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Blair Lekstrom

Personal data
Political partyLiberal (2001-2010, 2011-present)
Other partyIndependent (2010-2011)
MLA for Peace River South
Assumed office2001
Succeeded byincumbent
Preceded byJack Weisgerber
Minister of Community Development
of British Columbia
In officeJune 23, 2008 - January 19, 2009
PremierGordon Campbell
Succeeded byKevin Krueger
Preceded byIda Chong
Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
of British Columbia
In officeJanuary 19, 2009 - June 11, 2010
PremierGordon Campbell
Succeeded byBill Bennett
Preceded byRichard Neufeld
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure of British Columbia
Assumed officeMarch 14, 2011
PremierChristy Clark
Succeeded byIncumbent
Preceded byShirley Bond

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Blair Lekstrom is a Canadian politician, currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He has represented the riding of Peace River South since the 2001 election.

He formerly served as the Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Products in the government of Gordon Campbell, before resigning from the BC Liberal caucus over the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) on June 11, 2010, a policy that Lekstrom had previously endorsed. Following the election of Christy Clark as the party's new leader in the 2011 leadership election, Lekstrom rejoined the Liberals on March 3, 2011.

He was born in 1961 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan and moved to Dawson Creek, British Columbia later that year. He graduated from the South Peace Secondary School, and worked with BC Tel starting in 1979 as an installer-repairman until his election in 1996.

Prior to provincial politics, he served as mayor of Dawson Creek for two terms, and was a city councillor for three years prior. Lekstrom was the president of the North Central Municipal Association for the 1999-2000 term.

