Blaine Thacker

{{Short description|Canadian politician (1941–2020)}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name = Blaine Allen Thacker

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| 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 = {{birth date|1941|01|11}}

| birth_place = Taber, Alberta

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| party = Progressive Conservative

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| 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)

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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 the

Criminal Code (sexual assault)(Chair)

· Legislative Committee H on Bill C-17 An Act to amend the

Criminal Code and the Customs Tariff in consequence

thereof (Chair)

· Legislative Committee H on Bill C-328 An Act respecting

National Public Service Week: Serving Canadians Better

(Chair)

· Legislative Committee H on Bill C-40 An Act to provide for

the continuation of postal services (Chair)

· Legislative Committee on BIl C-41 An Act to amend the

Judges Act, the Federal Court Act and the Tax Court of

Canada Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-109 An Act to amend the

Criminal Code, the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act and

the Radiocommunication Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-113 An Act to amend the

Criminal Code and the Canada Evidence Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-114 An Act to amend the

Criminal Code and the Customs Tariff

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-115 An Act to implement the

North American Free Trade Agreement (Chair)

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-15 An Act to amend the

Criminal Code and the Canada Evidence Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-205 An Act to protect

heritage railway stations

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-21 An Act to exempt certain

shipping conference practices from the provisions of

the Competition Act, to repeal the Shipping Conferences

Exemption Act, 1979 and to amend other Acts in

consequence thereof

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-210 An Act to amend the

Blue Water Bridge Authority Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-210 An Act to amend the

Criminal Code and the Supreme Court Act (habeas corpus)

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-263 An Act to amend the

Canada Post Corporation Act (exclusive privilege)

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-30 An Act to amend the

National Parks Act and to amend An Act to amend the

National Parks Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-305 Victoria Cross Act

(Chair)

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-38 An Act to amend the

Federal Court Act, the Crown Liability Act, the Supremne

Court Act and other Acts in consequence thereof

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-49 An Act to amend the

Criminal Code (prostitution)

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-52 An Act respecting the

use of foreign ships and non-duty paid ships in the coasting

trade and in other marine activities of a commercial nature

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-57 An Act to provide for the

protection of integrated circuit topographies and to amend

certain Acts in consequence thereof

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-59 An Act to amend various

Acts to give effect to the reconstitution of the courts in

British Columbia

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-60 An Act to amend various

Acts to give effect to the reconstitution of the courts in

Ontario and to provide for other related matters

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-61 An Act to amend the

Criminal Code, the Food and Drugs Act and the Narcotic

Control Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-65 An Act to amend the

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act and other Acts in

consequence thereof

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-69 An Act to amend the

Criminal Code (air and maritime safety)

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-70 An Act to amend the

Criminal Code (jury)

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-78 An Act to amend the

Governor General’s Act, the Governor General’s Retiring

Annuity Act, the Salaries Act and the Judges Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-79 An Act to amend

the Divorce Act and the Family Orders and Agreements

Enforcement Assistance Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-81 An Act to amend the

Criminal Code (lotteries)

· Legislative Committee on BIll C-81 An Act to implement the

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International

Sale of Goods

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-81 An Act to provide for

referendums on the Constitution of Canada (Chair)

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

Rebate Discounting Act

· Legislative Committee on Bill C-86 An Act to amend the

Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act (Chair)

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

sentencing)

· Legislative Committee on Bill S-14 An Act respecting the

laws prohibiting marriage between related persons

· Legislative Committee on Bills C-67 An Act to amend the

Parole Act and the Penitentiary Act and C-68 An Act to

amend the Parole Act, the Penitentiary Act, the Prisons and

Reformatories Act and the Criminal Code

· Special Committee on Standing Orders and Procedure

· Special Committee on the Federal-Provincial Fiscal

Arrangements

· Special Committee on the Review of the CSIS Act and the

Security 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 of

Bill C-43, Members of the Senate and House of Commons

Conflict of Interests Act

· Standing Committee on Agriculture

· Standing Committee on Consumer and Corporate Affairs

and 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 of

the Criminal Code of the Standing Committee on Justice and

Solicitor General (Chair)