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Blaine Calkins

  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Red Deer—Lacombe
  • Alberta
  • Voting Attendance: 64%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $206,521.51

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Context: House Hansard - 333 - Jun/17/24
Mr. Blaine Calkins
  • Jun/17/24 1:44:50 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the question from my colleague is sadly preposterous and hilarious in its own right. If we take a look at the wealthiest Canadians, we see that their wealth has actually doubled under the leadership of the Prime Minister. It is the middle class and those who are desperately trying to cling to it who are just hanging on, which is why the government continues to raise taxes to provide solutions to the problems it created in the first place. I do not believe that Canadians want the government to do everything for them. Canadians used to be able to save for their own retirement, buy their own home and pay for their own health care, like dental plans and so on. They used to be able to buy their kids food. The Liberal government brags that there are now 400,000 kids in Canada who need the government to buy them lunch. I dream of a day when the government does not have to do any of that for any Canadians and when Canadians can look after themselves.
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