April 18, 2018 Press Release
NEWS RELEASE April 18, 2018 FORMER PC PRESIDENT TO SEEK SEAT IN SHERWOOD PARK Sherwood Park, AB - The last president of the PC party wants to be a member of the first UCP provincial government. Len Thom, who served as president of provincial PCs during the merger...
UCP Code of Conduct
United Conservative Party CODE OF CONDUCT APPLICATION 1. This code of conduct applies to: (a) the leader, (b) members of the UCP caucus, (c) members of the Interim Joint Board, and members who serve on any committee of the Interim Joint Board, (d) members of the...
The Left No Longer Debates
There is little doubt in my mind that left wing idealism based on compelling oratory died in 1980 with Ted Kennedy`s concession speech. The political left were crushed by the conservative idealism of Ronald Reagan that year and they never got over it. Since then the...
A Message from the PCAA President – July 23, 2017
It was an honour to serve the men and women of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta as their president. I am grateful for having had this opportunity and look forward to working together with many more Alberta conservatives to build a strong and...
At Telus the Present is Angry
They just don't get it. Telus sent out a tweet that supports Justin Trudeau's new Carbon Tax. Social media erupted and hours later they apologized. Hundreds, if not thousands, of Telus customers changed cell phone, home phone, internet or TV providers. Telus stock is...
WELCOME TO ROGERS PLACE
Once in a while it's good when a parade gets a little rain. I think that is the case with the opening of Rogers Place. It is useful to take stock of the situation with a little more objectivity than the giddy hype of the City of Edmonton and the Katz Group. Rogers...
Vote
Well, we are almost there. Running for Parliament has been a big bucket list thing for me. To all those people who have helped out, thanks for making this dream of mine come true. My gratitude to all of you for this will be with me all the rest of my life. The other...
Linda Duncan does not stand up for Alberta
Linda Duncan recently mused that she could see no reason why coal fired power plants could not be shut down right away. Alberta has a plan to phase out these plants over their lifespans with no new plants being built. This will give us time to convert to other forms...
Support for Families Saving for Post-Secondary Education
Yesterday Prime Minister Harper announced that a re-elected Conservative government would provide more support to hardworking Canadian families saving for their children’s post-secondary education. This is great news for thousands of parents in Edmonton-Strathcona...
Prime Minister Harper Comes to Edmonton Strathcona
This week an estimated 1, 200 Edmonton Conservative Party of Canada supporters turned out for a big campaign rally with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and all the Conservative candidates from northern Alberta. It was a great event and the PM gave an energized,...