Mike Lake
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering federal politics, Mike Lake had a career in professional sports management. He worked for the Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club for a decade, serving in roles that included Director of Group Sales and Manager of Ticket Sales. His financial disclosures as a Member of Parliament list standard investments, such as publicly traded securities and mutual funds, but do not indicate ownership of private companies or significant outside business activities.
Key Relationships & Connections
Mike Lake is widely known for his advocacy for autism awareness and research, a cause deeply connected to his son, Jaden, who has autism. This work has linked him to various national and international organizations, including Autism Speaks Canada, where he has been a prominent supporter and participant in events. Politically, as a long-serving Conservative MP first elected in 2006, he has worked closely with various party leaders, including former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, under whom he served as a Parliamentary Secretary.
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Mike Lake won with 47,947 votes (74.7%)
Total votes cast: 64,161
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Mr. Speaker, in 2015, The New York Times reported that Canada had the richest middle class in the world. In 2015, we had a balanced budget and the richest middle class in the world. Fast-forward to today. We have more than doubled our national debt. The Liberals brag about the fact that we are subsidizing groceries for a third of the population. That is the situation we are in. We are spending
Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have shortened debate on this really important amount of spending they are doing, and they cannot even be bothered to show up to have quorum. I would like to make sure we have quorum.
Mr. Speaker, I would point out that while spending as much money as the government is spending right now, perhaps we could at least maintain quorum in the House of Commons. I do not think there are enough members.
Mr. Speaker, I listened closely to the hon. parliamentary secretary's speech. At one point she did ask what we would cut. Let me be very clear, because she also referenced my home province of Alberta in kind of a flippant way. C-69 C-48 The first things we would cut would be Billand Bill, which have made it impossible to compete in the global environment where, believe it or not, oil coming to
Mr. Speaker, all I can say is that, in 2015, we had a balanced budget and the richest middle class in the world, and we are a long ways from there today.
Mr. Speaker, one thing that would help Canada's fiscal situation substantially and would help our national unity situation substantially is if we were allowed to sell our resources from Alberta around the world. Currently, because of policies put in place by this member's government over the last 10 years, oil shipped from Alberta is subject to more rigorous emission standards than oil imported