Category: Politics

EDMONTON, AB (December 18, 2018): United Conservative leader Jason Kenney has issued the following statement regarding the Trudeau Liberal government’s belated aid package to an oil and gas sector reeling from Trudeau Liberal policies: “Today’s announcement does nothing to help the thousands of families in our province that are left unemployed as the result of Trudeau Liberal…

Manitoba Premier and Alberta United Conservative Leader meet to discuss carbon tax, C-69 WINNIPEG, MB: Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister today met with Alberta’s United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney to discuss areas of mutual interest between the two provinces, including a shared commitment to opposing Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax, the ‘No More Pipelines law’ Bill C-69, and…

EDMONTON, AB (December 10, 2018): Alberta’s United Conservatives welcome a decision from Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal to grant intervenor status in the fight against the Trudeau government’s costly carbon tax. The United Conservative Party (UCP) applied to support the Government of Saskatchewan’s court challenge against the federally imposed carbon tax. Last week, Justin Trudeau’s government attempted to…

EDMONTON, AB: United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney today called for the next Alberta general election to be held as soon as possible under Alberta’s fixed-date election law. Alberta’s Elections Act requires that election day must occur between March 1 and May 31, 2019. “I commend the Premier for saying that she will comply with the fixed…

As Alberta’s deficit continues to drop, new economic headwinds pose a potential challenge for the province’s recovering economy if left unchecked. Compared to last year, 42,000 new jobs were created in the province. Average weekly earnings remain strong and manufacturing sales are up 8.5 per cent. The deficit has dropped by $1.3 billion since Budget…

EDMONTON, AB: United Conservatives support this week’s announcement from the Government of Alberta for a short-term reduction of production in response to the oil price differential crisis. Last week, Alberta’s United Conservatives called on the NDP government to save jobs and stop the fire sale of Alberta oil by implementing a short term, temporary reduction in…

The province is mandating a short-term reduction in oil production to defend Alberta jobs and the value of our energy resources. Premier Rachel Notley announced the temporary measure in response to the historically high oil price differential that is costing the national economy more than $80 million per day. The price gap is caused by…

EDMONTON, AB (November 30, 2018): Today’s quarterly financial update shows just how out of touch the NDP is with the reality facing Albertans. “While the NDP claimed that access to tidewater is the focus of this fiscal update, the numbers released today rely on overly optimistic forecasts that completely disregard the emergency situation facing our energy…

EDMONTON, AB: United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney today called on the provincial government to save jobs and stop the fire sale of Alberta oil by implementing a short term, temporary reduction in oil output. “We are facing an economic emergency described by industry leaders as a ‘five alarm fire’ and ‘a financial catastrophe.” If we…

The government is taking action to build more capacity for moving oil by rail, as part of a made-in-Alberta strategy to keep more value from our resources. Premier Rachel Notley announced that Alberta has started negotiations for a crucial investment in new rail capacity to help reduce the historically high oil price gap. The differential…

Ottawa, ON – Shannon Stubbs, Conservative Shadow Minister for Natural Resources, released the following statement regarding Justin Trudeau’s comments in Calgary:  “Justin Trudeau is deceiving Canadians when he says he supports Canada’s energy sector. He personally gave the order to cancel the Northern Gateway pipeline and killed the Energy East pipeline with red tape and regulations. Justin Trudeau made the…

OTTAWA, ON – This week, the Liberal’s tabled their Fall Economic Statement. The Finance Minister confirmed the Liberals are borrowing $18 billion this year, and almost $20 billion next year, to pay for their out-of-control spending and they have no plan to balance the budget. Ever. The take away from this Liberal mini-budget is Trudeau’s…

Proposed changes to the Public Service Employee Relations Act would repeal exemptions and help make sure the act protects the constitutional rights of public sector workers. The Government of Alberta is moving forward with proposed amendments to the act which would: Remove exemptions prohibiting five classifications of employees from participating in collective bargaining. The proposed changes bring…

EDMONTON, AB: Newly discovered evidence shows that Shannon Phillips, the current Minister of the Environment, personally appeared at a National Energy Board (NEB) hearing on June 17, 2013 to argue against the approval of Northern Gateway (pg. 93, line 697). A day earlier, social media posts point to now-Minister Phillips personally attending an anti-Northern Gateway…