Laurie Blakeman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Laurie Blakeman
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	May 23, 1958(1958-05-23)
Age	66
Birthplace	Edmonton
Country	Canada
Birth City	Alberta
Horoscope	Taurus

Laurie Blakeman Biography

Laurie Blakeman is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on May 23, 1958 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Laurie Blakeman (born May 23 in 1958) is an Canadian politician who was a member of the Edmonton-Centre electoral district within the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. She is an active member of the Alberta Liberal Party, and was first elected in 1997 election.

In 2007 Blakeman introduced his Healthy Futures Act, which would have mandated major funding and policy decisions for major decisions to go through “health impact assessments”, which would analyze the impact of these decisions on Albertans’ health via environmental and social effects. Blakeman’s Liberal colleagues backed the legislation, as did his fellow New Democrats (although NDP MLA Ray Martin expressed concern that the bill only required an assessment instead of action regarding the potential negative health effects) as well as a number of Progressive Conservatives. However, the bill was rejected by the overwhelming majority from Progressive Conservatives. Progressive Conservatives, many of who believed that the bill added nothing significant that did not already exist within the existing regulatory framework. It would also according to PC MLA Dave Rodney, “effectively bring[ing] the decision- making apparatus of the government and this Assembly to a grinding halt.”

The year 1999 was the time Blakeman introduced the Consumers Insurance Company Act which was an act that was drafted by a private party to create a brand new insurance company that was in line with the law stating that new insurance companies can only be established through the act of the legislature. The bill did however face some resistance of Blakeman’s Liberal colleagues, such as Linda Sloan, Hugh MacDonald as well as Gary Dickson, who expressed worry that the bill could represent a step towards privatizing healthcare. The bill was passed.

Laurie Blakeman Net Worth

Laurie Blakeman is one of the richest Politician from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Laurie Blakeman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

in 1997 Blakeman was the sponsor of Domestic Abuse Act which was an act of private members which was never passed to second reading. The year 1998 was the time she put up her bill known as the Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Amendment Act also a private member’s billthat would have broadened the province’s anti-discrimination laws to include sexual orientation as a factor that discrimination was not allowed (later in the same year, it was decided that the Supreme Court of Canada, in Vriend v. Alberta, ruled Alberta’s inability to include this provision as a reason for discrimination was in violation in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms) It also was not able to move through second reading.

Blakeman first ran for political office during the 1997 provincial election in which she was an Alberta Liberal campaigner in Edmonton-Centre to succeed the retiring Liberal MLA Michael Henry. She was electedand finished over 1,000 votes more than the second-place winner, Progressive Conservative Don Weideman. The gap widened when Weideman fought her re-election in the election of 2001, however, it grew to over 3000 voters in 2004. The 2008 election would see an entirely brand new Progressive Conservative Opponent, in Bill Donahue. However, it was the same result was achieved in which Blakeman was able to keep her seat. In the 2015 election, Blakeman ran for three political parties: Liberal, Alberta Party and Greens. It was all in vain since she was sacked from her legislative seat during the election of 2015 which witnessed the NDP take over for the first time in history.

After Kevin Taft announced his intention to resign the leadership of the Alberta Liberal Party following its defeat in the 2008 election, Blakeman was one of four MLAs to express interest in running in the ensuing election to replace him. However, in August she announced that she would not do so, citing the cost of a candidacy. She was a candidate in the 2011 leadership election, placing third.

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Laurie Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Laurie Blakeman celebrates birthday on May 23 of every year.