Blair Lekstrom Video

For the first time in his leadership, Premier Gordon Campbell has lost a member of his trusted inner circle in a very public spat. Energy and Mines Minister, Blair Lekstrom, has quit the cabinet and walked away from the BC Liberal party because he says Campbell is making a terrible mistake by ramming through the HST.
3.30 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Legislative committee spends first meeting haggling over process Victoria -- It was billed as a historic day for democracy. In the end the history barely lasted an hour, taking just 15 minutes to hit the first speed bump. The mission was clear for the NDP members of the select standing committee on legislative initiatives: take that anti-HST petition - signed by more than 700000 people - and the scrap the tax legislation that came with it, and send it to the BC Legislature for an on-the-record vote by MLAs. But the committee's liberal majority voted that down, seeking answers instead about a province-wide, non-binding referendum. Watching the process: Blair Lekstrom, the man who fell out with Premier Gordon Campbell and his party so publicly when he quit cabinet in June. Today Lekstrom repeated his calls for the premier to move on and find new work. Campbell, resurfacing after a summer holiday in Europe, says he's "revitalized", and not only his he sticking around, he plans to stay for a long time. For now, he's got the support of his ministers, whether that support will hold may depend what the committee decides to do.
3.33 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Blair Lekstrom and the Executive Vice President of China Southern Airlines Mr. He Zongkai, met in Victoria today - for the first time. They met to talk about China Southern Airlines' new service to Vancouver that's starting in June and the many ways trade and human connections will flourish between Canada and China along Canada's Pacific Gateway.
1.32 min. | 0 user rating		 Minister of Transportation Blair Lekstrom is ready for motorcycle season and reminds us that we need to be mindful of all riders on the road.
1.45 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Voice of BC with host Vaughn Palmer and his guest, Minister of Transportation & Infrastructure, Blair Lekstrom. Original air date May 12, 2011.
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9.33 min. | 0 user rating		 It's now here on YouTube. Thank to my hard work you can watch unedited the greatest BCLiberal Cabinet since Gordon Campbell's dream teams take questions from grassroots BCLibs. This will probably be the longest YouTube I will evah post but here you go. Titles music is "Questions" from the movie "Green Zone". Just thought I should share & use something instrumental. More tags will be added later. Ideas welcome in the comments.
73.30 min. | 5.0 user rating		 May is Motorcycle Awareness Month. The 20th Annual MLA Motorcycle Ride at the legislature kicked off May as Motorcycle Awareness Month in BC
0.90 min. | 5.0 user rating		 March 29, 2010
4.60 min. | 0 user rating		 The BC Refederation Party was one of the first political parties in BC to join the Fight HST initiative campaign. www.refedbc.com
3.68 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Grant money pours into Davis Ave. - Terrace Standard Tweet this news
Terrace Standard--“Community infrastructure is essential to the development of strong communities,” said transportation and infrastructure minister -Blair Lekstrom- in a press release. “Towns for Tomorrow helps smaller BC communities build and impro - Date : Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:23:10 GMT+00:00
Review critical of response - Canada.com Tweet this news
Canada.com--The review, ordered by Transportation Minister -Blair Lekstrom-, says that although there were enough personnel to handle the incident, they underestimated the severity of its impact on the travelling public. "Although significant eff - Date : Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:58:47 GMT+00:00
Transportation minister Lekstrom: Trans-Canada near Revelstoke a 'top priority' - Revelstoke Times Review Tweet this news
Revelstoke Times Review--Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure -Blair Lekstrom- has penned a letter to Mayor of Revelstoke David Raven. In the letter dated June 1, Lekstrom references a telephone conversation with the mayor and says improving the - Date : Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:12:43 GMT+00:00
Transportation minister slows fare hike on some ferry routes, not majors - TheTyee.ca (blog) Tweet this news
TheTyee.ca (blog)--Transportation minister -Blair Lekstrom- has reduced an upcoming fare increase on BC Ferries minor and northern routes, but approved increases on the major routes between Vancouver Island and the Lower ... - Date : Tue, 24 May 2011 22:49:09 GMT+00:00
Vancouver district's Evergreen Line delayed - Journal of Commerce Tweet this news
Journal of Commerce--BC's transportation minister -Blair Lekstrom- said that the Evergreen Line would come online at 2015 at the earliest, not the originally scheduled date of 2014. Lekstrom said the mayors of Burnaby and Coquitlam had not yet propos - Date : Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:22:17 GMT+00:00
New carbon tax may fund public transit - The Province Tweet this news
The Province--NDP transportation critic Harry Bains said Thursday he got the admission about a second tax from Transportation Minister -Blair Lekstrom- in committee meetings last week. And in comments from Hansard, Lekstrom ... - Date : Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:27:29 GMT+00:00
Victoria regional transit body tiring of 'cap-in-hand' funding requests - Oak Bay News Tweet this news
Oak Bay News--That prompted members of the Victoria Regional Transit Commission to appeal for more funding flexibility - which could bring in millions of extra dollars a year - to BC Transportation Minister -Blair Lekstrom- during a meeting Tuesday. ... - Date : Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:07:38 GMT+00:00
Coq. seeks UBE intervention - BCLocalNews Tweet this news
BCLocalNews--Letters were sent last week to Transportation Minister -Blair Lekstrom- and Tri-City MLA, and federal cabinet minister, James Moore imploring the senior governments to “take all necessary steps” to resurrect the project that TransLink dro - Date : Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:13:39 GMT+00:00
Light rail plans keep rolling - Victoria Times Colonist Tweet this news
Victoria Times Colonist--Members of the Victoria Regional Transit Commission met provincial Transportation and Infrastructure Minister -Blair Lekstrom- Tuesday to discuss funding options. "We agreed with the technology we're moving forward o - Date : Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:56:20 GMT+00:00
Ready, set, Bike to Work - The Westerly Tweet this news
The Westerly--Cycling investments also support a healthier lifestyle for families by encouraging active communities and increased physical activity levels," said -Blair Lekstrom-, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. Bike to Work Week r - Date : Fri, 27 May 2011 17:14:13 GMT+00:00

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IndependentHuntington * Lekstrom



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