Posted on March 21, 2018
EDMONTON – Opposition members have raced to release so-called “shadow budgets,” but there was one glaring absence – the plan proposed by the UCP caucus and leader Jason Kenney. Analysis[1] shows…
Posted on March 21, 2018
For immediate releaseMarch 21, 2018 EDMONTON –UCP MLA Dave Hanson suggested today that legal aid won’t help victims and is only for the use of criminals as they desperately look for new arguments…
Posted on March 20, 2018
EDMONTON – The UCP caucus must explain why their Finance critic said last night the UCP supports more funds for services for sexual assault survivors, but their caucus voted against that same funding…
Posted on March 19, 2018
NDP MLA Connolly invites Kenney to join him at event marking Vriend decisionKenney has never retracted remarks calling landmark gay rights decision a ‘virus’ EDMONTON – Jason Kenney opposed the…
Posted on March 19, 2018
For immediate release March 19, 2018 EDMONTON – The UCP caucus claimed repeatedly they want more resources in the justice system to fight rural crime, but voted against additional funding at the first…
Posted on March 16, 2018
EDMONTON – Another UCP MLA has denied manmade climate change, and it’s time for Jason Kenney to own his caucus’ position or denounce it. UCP MLA Angela Pitt wrote to a constituent, in an email…
Posted on March 15, 2018
For immediate release March 15, 2018 EDMONTON – UCP MLAs voted against the funding that pays RCMP salaries in rural Alberta. The $37 million in funding includes salaries and additional supports for…
Posted on March 15, 2018
For immediate release March 15, 2018 EDMONTON – Jason Kenney thinks there’s still a debate about anthropogenic climate change, stating, “climate change, of course, is a permanent factor of the natural…
Posted on March 14, 2018
For immediate release March 14, 2018 UCP MLA says NDP is a ‘reign of terror’: extreme rhetoric getting out of control EDMONTON – For all of Jason Kenney’s talk about improving decorum, the…
Posted on March 13, 2018
For immediate release March 13, 2018 EDMONTON – Today, Jason Kenney said in Question Period “we aren’t climate deniers,” when several members of his caucus appear to believe otherwise. Drew…
Posted on March 12, 2018
For immediate release March 12, 2018 Kenney calls for his “fellow Ontario Conservatives” to unite behind new leader EDMONTON - While Rachel Notley is fighting for pipelines, Jason Kenney went to Toronto…
Posted on March 6, 2018
CANMORE- Newly-registered UCP hopeful Scott Winograd has been showcasing extreme views on social issues, showing that the UCP continues to have the wrong priorities. Winograd registered with Elections…
Posted on March 2, 2018
For immediate release March 2, 2018 EDMONTON - By opposing the medical evidence that safe consumption sites save lives, UCP leader Jason Kenney has also rejected the views of his own MLAs. In a Lethbridge…
Posted on March 1, 2018
For immediate release March 1, 2018 EDMONTON- UCP MLA Grant Hunter trivialized the deaths of 230,000 people in the 2004 tsunami by comparing it to the NDP’s election win. The Taber Times wrote, “Just…
Posted on February 2, 2018
EDMONTON- UCP Leader Jason Kenney needs to explain why he’s called Derek Fildebrandt his “friend” and a “talented, principled young conservative” even as the MLA rented out his taxpayer-funded…
Posted on February 2, 2018
EDMONTON- UCP Leader Jason Kenney needs to explain why he’s called Derek Fildebrandt his “friend” and a “talented, principled young conservative” even as the MLA rented out his taxpayer-funded…
Posted on December 19, 2017
For immediate release December 19, 2017 EDMONTON – With today’s expansion of affordable childcare to dozens of new locations,[1] the UCP caucus, led by Jason Kenney, must state whether they still…
Posted on December 11, 2017
For immediate release December 11, 2017 UCP’s Finance critic spreads theory that climate change is a “complete hoax” EDMONTON – UCP MLA and Finance critic Drew Barnes is once again denying climate…
Posted on December 7, 2017
EDMONTON – UCP MLA Rick Strankman made another “bozo eruption” after he said the Chilean dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet was a “success story”. During a debate about a bill to protect Alberta’s…
Posted on November 17, 2017
For immediate release November 17, 2017 EDMONTON – With Conservatives gathering this weekend at an event sponsored by the Manning Centre, the UCP believe they’ve found a “solution” to Alberta’s…
Posted on November 16, 2017
For immediate release November 16 2017 Jason Kenney needs to come clean about his real plan for the minimum wage. On September 28, Kenney said, “I’ve listened to employers including Restaurants Canada…
Posted on November 15, 2017
For immediate release November 15 2017 EDMONTON – The UCP MLAs followed through on their leader’s wishes and every single UCP MLA present voted against Bill 24, a bill that would protect children…
Posted on November 14, 2017
For immediate release November 14 2017 EDMONTON – Jason Kenney has been spreading false information about Bill 24, a bill to protect students who join GSAs. In an interview with Global News on…
Posted on November 8, 2017
For immediate release November 8 2017 EDMONTON – The UCP caucus is revealing they’re more extreme than their predecessors in the Wildrose when it comes to gay-straight alliances. The UCP caucus is…
Posted on November 7, 2017
For immediate release November 7 2017 EDMONTON – UCP leader Jason Kenney made repeated false statements based on alternative facts at this morning’s press conference as he announced the UCP’s…