did just a few years ago. One of its primary principles was the control and consent of one's personal information, as well as transparency. These are the most salient parts of that charter. It also attempted to back them by a regime of enforcement—
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Context: House Hansard - 173 - Mar/27/23
Mr. Blaine Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe, CPC)
  • Mar/27/23 8:36:34 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Mr. Speaker, I am glad to get up and ask my colleague from Calgary Shepard a question, because “there's always something to do.” The government of the day has subsidized media outlets across this country to the tune of over $600 million because these media outlets that are highly regulated by organizations like the CRTC and forced to follow these rules cannot generate the advertising revenue or the interest they need because the government is dictating to them what they can and cannot do. Does my colleague see Bill C-11 doing the same thing to digital content creators on the Internet?
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