Debates & Articles Published (campaign related)...
Huron-Bruce federal candidates attentive to Kincardine gun club's message, October 12, 2019
Cancelled 2 Debates Due To Illness Speech Submitted, October 8, 2019
Rogers TV Kincardine: Meet the Candidates, October 3, 2019
Huron Bruce Candidates Square Off In Port Elgin, October 2, 2019
Huron Bruce Candidates Meet With Voters in Saugeen Shores, October 2, 2019
Huron Bruce Candidates Share Views in Port Elgin, October 2, 2019
Climate Crisis a Main Topic at Saugeen Shores Debate, October 2, 2019
Klerks Campaign Launch Announced, Kincardine News, September 22, 2019
Federal Election Race Underway in Huron Bruce, Shoreline Beacon, September 13, 2019
Article by Liz Dadson in Kincardine Record announcing candidacy, June 9, 2019
NOTABLE QUOTES
"The unity of our diversity is our strength". - Kevin M. Klerks, 2019
"Individuals who run for political office, in a role higher than Municipal mayor, should be Canadian citizens (only) for a period of at least eight years before being qualified or considered to run for said position in Canada". ~Kevin M. Klerks, 2019
"We live in a very diverse country blessed with a beautiful rainbow of colours, religions, ages, genders and mental and physical abilities. We are different in so many ways except one – we are all Canadian. I believe that “the unity of our diversity is our strength”. ~Kevin M. Klerks, 2019.
"Until we have an infrastructure, we have no choice but to drive and the biggest part of Climate change is the hysteria around it. In the 1970s, we had global cooling, in the 80s we had acid rain, in the 90s we had conservation, in the 2000s we had global warming and, when that didn’t work, we went to Climate change. Our biggest problem is to get around the hysteria and sit down to look at real solutions like reducing carbon emisions and get back to reducing and recycling that we learned in the 80s. A lot of the recyclables are not even being recycled. We shouldalso go after the large emitters. The people who have the knowledge and expertise live in the provinces and they should be making the decisions for their province." - Kevin M. Klerks, 2019
"We are the only party that has a firm plan to reduce taxation for everyone, especially low income and seniors. One of the things we are looking at is phasing out ‘supply management’ that raises food prices such as dairy products. We are also looking at immigration numbers. The more people we bring into this country, the less housing there is for everyone else. There are many different ways to look at food insecurity and one of them is through taxation." - Kevin M. Klerks, 2019
"If the private sector agrees with pipelines (east and west), we are going to put them through. I would like to see nothing better than to put a pipeline from the west coast to the east coast and even, perhaps, build a refinery on the east coast. To pay for things, we will stop wasteful spending. No more corporate bail-outs like Bombardier or hand-outs to corporations like Loblaws of $12 million for freezers, lowering taxation, cutting farm-aid, smaller government and many others ways to ‘cut the fat’." - Kevin M. Klerks, 2019
"Trudeau is allowed to be corrupt because our system does not hold politicians accountable for their actions. Sometimes corrupt politicians exist, but when punishments total less than those for running a stop sign how can we expect the changes we demand in our government?" ~Kevin M. Klerks, 2020
"Every single member of the political parties in Canada are not corrupt. The Party structure, the laws that govern them, the ethics that fail the average Canadian to holding our politicians accountable is the corruption in our nation." ~Kevin M. Klerks, 2020
"We have graphic designers, substitute teachers, farmers, retail workers, tradesmen & a thousand other non-experienced positions held by candidates who now serve as politicians. It is not as hard as some people think to take a stand & speak up for your country." ~Kevin M. Klerks, 2020
"If we want to get rid of alleged "systemic racism" in Canada we need to start by abolishing the Indian Act, turning Reserves into Municipalities, giving natives on Reserves individual property ownership rights & a say over their own resources/infrastructure in their communities." ~Kevin M. Klerks, 2020
"I was in favour of NATO, but I am starting to wonder if Canada should not leave NATO & a form a new pact between UK, US & Australia, New Zealand. Would Denmark (Greenland) & Iceland join too? Forget the EU & Eurasia, it's time to circle the wagons & focus on homeland defense." - Kevin M. Klerks, 2022
"The unity of our diversity is our strength". - Kevin M. Klerks, 2019
"Individuals who run for political office, in a role higher than Municipal mayor, should be Canadian citizens (only) for a period of at least eight years before being qualified or considered to run for said position in Canada". ~Kevin M. Klerks, 2019
"We live in a very diverse country blessed with a beautiful rainbow of colours, religions, ages, genders and mental and physical abilities. We are different in so many ways except one – we are all Canadian. I believe that “the unity of our diversity is our strength”. ~Kevin M. Klerks, 2019.
"Until we have an infrastructure, we have no choice but to drive and the biggest part of Climate change is the hysteria around it. In the 1970s, we had global cooling, in the 80s we had acid rain, in the 90s we had conservation, in the 2000s we had global warming and, when that didn’t work, we went to Climate change. Our biggest problem is to get around the hysteria and sit down to look at real solutions like reducing carbon emisions and get back to reducing and recycling that we learned in the 80s. A lot of the recyclables are not even being recycled. We shouldalso go after the large emitters. The people who have the knowledge and expertise live in the provinces and they should be making the decisions for their province." - Kevin M. Klerks, 2019
"We are the only party that has a firm plan to reduce taxation for everyone, especially low income and seniors. One of the things we are looking at is phasing out ‘supply management’ that raises food prices such as dairy products. We are also looking at immigration numbers. The more people we bring into this country, the less housing there is for everyone else. There are many different ways to look at food insecurity and one of them is through taxation." - Kevin M. Klerks, 2019
"If the private sector agrees with pipelines (east and west), we are going to put them through. I would like to see nothing better than to put a pipeline from the west coast to the east coast and even, perhaps, build a refinery on the east coast. To pay for things, we will stop wasteful spending. No more corporate bail-outs like Bombardier or hand-outs to corporations like Loblaws of $12 million for freezers, lowering taxation, cutting farm-aid, smaller government and many others ways to ‘cut the fat’." - Kevin M. Klerks, 2019
"Trudeau is allowed to be corrupt because our system does not hold politicians accountable for their actions. Sometimes corrupt politicians exist, but when punishments total less than those for running a stop sign how can we expect the changes we demand in our government?" ~Kevin M. Klerks, 2020
"Every single member of the political parties in Canada are not corrupt. The Party structure, the laws that govern them, the ethics that fail the average Canadian to holding our politicians accountable is the corruption in our nation." ~Kevin M. Klerks, 2020
"We have graphic designers, substitute teachers, farmers, retail workers, tradesmen & a thousand other non-experienced positions held by candidates who now serve as politicians. It is not as hard as some people think to take a stand & speak up for your country." ~Kevin M. Klerks, 2020
"If we want to get rid of alleged "systemic racism" in Canada we need to start by abolishing the Indian Act, turning Reserves into Municipalities, giving natives on Reserves individual property ownership rights & a say over their own resources/infrastructure in their communities." ~Kevin M. Klerks, 2020
"I was in favour of NATO, but I am starting to wonder if Canada should not leave NATO & a form a new pact between UK, US & Australia, New Zealand. Would Denmark (Greenland) & Iceland join too? Forget the EU & Eurasia, it's time to circle the wagons & focus on homeland defense." - Kevin M. Klerks, 2022