Kevin Waugh
- Born
- June 9, 1956
- Family
- Lives in Saskatoon with his wife Ann, with whom he has two children and one granddaughter.
- Career
- Television sports journalist with CTV Saskatoon
- Political Experience
- Ward 9 Trustee for the Saskatoon Public School Division from 2006 to 2015; President of the Blackstrap Conservative Association; Elected to Parliament in 2015
- Notable
- Introduced Bill C-250 to amend the Criminal Code regarding Holocaust denial, which was later incorporated into the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 (Bill C-19).
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Business & Financial Interests
Before being elected to Parliament in 2015, Kevin Waugh had a long career as a sports journalist and broadcaster. He was a well-known sports anchor for CTV Saskatoon for almost 40 years. He also reportedly served as a trustee for the Saskatoon Public School Board.
Public Controversies
In late 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Waugh reportedly travelled to California despite government advisories against non-essential international travel. After the trip became public, he resigned from his position as a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. Waugh has also faced criticism for comments made in the House of Commons. In one instance, while discussing inflation, his example of a constituent buying an expensive steak was viewed by some as out of touch with the financial struggles of many Canadians. He was also criticized for using his parliamentary mailing privileges to send a flyer about the carbon tax that some recipients considered to be partisan misinformation.
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Is there any way you can omit what you have just said? My name is already on record this morning, and so is Mr. Diotte's, so it's kind of a point of privilege. You've already mentioned both of our names, and that's not customary around this table or in any other committees, so I'm just wondering how we can solve this issue. Is there any way that you can strike both of our names from the record?
Madam Chair, you've read my name and Mr. Diotte's name into the record already this morning. Is there any way you can omit those?
That's where the future's going, and I appreciate your comments about smaller communities. Saskatchewan, like the Maritimes, is smaller. You often fly over, or the money just isn't there and you go to Toronto or Vancouver, as you mentioned. You made a very good point that Prince Edward Island would give you the money back quicker than Quebec or Ontario would. Those are the kinds of stories that
Madam Chair, I'm going to Mr. Filsinger on start-ups. There are a lot of start-ups in my city and my province of Saskatchewan. We use the University of Saskatchewan.... Some make it and some don't. I'd like your thoughts on this, because probably one in 10 makes it. It's an interesting phenomenon, because we need start-ups in this country and you're one of them. You had a vision and you've seen
Mr. Speaker, Thanksgiving weekend is ahead, but unfortunately many Canadians will go without because the traditional Thanksgiving Day meal is 10% more expensive this year than it was last year. Liberal policies are driving up the cost of everything. In August alone, the Saskatoon Food Bank had 26,000 visits, an all-time high. Will the government admit that after 11 years of Liberals, Canada is
Madam Speaker, it is good to have you in the chair here this afternoon. To my hon. member from New Brunswick, it is interesting because the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre set a record in August:26,000 people went through its doors. Let us think about this. I come from Saskatchewan where we feed the world. Twenty-six thousand people in a city of 310,000 have gone to the food bank each
Mr. Speaker, I like our opposition day motion today because our motion is pretty simple. We have to cut diesel taxes and produce more fuel in this country. I heard a farmer from Weyburn, Saskatchewan, on the radio last week who said there has been a 100% increase in diesel prices year to year, and a 25% increase in diesel prices from August to now. This will come to consumers sooner or later.
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member from Skeena—Bulkley Valley made a number of great points this morning. I was talking with a staffer. They had a five-year mortgage term ending at 1.92%, but unfortunately, five years later, now it is over 4%, so we are talking affordability. The Liberals continue to borrow at record rates. There has been a doubling of the interest rate, and a staffer was discussing,