Category: Politics

Plan Includes Shorter Surgical Wait Times, Major Investments in Mental Health and Addictions, Palliative Care Support CALGARY, AB: A United Conservative government would cut surgical wait times, make major investments to reverse Alberta’s opioid crisis, support mental health, and improve both primary and palliative care for Albertans. Kenney made the announcement today in Calgary, building off…

Notley says Alberta needs to plan for future Housing for Alberta seniors must continue to be a priority, says Rachel Notley. One of every eight Albertans is a senior. Over the next two decades, Alberta will go from 575,000 seniors to more than a million. Notley points out that Alberta hasn’t planned for the coming…

Rachel Notley has a plan to diversify Alberta’s economy At a room full of industry leaders, Rachel Notley joked that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau probably wants to set her adrift on an iceberg. The NDP leader has been a persistent critic of the federal government’s failures to get Alberta energy to tidewater. At the Industrial…

Kenney announces plan to strengthen Alberta’s position in Canada’s federation RED DEER: “The Trudeau-Notley alliance has failed Alberta,” said United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney. “And it’s why we need to stand up and fight for a fair deal, a new deal, for Alberta in the Canadian federation.” In a speech from Red Deer, Kenney outlined how a United…

EDMONTON, AB: A United Conservative government will take immediate steps to stand up to the foreign influences working to land lock Alberta oil, and undermine our energy sector. “Relentless attacks on our oil and gas industry have costs us tens of thousands of jobs, impacting families from every region of our province. Albertans rightly expect their…

Childcare announcement brings relief to Albertan families Rachel Notley announced her plan to expand the $25-a-day child care program across Alberta. To help more Alberta parents get back into the workforce, and make life more affordable for Albertans, the successful pilot program would be available across the province with 13,000 spaces added. It’s just good…

UCP to save taxpayers hundreds of dollars a year at the pump by scrapping Notley/Trudeau carbon tax EDMONTON, AB (April 1, 2019): A United Conservative Government would save Albertans from the Notley/Trudeau Alliance’s planned 11.2c/L carbon tax on gas. Yesterday, the Premier unveiled her party’s platform but conveniently left out the fact that under her deal…

Fair Vote Canada congratulates David Khan and the Alberta Liberal Party for its strong platform on proportional representation. Today’s platform announced that, “The Alberta Liberals are 100% committed to implementing a Proportional Representation (“PR”) voting system. An Alberta Liberal Government would implement a Mixed Member Proportional form of proportional representation.” The Liberals have also promised a referendum…

EDMONTON, AB (March 26, 2019) –  In response to a motion before Toronto City Council to potentially sue oil & gas companies, United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney today sent the attached letter to Toronto Mayor John Tory. This is in line with Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party’s commitment to take a much more proactive strategy…

Ottawa, ON – Conservative members of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food have called for an emergency meeting to discuss the recent retaliatory move by China halting all new purchases of Canadian canola, wheat and peas. MPs Luc Berthold, Earl Dreeshen, and Bev Shipley sent a letter to the Clerk of the Agriculture and Agri-Food…

Edmonton, AB – No more fumbling in your wallet to find your ID. An Alberta Party-led government will move to the 21st Century by introducing one provincial picture Identification Card for government services. This would replace the current jumble of plastic and paper identification for health care, drivers’ licenses, provincial ID and the Alberta WIN Card. The plan is to…

UCP pledges support for secure, sustainable harvesting, more cash to fight mountain pine beetle SLAVE LAKE, AB: Alberta’s forest companies and workers are world leaders in sustainable forestry practices and in managing Alberta’s land base for future generations. Forestry is also the province’s third largest resource sector after oil and gas, directly providing jobs for 16,000…

BARRHEAD, AB – Glenn van Dijken, United Conservative candidate for Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock has issued the following statement regarding news that China has stopped buying Canadian canola seed altogether: “As a canola farmer myself, I know this is devastating news for farm families right across Alberta, as China is a major buyer of Canadian canola seed. “Earlier this month, China…

The Most Ambitious Child Care Plan in Alberta History Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel has announced that an Alberta Party government will pursue the most ambitious plan for early learning and child care in the history of Alberta. The Children First plan includes a major expansion of direct financial support to lower and middle-income families…