Our UCP Caucus is concerned about the costs of the NDP net-zero energy plan, see the Navius Energy Report we commissioned below: Navius-UPDATED-REPORT-2023-03-31Download The post Navius Energy Report appeared first on United Conservative Caucus ..read more

(EDMONTON, AB): Today, United Conservative Caucus Chair and Chief Government Whip Brad Rutherford is asking Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley to break rank with her federal bosses, Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh, and join the United Conservative Caucus in opposing a 30 per cent carbon tax hike, which will make everything more expensive for Albertans and Canadians in the middle of an inflation crisis. The Trudeau Liberals are increasing the price of everything from food to fuel, with the parliamentary support of Singh’s NDP, and the Notley NDP is constitutionally-linked to their federal c ..read more

Rachel Notley nearly drove Alberta’s economy into a ditch when she was in government and would do it again if given the chance, Calgary-Shaw MLA Rebecca Schulz said today. From implementing a royalty review on Alberta’s energy industry, to attacking family farms and ranches, to increasing taxes and fees on Albertans a whopping 97 times, including raising the corporate tax rate and imposing a $3 billion job-killing carbon tax on families and businesses in the middle of an economic downturn – Notley’s economic record of destroying jobs and prosperity is clear and cannot be ignored. During Notley ..read more

On Thursday, Peace River MLA Dan Williams tabled Bill 202, the Alberta Personal Income Tax (Charitable and Other Gifts) Amendment Act, to make it easier for Albertans to give to charity. Bill 202 proposes raising the non-refundable charitable tax credit from 10 per cent to 60 per cent for donations under $200. When combined with the federal rebate of 15 per cent, this would bring Alberta’ s charitable giving refund in-line with political donations at 75 per cent (for donations under $200). “Albertans are some of the most charitable people in the world. If passed, Bill 202 will make it easier f ..read more

Alberta’s United Conservative caucus is demanding NDP leader Rachel Notley apologize for calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to unilaterally quash the Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act, should it pass the Legislature. Notley was asked Wednesday about whether Trudeau – who has indicated he may intervene to quash the legislation – should revoke the bill. In response, she explicitly stated that Trudeau should, saying, “I think if they [the federal government] revoke the Act, that would be the right thing to do.” “This is one of the most anti-Albertan and undemocratic statem ..read more

EDMONTON, AB: With Edmonton-South MLA Thomas Dang finally accepting his guilt in the NDP vaccine hacking scandal, the time is now for NDP Leader Rachel Notley to come clean about her role in the ordeal, former police officer and Chief Government Whip Brad Rutherford said today. Dang pleaded guilty today to running millions of illegal searches using the personal information of a conservative political opponent, but important questions remain about the role Notley and her senior staff played in Dang’s effort to obtain the private health records of Albertans. In September of 2022, Provincial Cour ..read more

(EDMONTON, AB): Today, former NDP MLA Thomas Dang appeared in court for the third time in two months on charges he illegally hacked Alberta’s vaccine records portal. While Dang was granted yet another adjournment, several important questions remain about his illegal hacking activities, which were known to officials in NDP Leader Rachel Notley’s office. “While Dang drags his feet in court, serious questions remain about the role Notley and her senior staff played in this illegal hacking scandal,” former police officer and Chief Government Whip Brad Rutherford said today. “Notley must come ..read more

(EDMONTON, AB) Today, former police officer and Chief Government Whip Brad Rutherford released the following statement on Edmonton-South MLA Thomas Dang’s abrupt decision not to seek re-election in the fallout of the NDP vaccine hacking scandal. “Mr. Dang has done the right thing by withdrawing his request to re-join the NDP and by putting to bed questions about whether he intends to run in the next general election. He should now come clean about everything he knows regarding the NDP hacking scandal and the involvement of NDP Leader Rachel Notley, who has yet to provide cl ..read more

EDMONTON, AB: Today, NDP Leader Rachel Notley will take questions from the media for the first time since court documents revealed her office was aware Thomas Dang illegally hacked Alberta’s vaccine records portal in September of 2021 and knowingly lied to Albertans. Below are five important questions Notley must answer regarding her role, and the role of her office, in the hacking scandal. You can find a timeline of events here and the court documents here. How is it possible you didn’t know about Dang’s illegal hack in September when court records show your chi ..read more

(EDMONTON, AB) July 13, 2022: Newly unsealed court records released by the CBC suggest NDP Leader Rachel Notley misled Albertans when she denied knowing that Edmonton-South MLA Thomas Dang hacked Alberta’s vaccine records system using information that was not his own, former police officer and Chief Government Whip Brad Rutherford said today. Provincial Court Judge Shelagh Creagh unsealed damning court records that show Notley’s office knew Dang conducted a shocking 1.78 million illegal health record searches in September. Previously, Notley denied knowing anything about Dang’s hacki ..read more