Ted Falk
MP
Member of Parliament
for Provencher
Assumed office
November 25, 2013
Preceded byVic Toews
Personal details
Born (1960-05-23) May 23, 1960
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyConservative
Residence(s)Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada

Theodore J. "Ted" Falk MP (born May 23, 1960) is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Provencher in the House of Commons of Canada.[1] A member of the Conservative Party of Canada, he was first elected in a by-election on November 25, 2013.[2]

Early life and career

Prior to his election, Falk was the owner of a construction and gravel-crushing company and also served 24 years (16 as president) on the board of the Steinbach Credit Union (SCU),[3] Manitoba's largest credit union.

Falk was first elected as Member of Parliament in the 2013 Provencher by-election, succeeding former cabinet minister Vic Toews, who had retired from politics three months earlier after almost 13 years as the area's MP.[4] Falk was re-elected in the 2015, 2019, and 2021 federal elections.[5]

In February of 2016, Falk introduced his first private member’s bill, C-239 An act to amend the Income Tax Act (charitable gifts), or the Fairness in Charitable Gifts Act.[6][7] The bill called for a correction to be made to the deductibility/refund gap between donations made to charities and those given to political parties. The bill was defeated at second reading in the House.[8][9]

As MP for Provencher, Falk has served on numerous parliamentary committees. In his first term, under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, he served on Canadian Heritage, Public Accounts, and Public Safety and National Security.[10] In the 42nd Parliament, under interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose, he was appointed Vice Chair of the Justice Committee where he was the only MP to vote against Bill C-16, An act to amend the Criminal Code of Canada to enshrine gender identity rights.[11] Under newly elected Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, Falk was appointed Deputy Shadow Minister for Employment, Workforce Development and Labour.[12][13] He was then appointed to the prestigious new National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians which does top secret work overseeing Canada’s military and intelligence apparatus.[14][15] Falk has also served on the Agriculture and Agrifood committee, Natural Resources, Scrutiny of Regulations and Finance.[16]

He is considered both a fiscal and social conservative, often taking positions, such as his anti-abortion stance, in contrast to his party's official position.[17] In 2016, prior to Steinbach's first Steinbach Pride event Falk claimed a conflict in his schedule with the Frog Follies festival in St-Pierre-Jolys, but when Follies organizers publicly asked him to attend Steinbach Pride instead, Falk said he would not attend because of “values of faith, family and community.”[18]

In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Falk stated he opposes mandatory vaccines and vaccine requirements to enter businesses.[19] He made erroneous statements about COVID-19 vaccines, falsely claiming that vaccines are more dangerous than the Delta variant. He retracted these statements and emphasized the safety and importance of vaccines for Canadians.[20] He refused to disclose his vaccine status and did not enter Parliament while there was a vaccine mandate, instead attending the House meetings virtually.[21][22]

Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election: Provencher
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeTed Falk24,29448.7-17.2$83,776.96
LiberalTrevor Kirczenow8,47217.0+3.9$25,158.99
People'sNöel Gautron8,16816.4+14.2$24,179.71
New DemocraticSerina Pottinger6,27012.6-0.2$0.00
IndependentRick Loewen1,3662.7N/A$0.00
GreenJanine G. Gibson1,2722.6-3.4$1,596.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,90199.5–$117,118.32
Total rejected ballots 3550.5
Turnout 50,15667.4
Eligible voters 74,468
Conservative hold Swing -10.6
Source: Elections Canada[23]
2019 Canadian federal election: Provencher
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeTed Falk31,82165.9+9.84$91,792.89
LiberalTrevor Kirczenow6,34713.1-21.56$13,417.34
New DemocraticErin McGee6,18712.8+7.50none listed
GreenJanine G. Gibson2,8846.0+2.02none listed
People'sWayne Sturby1,0662.2none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,305100.0
Total rejected ballots 322
Turnout 48,62770.5
Eligible voters 68,979
Conservative hold Swing +7.85
Source: Elections Canada[24][25]
2015 Canadian federal election: Provencher
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeTed Falk25,08656.06-14.30$116,699.56
LiberalTerry Hayward15,50934.66+27.93$28,135.06
New DemocraticLes Lilley2,3715.30-12.87$4,287.04
GreenJeff Wheeldon1,7793.98+1.01$6,485.90
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,745100.00 $216,321.86
Total rejected ballots 1690.38
Turnout 44,91469.53
Eligible voters 64,598
Conservative hold Swing -21.11
Source: Elections Canada[26][27]
Canadian federal by-election, November 25, 2013: Provencher
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeTed Falk13,04658.20−12.40$ 83,542.19
LiberalTerry Hayward6,71129.94+23.2366,455.27
New DemocraticNatalie Courcelles Beaudry1,8438.22−9.6717,878.16
GreenJanine Gibson8173.64+0.691,074.97
Total valid votes/expense limit 22,417 100.0   –   $ 97,453.98
Total rejected ballots 136 0.60 +0.17
Turnout 22,553 33.85 −27.88
Eligible voters 66,624    
Conservative hold Swing −17.86
By-election due to the resignation of Vic Toews.
Source(s)
"November 25, 2013 By-elections". Elections Canada. November 26, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
"November 25, 2013 By-election – Financial Reports". Retrieved October 29, 2014.

References

  1. ↑ Ted Falk – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ↑ "Provencher federal byelection results 2013: Conservative Ted Falk easily wins Manitoba riding". National Post, November 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Credit union chairman Provencher Tory hopeful". Winnipeg Free Press, September 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ CBC News. "Ted Falk celebrates victory in Provencher byelection". CBC. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Falk seeks fourth term in Provencher". Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  6. ↑ https://www.pembinavalleyonline.com/articles/falk-introduces-fairness-in-charitable-gifts-act
  7. ↑ https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/42-1/C-239
  8. ↑ https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/42-1/C-239
  9. ↑ https://johnnater.ca/m-p-nater-disappointed-by-vote-on-bill-c-239/
  10. ↑ https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/ted-falk(84672)/roles
  11. ↑ https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/parl/xc66-1/XC66-1-2-421-38-eng.pdf
  12. ↑ https://steinbachonline.com/articles/falk-appointed-deputy-shadow-minister
  13. ↑ https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/ted-falk(84672)/roles
  14. ↑ https://www.nsicop-cpsnr.ca/press-releases/pr-cp-2021-06-15/pr-cp-2021-06-15-en.html
  15. ↑ https://www.pembinavalleyonline.com/articles/falk-humbled-by-appointment
  16. ↑ https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/ted-falk(84672)/roles
  17. ↑ "Falk seeks fourth term in Provencher". Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Thousands take part in the 1st Pride parade in Steinbach, Man". CBC News. July 9, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Ted Falk discusses election win, poll by poll results and return to Ottawa".
  20. ↑ "Manitoba Conservative candidate Ted Falk apologizes for vaccine misinformation | CBC News".
  21. ↑ "Incumbent Manitoba CPC candidate Ted Falk apologizes for vaccine misinformation". 14 September 2021.
  22. ↑ Levitz, Stephanie (8 December 2021). "House of Commons finishes review of vaccination exemptions | The Star". The Toronto Star.
  23. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  24. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  25. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  26. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Provencher, 30 September 2015
  27. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates


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