Blaine Calkins

Conservative Party of Canada Candidate Red Deer - Lacombe

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February 24, 2022

Conservatives condemn Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Ottawa, ON – The Hon. Candice Bergen, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the Official Opposition issued the following statement on Putin’s invasion of Ukraine: “The Conservative Party of Canada stands in solidarity with Ukraine and its people. “Together with millions of Canadians and the Ukrainian community in...

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February 24, 2022

Conservatives Celebrate Canada’s Agriculture Day

Ottawa, ON – John Barlow, Conservative Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Agri-Food and Food Security, Dave Epp, Conservative Deputy Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Agri-Food and Food Security, and Richard Lehoux, Conservative Deputy Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Agri-Food and Food Security, today released the following statement celebrating Canada’s Agriculture Day: “Today we...

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February 16, 2022

Justin Trudeau’s record-high inflation means higher prices for essentials

Ottawa, ON – The Hon. Candice Bergen, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the Official Opposition, released the following statement on a Statistics Canada report warning that inflation reached 5.1 per cent: “For the first time since September 1991, prices are up 5.1 per cent compared to a...

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February 15, 2022

Conservatives call for a plan to end all federal mandates and restrictions

Ottawa, ON – The Hon. Candice Bergen, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the Official Opposition, released the following statement on the Conservative Opposition Day motion calling on the Liberals to table a plan to lift all federal mandates and restrictions: “Canadians urgently need a plan to get...

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Blaine Calkins

Meet The Candidate

Blaine Calkins is the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the riding of Red Deer - Lacombe where he has served as the Member of Parliament since 2015. He is also one of the Conservative Party of Canada’s longest serving MPs. Prior to the 2015 Federal Election, Blaine was the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Wetaskiwin.

To date as a Parliamentarian, Blaine has served as the Chair of Alberta Caucus, Chair of the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee, and served on numerous other standing committees including Public Safety, National Defense, Justice, Environment, Fisheries and Oceans, Regulations and Veterans Affairs. Blaine has also served as the Chair of the Legislative Committee for Bill C-18 (Ending the Canadian Wheat Board Monopoly), The Chair of the Subcommittee of Finance for Bill C-38 (Jobs, Growth and Prosperity Act). Blaine currently serves as the Chair of the Conservative Rural Crime Caucus and Chair of the Conservative Hunting and Angling Caucus. He is passionate about the constituents he represents, his province and his country.

Blaine has been married to his wife Barbara for 24 years and together they have 3 children. Blaine and his family reside in Lacombe, not far from the family farm where he was raised. In his spare time, Blaine likes to escape to the outdoors for camping and fishing as much as possible.

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