Mike Lake (politician)
| Michael S. Lake | |
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| Member of Parliament for Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2006 |
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| Preceded by | David Kilgour |
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| Born | June 4, 1969 New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Debi Lake |
| Residence | Edmonton |
| Profession | businessman, sports executive |
Michael Stanley "Mike" Lake (born June 4, 1969) is a business person and politician in Alberta, Canada. In 2008, he was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary of Industry by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
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[edit] Early life
Lake was born in New Westminster, British Columbia. He grew up in Devon, Alberta and obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta. After graduating from university, he began a career with the Edmonton Oilers ice hockey team as a sales manager and director of ticket sales as their national accounts manager.
He is married and has two children, his son has autism and thus is a member of the Edmonton Autism Society. He is involved in the Alberta Foster Care Program.
[edit] 2006 federal election
Mike Lake won the Conservative Party of Canada nomination for the riding of Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont defeating 7 time candidate Tim Uppal. The nomination proved to be significant since popular long time Liberal incumbent David Kilgour had chosen to retire, creating a power vacuum in the riding.
Lake went on to win the vacant riding in a landslide victory in the 2006 federal election. Pundits had predicted the race would be closer as the Liberal Party of Canada had held the district and its predecessor ridings since 1991.
[edit] Bigfoot petition
In his first term as a representative in the Canadian House of Commons, Lake was presented with a very unusual petition signed by almost 500 individuals calling for Bigfoot to be protected under the Species at Risk Act. Lake filed the petition with the Clerk of the House of Commons on March 28, 2007.[1] Subsequently it was reported by various media that Lake himself had argued in favour of giving such protection to Bigfoot.[2][3] When interviewed, Lake said that he did not believe in Bigfoot, but filed the petition as a service to constituents without making any judgment call.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ House of Commons of Canada (2007-03-28). "Journals". http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=39&Ses=1&DocId=2802311#DOC--2805332. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
- ^ Bigfoot risks extinction, says Canadian MP, AFP, May 2, 2007
- ^ What happens when the shoe is on the other (big)foot,Angry_In_the_Great_White_North, May 4, 2007
- ^ Cryptomundo.com » Petition Says Protect Bigfoot
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