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Blaine CalkinsMP

Since November 2024, organizations have reported 25 lobbying contacts with Blaine Calkins, most often by Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights (4) and CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION (2). The most recent is dated June 23, 2026.

Organizations in contact

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In brief

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Party
Conservative
Riding
Ponoka—Didsbury
Jurisdiction
Parliament of Canada

Sponsored bills

Bills that name this official as sponsor, matched on the exact name only.

Remarks in the chamber

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  1. Bill C-224, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products)

    Mr. Eyolfson, in reference to what you asked about Health Canada's powers right now, Health Canada pre-approves these natural product numbers. They can stop the sale at any time for any of these products if they want. Th…

    HealthOfficial text

  2. Bill C-224, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products)

    Thank you, Chair. Members of the committee, thanks for inviting me here to discuss my private member's bill, Bill C-224, which passed at second reading—unanimously, I might add—on May 10, 2026. As you may know, this le…

    HealthOfficial text

  3. Bill C-224, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products)

    I'll take that as a no.

    HealthOfficial text

  4. Bill C-224, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products)

    Health Canada has had that ability even prior to Bill C-47. This was back in 2023. They can stop the sale. They can seize the product. They can revoke a site licence for a manufacturer, a packager and labeller, or an imp…

    HealthOfficial text

  5. Bill C-224, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products)

    We've already heard from one of the witnesses here, who said that she started up her business three years ago in the United States because it was easier and quicker to get her business up and going and get a revenue stre…

    HealthOfficial text

  6. Projet de loi C-224, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les aliments et drogues (produits de santé naturels)

    J'en conclus que la réponse est non.

    HealthOfficial text

  7. Projet de loi C-224, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les aliments et drogues (produits de santé naturels)

    Merci, monsieur le président. Chers collègues, merci de m'avoir invité à discuter de mon projet de loi d'initiative parlementaire, le projet de loi C‑224, qui a été adopté à l'étape de la deuxième lecture — à l'unanimit…

    HealthOfficial text

  8. Projet de loi C-224, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les aliments et drogues (produits de santé naturels)

    Monsieur Eyolfson, concernant votre question sur les pouvoirs actuels de Santé Canada, le ministère approuve ces numéros de produits naturels au préalable. Il peut mettre fin à la vente de n'importe lequel de ces produit…

    HealthOfficial text

  9. Projet de loi C-224, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les aliments et drogues (produits de santé naturels)

    Une témoin qui a comparu au Comité a indiqué qu'elle a démarré son entreprise il y a trois ans aux États-Unis parce qu'il était plus facile et plus rapide d'y lancer son entreprise et d'en tirer des revenus qu'ici au Can…

    HealthOfficial text

  10. Bill C-224, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products)

    Absolutely, that's the case. Any natural health product in Canada that makes a health claim has a natural product number on it. That number is a premarket number that has to be granted to the manufacturer or the distribu…

    HealthOfficial text

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