MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

Blaine Calkins

Conservative Ponoka—Didsbury 21 statements translated

Calkins frequently criticizes the Liberal government, blaming them for economic issues, crime, and housing problems. He often focuses on issues affecting his riding and advocates for Conservative policies, but also sometimes goes off on partisan tangents rather than addressing the topic at hand directly.

Statements by Members

Prime Minister of Canada

2026-05-05

“I want to blame the Prime Minister for everything. The last government did all the real work. The Prime Minister just takes photos. He doesn't have a real plan for a pipeline. The government spends too much. I want to sell more Canadian energy.”

Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, despite his illusions and phony promises, the Prime Minister is no different from the last guy. He is just another costly Liberal. The true diplomatic work on trade with Europe was done long ago by the Harper government. Canada signed trade deals with 48 European countries under the CETA. The Prime Minister has not signed a single new trade deal. His most recent EU tour was just another photo op. The real barrier to selling to the European market is the Liberal government. The Prime Minister said a new pipeline was more probable than possible, but there is no start date, no route and no plan. He then promised to build at speeds never seen before. They have not been seen before because there is nothing to see. In fairness, I will list the Liberal accomplishments over the last 11 years. They have the largest deficit outside of COVID, the largest national debt on record, the highest youth unemployment in generations and the only shrinking economy in the G7. Our biggest accomplishment should be selling energy to our allies, not racking up half-a-million-dollar catering bills for the Prime Minister's plane. It needs to be Canadian energy. He should end the illusions and export Canadian energy now.

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