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.
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Ted Falk won with 34,364 votes (66.3%)
Total votes cast: 51,803
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Are you proud of this audit report?
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Thank you for your service. Do you enjoy police work or administration more?
It would appear that 99% of executives receive bonuses, while only 30%—
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You wouldn't agree with her conclusion, then, that it's created a problem and that you've moved away from this.
Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to our witnesses. Thank you, Auditor General, for this report and the work you've done. Commissioner, I'd like to begin with you. Folks in my riding—and I'm served well by D Division—are proud of the RCMP, and I think Canadians in general are proud of our police force. It's to your credit, all of you, that it is this way. I'm wondering, sir, how long you
According to the Treasury Board Secretariat's 2025 results for the executive performance management program, almost $6 million was spent on performance pay within ISED. If so few performance indicators are met, why are executives continuing to be rewarded? Who makes those decisions on performance pay?
As well, 316 out of 318 executives from ISED, or 99.4%, received bonuses in 2025, while only 30.4% of performance indicators were met. What is the reason for such a great disparity between success and reward within the department?
I'd like to get one more question in quickly. We know the EV market has shrunk down to 8% of overall Canadian vehicle sales. There's roughly $34 billion of investment the Canadian government has committed to. How much of that is at risk?
Is the money all out the door? Oh, was that it?
We live in a very instant society and world, in which we have credit cards, we have pre-approved credit and we have microwaves. However, people have to wait 330 days to find out if their application has been accepted. Do you not find it a bit odd that the process takes this long? Can you tell me, is it because of budget constraints?
One of the observations of the AG was that the diversity priorities set by the department or by the government created a problem in recruitment. Would you agree with this?
It's not at all under your purview.
With the EVs, we know that there are several EV investments that the Government of Canada has made, and we know that some of these plants are not moving in the direction that was anticipated. I'm just wondering, could some factories leave or shrink once they're offered a better deal from another country? Have you done that analysis?
Which department would that have been?
Thanks, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the department officials for coming to committee today to answer some of our questions and certainly satisfy our curiosity about things. I want to start with a few questions about Spaceport and Maritime Launch Services. We've heard some very interesting numbers out there, and we've read some of these numbers. They've entered into a 10-year, $200-million lease on
Okay. Good. Then we will move on. In 2025, 30.4% of performance indicators were met, while a large share were unmet or not measurable. That comes from the results performance management program for executives for 2024-25. Can you explain to Parliament why this level of performance would be acceptable?