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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Mr. Speaker, nobody believes that immigration is in control in Canada. Prime Minister Canada already has an existing free trade deal with Europe called CETA. Under CETA, labour mobility is strictly limited to very specific categories of EU citizens for short, defined periods. CETA explicitly does not grant access to the general labour market or allow permanent residence for people in the EU.
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, thetold the European Parliament that people from the EU should be able to live, work and study in Canada. He said this in Europe before telling this Parliament or Canadians anything about it. Prime Minister The's immigration levels are already outpacing our housing, our health care and our jobs, so I have three questions for him. How many more non-citizens will this
Mr. Speaker, Canadians who want to become electricians, bricklayers and heavy-duty mechanics used to get up to $4,000 from the apprenticeship incentive and completion grants. The Liberals cancelled these programs. Prime Minister Instead of hiring Canadians for skilled jobs, unbelievably, the's government announced that it is going to let employers recruit foreign labour for highly trained jobs
Prime Minister minister Mr. Speaker, the's government let corruption take over Canada's immigration system. Let us talk about that. Some employers shook down foreign workers for up to $50,000. Immigration consultants under the Liberals pocketed fees for shady job placements. The Liberals allowed corrupt colleges to charge tens of thousands of dollars for classes that did not exist. Now theis
Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you to all the witnesses for being here today. We appreciate that. I want to start with you, Mr. Duever. For an undergrad or a grad student, right now youth unemployment is running fairly high in the country. It's around 13%. Even for graduates from degree programs and postgrads, it's still running at 8% or 9%. Is that what you're seeing in your area?
Do you think it's a good idea to be bringing in more foreign labour to compete directly with grads from your program?
Can I pass the last minute over to my colleague Fred?
Can I interrupt you for a moment? Are you saying that all of your students have jobs, or would there be some unemployed students among your grads?
Would there also be potential for fraud? I know that there was a lot of talk about fraud in the immigration system in past years. I don't know if you have had any experience with that, from your perspective.
Thank you. Ms. Bezo, I have a similar line of questions. Can you make any sense of the 13% unemployment rate among young people, particularly among university graduates? I think it is 8% or 9% for postgrads.
Do you see in the industry more broadly, beyond your school...? Can you confirm those unemployment numbers? Does that make sense to you?
These are people who can definitely compete with your grads. They tend to come in at lower wage scales as well. Do you think it's wise for Canada to be bringing in people at a higher skill level who would potentially take away jobs from your grads?
I'm not sure if you're aware, but the government recently changed the express entry rules. Right now, employers must have an LMIA before they hire a foreign worker, which means they have to go out and prove that there's no Canadian available to take that job. The government has removed that requirement for higher-paid, higher-skilled jobs, meaning foreign workers would compete directly against
I'm going to interrupt you for a second. Madam Chair...?