Ted Falk
- Born
- May 23, 1960
- Career
- Owner of a construction and gravel-crushing company; served 24 years on the board of the Steinbach Credit Union (SCU).
- Political Experience
- First elected as Member of Parliament in the 2013 Provencher by-election; re-elected in 2015, 2019, and 2021.
- Notable
- Staunch social conservative who opposes abortion; strong opponent of public health restrictions and vaccine mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic; supported the “Freedom Convoy”.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering federal politics, Ted Falk had a long career in business. He was the owner, president, and CEO of Falk's Gravel Ltd., a family-owned gravel crushing and construction company based in Steinbach, Manitoba. He reportedly ran this business for 28 years. He was also a partner in H.F. Falk & Sons Ltd., another family business. His background is rooted in the construction and aggregate industry in his local community.
Public Controversies
Ted Falk has faced public criticism on several occasions. In February 2022, he and two other Conservative MPs were criticized for meeting with Christine Anderson, a member of the European Parliament from Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. The Conservative Party leader's office condemned the meeting. Falk later stated he was unaware of the views of the politician and her party and regretted the meeting. He has also drawn attention for his socially conservative stances. He has publicly stated his opposition to same-sex marriage and has reportedly declined to attend Pride parades. In 2021, he was criticized for removing congratulatory messages about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from his social media after learning that a non-binary athlete was part of a team he had praised.
Where Ted falls on key policy spectrums
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Ted Falk won with 34,364 votes (66.3%)
Total votes cast: 51,803
How does Ted Falk's voting record line up with your values?
Mr. Speaker, I agree with the member in recognizing that there is an affordability crisis and that Canadians need relief. It would certainly provide a lot of relief to almost every single Canadian family to have the price of gas reduced by the amount of taxes being charged by the Liberal government. We cannot control global oil prices, so those profits with the oil companies would be there.
Thank you. Mr. Chair, I'm good.
We often talk about our Five Eyes partners. I'm not sure that everybody on the committee understands what that is or who it is, or if Canadians watching these proceedings understand who our Five Eyes partners are. Could you briefly tell the committee who the Five Eyes partners are and what they do?
What could that look like?
Thank you for sharing your perspective with the committee.
What are some of the precautions that you think Canada should be taking?
Would you consider the United States a trusted partner?
Prime Minister Carney has previously stated that China is our greatest national threat. Would you agree with that assessment?
CSIS has previously warned that hostile actors are seeking to pre-position themselves within our critical infrastructure. We know that car manufactures have the ability to shut vehicles down remotely. With the technology that's embedded in these Chinese EVs, what would the capability of the Chinese government be to disrupt our electrical grid?
By that, you would suggest that these vehicles not only will be able to gather intelligence and provide that information to the People's Republic of China but also will also be able to disrupt, perhaps, our Internet, our power grid and things like that.
What could that potentially mean for Canada?
You've previously said that our Five Eyes partners have indicated that Chinese-manufactured electric vehicles pose a threat to our national security. If we move in the direction of allowing Chinese technology through the 49,000 EV vehicles, it poses the risk that we'll be isolating ourselves from our partners.