The Alberta we know and love today was built on the foundation of strong rural communities. Although urbanization has changed the face of our province, rural communities still play an instrumental role in its economic and social fabric...
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Alberta has continually produced great men and women to champion the democratic causes of senate reform, government accountability, and other meaningful changes. However, we have failed to show leadership on this issue in recent years...
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Despite the recent damage done to our financial reputation and well being, it is not too late to turn things around. In short, it is time to restore the Alberta Advantage...
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Ensuring all of Alberta’s children receive a world class education is one of the most important roles our provincial government can play in building our province. To deny a child a proper education is to greatly increase the risk of losing that child to ignorance, poverty and even crime...
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Alberta’s post secondary institutions are world class in every respect. However, as more and more young people work towards acquiring the skills necessary to succeed in the global economy, it is becoming apparent that we need to take better advantage of new educational opportunities...
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Our current provincial government has contributed to the loss of tens of billions of dollars in energy investment and tens of thousands of jobs due in large part to the new royalty framework – one of the most misguided and mishandled policy debacles in Alberta’s history...
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Albertans have always demanded good stewardship of our natural environment. However, we also understand that protecting our environment does not mean unnecessarily harming economic progress...
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I firmly believe that strong families are the foundation of the past, present, and future prosperity of Alberta...
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Canada is a great country with wonderful people. However, it is my belief that Canadian unity will be constantly undermined if we practice and institutionalize an unbalanced, undemocratic, and irresponsible brand of centralized federalism...
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Improving our health care system consistently ranks as a top priority of Albertans. However, the cost of Alberta’s current health system is rising at an unsustainable rate, and despite this, waiting times to undergo important medical procedures continues to increase...
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As the father of four young boys, I understand the importance that parents place on the safety of their families. Alberta is a wonderful place to raise children but, even here, growing numbers are making their way in life preying on the innocent and taking advantage of others...
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Over the past decade, Airdrie and Chestermere have been two of the fastest growing communities in Canada. I am dedicated to ensure that our Government fully understands the explosive growth our communities are experiencing, and to secure the infrastructure necessary to properly manage it...
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The growth of our economy over the past decade has significantly increased the cost of living for many of our seniors on modest fixed incomes. As a province, we need to ensure that those who have tirelessly worked to lay the foundation of our current prosperity enjoy a dignified retirement...
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