Michael Chisholm (born August 26, 1948)
[ is a Canadian provincial ]politician
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. He was a Saskatchewan Party
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member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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from 2003 to 2011, and is also a member of the federal Conservative Party of Canada
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.2003
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he was elected for the newly created constituency of Cut Knife-Turtleford
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, and was re-elected in 2007
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. He is the vice-chair of the government's public-accounts committee.
Personal life
Chisholm was born in North Battleford
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, Saskatchewan
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and grew up on a farm in Maidstone
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.[ He is married with three sons and three grandchildren.
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Controversy
Chisholm was involved in a minor controversy in May 2008, when he called NDP
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MLA Deb Higgins
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a "dumb bitch" during a debate. Chisholm did not directly say the statement to Higgins personally, but it was audible enough to be recorded as he sat back down. Chisholm resigned as legislative secretary a few days later.
References
21st-century Canadian politicians
1948 births
Living people
People from North Battleford
Saskatchewan Party MLAs
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