Chris Warkentin
- Born
- November 20, 1978 — Grande Prairie
- Education
- Peace River Bible Institute; studied business and marketing at Grande Prairie Regional College
- Career
- Owned and operated a custom home building company
- Political Experience
- Served on the board of his local Conservative constituency association; involved with the Reform Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance; elected MP for Peace River in 2006, 2008 and 2011; elected MP for Grande Prairie-Mackenzie in 2015; Chair of the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Committee from 2011 to 2015; Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada in February 2015; Official Opposition Critic for Agriculture after October 2015; Official Opposition Deputy House Leader in September 2016
- Notable
- Raised on the family farm east of Grande Prairie, near the Hamlet of DeBolt in the MD of Greenview
Where Chris falls on key policy spectrums
Your Money
People & Society
How We're Governed
Land & Community
Chris Warkentin won with 47,904 votes (81.7%)
Total votes cast: 58,652
Mr. Speaker, we cannot control what is happening abroad, but we can fix things here at home. Prime Minister The majority of Canadians now report that they are worse off today than when thetook office, and they are right. Under his leadership, Canada now has the worst food price inflation and the only shrinking economy in the G7. The Liberal Prime Minister was warned that imposing his industrial [more]
Mr. Speaker, if someone believes that answer, I have an oceanfront property I will sell them in Alberta. Prime Minister Everyone knows that when the government charges higher fuel and carbon taxes on fertilizer, fuel and equipment for farmers, food processors and truckers, it drives up the cost of food. It is going to get worse as long as the Liberals keep on hiking these taxes. Canada now has [more]
Mr. Speaker, just listen to the minister and his high-flying friends. They think everything is great, but we know that inflation is good news for the wealthy and for the bankers. I can tell them that young Canadians are being the hardest hit by this inflation. TransUnion is reporting that Canadians have now taken on a record-breaking $2.6 trillion in household debt. This debt is attached to [more]
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, thepromised us affordable groceries, but he has given us the highest food inflation in the G7. He promised to spend less, yet the deficit is now double and Canadians are now paying more in interest than for health care. He promised homes people could afford, but the prices have never been worse. RBC is now reporting that it is the hardest on young Canadians, who say at [more]
Mr. Speaker, as it is customary in the House that every Thursday we ask the question as to what the government has planned for next week, I will ask that, with the understanding that next week members of Parliament will be returning to their homes to meet with their constituents. We have a break week. agriculture minister During question period today, we had an admission from the, an [more]