Pat Kelly
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering federal politics, Pat Kelly worked in the real estate industry for over two decades. He was a real estate broker and reportedly owned his own brokerage firm. Public disclosures filed with the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner show that he has held various investments, including publicly traded securities in financial and energy companies.
Key Relationships & Connections
Within the Conservative Party, Pat Kelly has served in roles that connect him to party leadership. Under former leader Erin O'Toole, he was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Small Business and Western Economic Diversification. He has also been a long-serving member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, where he has worked on economic policy alongside MPs from different parties.
Public Controversies
In 2016, Pat Kelly was the subject of media reports regarding his expense claims. It was reported that he claimed thousands of dollars in per diems for meals and other expenses while in Ottawa, even though he owned a home in the city. In response to the reports, Kelly stated that the claims were permitted under the rules for Members of Parliament and were intended to help cover the costs of maintaining a second residence required for his work.
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Pat Kelly won with 39,971 votes (58.8%)
Total votes cast: 67,935
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Mr. Speaker, I did not hear any contrition over all the broken promises the Liberals have made for 11 years. If the member really wants to go back 40 years to Brian Mulroney, I might point out that when Brian Mulroney became prime minister of this country, Canada really, truly was in an absolute financial death spiral that had been left by Pierre Trudeau. I guess nine short years was not long
The Speaker, for 11 years in a row, the government has tabled spending, borrowing and deficit projections that breached their previously promised targets, and the member wants to talk about honesty. The projections in yesterday's budget confirm that they have broken last year's fiscal anchor of a declining deficit to GDP and the government's old fiscal anchor of a declining debt to GDP. finance
Mr. Speaker, I am glad to speak about the budget, but before I get into the details of the budget, it is important to put it in the context of the government and its legacy since 2015. In 2015, when the Liberals were first elected, they inherited a balanced budget with a $2-billion surplus. We had an economy wherein housing was affordable, where a normal family with proper jobs or a person with a
Mr. Speaker, in 2015, the Liberals promised two years of modest deficits that would lead the budget to balancing itself. Instead, they added $750 billion to the national debt through 11 years of credit card budgeting. Interest on national debt is now the fastest-growing government expense, threatening to choke out priorities like health care and national defence. How can we trust the Liberals to
Mr. Speaker, the Bank of Canada says inflation is rising and economic growth is slowing, while the Parliamentary Budget Officer says interest on the national debt is the fastest-growing government expense. The cost of government is driving up the cost of living and these Liberals have broken every fiscal promise, smashed through every fiscal guardrail and cut loose every fiscal anchor they have
Mr. Speaker, in different parts of her speech, the member described some online harms that are criminal acts. As she said, they do not require changes in law. There is harmful content online that involves terrorism, fomenting hatred, threats and death threats, and these kinds of things are already serious crimes. When a serious crime is committed, a person should be sent straight to the police
Madam Speaker, I will keep this brief and give the member whatever time he has left to restate or add to the arguments he has already made.
Mr. Speaker, I think it is clear from the speech we just heard how important it is. We are talking about a serious public policy concern, and there is a need for better public policy, which is what the bill intends to put forward, but there are an awful lot of details needed. Is the member satisfied that, for example, the things that would be left to regulation in the future have been adequately
Mr. Speaker, earlier in the debate, the member was asked about support for the creation of a commission, which is part of the act. I do not think a part of this, like the commission, could be or is a complete answer to the question of online harms. Some online harms are criminal acts. When crimes are committed, the commission of crime is a matter for law enforcement, not a commission. I think it
Mr. Speaker, Bloc members always raise this. I think they are quite confused about what a subsidy is. The government, for all of its misgivings and all of the terrible policy that it has, is not squandering Canadian tax dollars on subsidizing oil and gas, other than its failed and failing approach to project development. It took a pipeline like Trans Mountain that would have been built by private
Mr. Speaker, it is always entertaining to listen to the Liberals talk about something they broke and then demand extraordinary recognition for their attempts to put things back together. They chased Kinder Morgan out of Canada. They chased it out by moving the goalposts and refusing to champion the approvals that existed and then afterwards want enormous credit for nationalizing that project