Brad Redekopp
- Born
- Yorkton, Saskatchewan
- Family
- Married to Cheryl, two sons, Kyle and Eric
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in commerce from the University of Saskatchewan
- Career
- Worked in finance and accounting roles for twenty years in the manufacturing industry and worked as a plant manager for Case New Holland in Saskatoon. Owned and operated a home building company, Cherry Creek Homes, for ten years.
- Political Experience
- Elected to represent the riding of Saskatoon West in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
- Notable
- Born in 1964/1965
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering politics, Brad Redekopp had a career in business and finance. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and was reportedly a co-owner of a window and door manufacturing business. According to disclosures with the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, he has an interest in a company called Redekopp Management Ltd., which is involved in commercial real estate. He has also declared interests in several numbered companies and holds publicly traded securities.
Public Controversies
In 2021, Brad Redekopp reportedly faced public criticism for a mailout sent to his constituents. The mailer was criticized by some opponents and community groups for linking Canada's housing affordability issues to the number of immigrants coming to the country. Critics described the mailer's message as divisive and misleading, while Redekopp defended it as raising legitimate questions about government policy on housing and immigration levels.
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It is an honour to be back in the House after summer. Welcome back, Mr. Speaker. I trust that you had a good summer, and if you will indulge me for a moment, I would like to welcome all of my colleagues back, on both sides of the House. I hope everybody had a great summer and was able to get back to their ridings and talk to a lot of people. I certainly had that opportunity. I heard a lot of
Mr. Speaker, that is a brilliant way to pose the question. Of course, if the government was doing what it needed to, this commissioner would not be needed. What my colleague's question does is highlight the importance, again, of action and of actually solving problems. Oftentimes, positions like this bureaucratic commissioner are ways for the government to avoid having to deal with an actual
Langley Township—Fraser Heights Mr. Speaker, before I begin, I would like unanimous consent to split my time with the member for.
Mr. Speaker, our position is very simple. We want action. That is the bottom line. My concern with the legislation is that it creates bureaucracy, investigations, reports and a whole lot of time spent looking into things. It does not solve problems. The Auditor General has already identified many problems that exist in Canada's system, in failures of the government and of the system we have now,
Mr. Speaker, what the member has highlighted is something that we see over and over again from the government, and that is a whole lot of talk and a whole lot of lack of action. We could look at anything, including the youth jobs crisis, inflation, cost of living issues, the cost of rent and groceries, or our immigration system. There are so many different things we could look at. Time and time
C-287, An Act to amend the National Research Council Act moved for leave to introduce Bill. He said: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to present my private member's bill, the housing cost transparency act. Canada is in a housing crisis. Families, young Canadians, renters and first-time buyers are watching the dream of home ownership slip further out of reach. Before entering politics, I