Blaine Thacker Explained

Blaine Allen Thacker
Constituency Mp:Lethbridge
Lethbridge-Foothills from 1979-1987
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Kenneth Earl Hurlburt
Successor:Raymond Speaker
Term Start:1979
Term End:1993
Birth Date:11 January 1941
Birth Place:Taber, Alberta
Party:Progressive Conservative
Portfolio:Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport (1987–1989)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (1989–1991)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Agriculture) (1991)

Blaine Allen Thacker QC, (January 11, 1941 – February 17, 2020) served as a Member of Parliament in the Lethbridge riding from 1979 to 1993 (Elected to the House of Commons in 1979, 1980, 1984 & 1988 for a total of 5,270 days).

Parliamentary service included:

· Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs

· Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Agriculture)

· Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport

· Critic, Consumer and Corporate Affairs

· Critic, Environment

Committee service included:

· Legislative Committee G on Bill C-35 An Act to correct certain anomalies, inconsistencies, archaisms and errors in the Statutes of Canada, to deal with other matters of a non-controversial and uncomplicated nature therein and to repeal certain provisions thereof that have expired or lapsed or otherwise ceased to have effect

· Legislative Committee G on Bill C-49 An Act to amend theCriminal Code (sexual assault)(Chair)

· Legislative Committee H on Bill C-17 An Act to amend theCriminal Code and the Customs Tariff in consequencethereof (Chair)

· Legislative Committee H on Bill C-328 An Act respectingNational Public Service Week: Serving Canadians Better(Chair)

· Legislative Committee H on Bill C-40 An Act to provide forthe continuation of postal services (Chair)

· Legislative Committee on BIl C-41 An Act to amend theJudges Act, the Federal Court Act and the Tax Court ofCanada Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-109 An Act to amend theCriminal Code, the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act andthe Radiocommunication Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-113 An Act to amend theCriminal Code and the Canada Evidence Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-114 An Act to amend theCriminal Code and the Customs Tariff

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-115 An Act to implement theNorth American Free Trade Agreement (Chair)

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-15 An Act to amend theCriminal Code and the Canada Evidence Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-205 An Act to protectheritage railway stations

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-21 An Act to exempt certainshipping conference practices from the provisions ofthe Competition Act, to repeal the Shipping ConferencesExemption Act, 1979 and to amend other Acts inconsequence thereof

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-210 An Act to amend theBlue Water Bridge Authority Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-210 An Act to amend theCriminal Code and the Supreme Court Act (habeas corpus)

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-263 An Act to amend theCanada Post Corporation Act (exclusive privilege)

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-30 An Act to amend theNational Parks Act and to amend An Act to amend theNational Parks Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-305 Victoria Cross Act(Chair)

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-38 An Act to amend theFederal Court Act, the Crown Liability Act, the SupremneCourt Act and other Acts in consequence thereof

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-49 An Act to amend theCriminal Code (prostitution)

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-52 An Act respecting theuse of foreign ships and non-duty paid ships in the coastingtrade and in other marine activities of a commercial nature

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-57 An Act to provide for theprotection of integrated circuit topographies and to amendcertain Acts in consequence thereof

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-59 An Act to amend variousActs to give effect to the reconstitution of the courts inBritish Columbia

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-60 An Act to amend variousActs to give effect to the reconstitution of the courts inOntario and to provide for other related matters

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-61 An Act to amend theCriminal Code, the Food and Drugs Act and the NarcoticControl Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-65 An Act to amend theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police Act and other Acts inconsequence thereof

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-69 An Act to amend theCriminal Code (air and maritime safety)

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-70 An Act to amend theCriminal Code (jury)

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-78 An Act to amend theGovernor General’s Act, the Governor General’s RetiringAnnuity Act, the Salaries Act and the Judges Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-79 An Act to amendthe Divorce Act and the Family Orders and AgreementsEnforcement Assistance Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-81 An Act to amend theCriminal Code (lotteries)

· Legislative Committee on BIll C-81 An Act to implement theUnited Nations Convention on Contracts for the InternationalSale of Goods

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-81 An Act to provide forreferendums on the Constitution of Canada (Chair)

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-83 An Act to amend the TaxRebate Discounting Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-86 An Act to amend theCanada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act (Chair)

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-90 Criminal Code (amdt. -sentencing)

· Legislative Committee on Bill S-14 An Act respecting thelaws prohibiting marriage between related persons

· Legislative Committee on Bills C-67 An Act to amend theParole Act and the Penitentiary Act and C-68 An Act toamend the Parole Act, the Penitentiary Act, the Prisons andReformatories Act and the Criminal Code

· Special Committee on Standing Orders and Procedure

· Special Committee on the Federal-Provincial FiscalArrangements

· Special Committee on the Review of the CSIS Act and theSecurity Offences Act (Chair)

· Special Joint Committee on Bill C-116, Conflict of Interests

· Special Joint Committee on Senate Reform

· Special Joint Committee to review the subject-matter ofBill C-43, Members of the Senate and House of CommonsConflict of Interests Act

· Standing Committee on Agriculture

· Standing Committee on Consumer and Corporate Affairsand Government Operations

· Standing Committee on Finance, Trade and Economic Affairs

· Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs (Chair)

· Standing Committee on Justice and Solicitor General (Chair)

· Standing Committee on Labour, Manpower and Immigration

· Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections

· Standing Committee on Procedure and Organization

· Standing Committee on Public Accounts

· Standing Joint Committee on Printing

· Subcommittee on National Security of the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs (Chair)

· Subcommittee on the Recodification of the General Part ofthe Criminal Code of the Standing Committee on Justice andSolicitor General (Chair)

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