Meet Blake

First elected in 2008, Blake Richards was re-elected for a fifth time in the riding of Banff-Airdrie on September 20, 2021.

Blake has served as the Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Commons.

Blake has also served as the Shadow Cabinet Minister for Democratic Institutions, and as Shadow Cabinet Minister for Small Business and Exports. He has also previously served on the Finance Committee.

While serving on the government side of the House of Commons, Blake chaired two standing policy committees and was Chair of the Parliamentary Tourism Caucus. He also frequently represented the government in regional and national media.

Always focused on the needs of his constituents, Blake has three times been named Canada’s Best Constituency MP as well as Hardest Working MP. He has also received a Canadian Tourism Award for his work in Parliament on behalf of the tourism industry.