Jason Kenney: The NDP is finishing this campaign the way they started it: with fear and smear, U.S. style attack ads and the politics of personal destruction

There is so much energy in Alberta right now.

It feels like change is in the air.

So today I say to all those who have been struggling, to those who have lost their jobs and are barely hanging on, to the young folks who can’t find work, to the small business owners who struggle every day, to our wonderful public servants who are frustrated with a bureaucracy that doesn’t let them do their jobs - to all of them - we send this message:

Help is on the way and hope is on the horizon.

The NDP is finishing this campaign the way they started it: with fear and smear, U.S. style attack ads and the politics of personal destruction.

And the United Conservatives are finishing the campaign the way we started it. With positive solutions on how to create jobs, grow our economy, get pipelines built and to fight for a fair deal for Alberta.

That is why we are offering the most positive and detailed platform in Alberta’s history.

And if we are successful on Tuesday, our government will begin with Bill 1: The Carbon Tax Repeal Act.

We will then go to Ottawa and make our case for a fair deal in confederation. If Ottawa does not repeal Bill C69, as well as guarantee the construction of at least one coastal pipeline we will have a referendum on equalization.

Finally, we are fully prepared to use the turn off the taps legislation if the B.C. NDP continues to obstruct the creation of pipelines. They are currently complaining about gas being too expensive in the lower mainland. If the BC NDP keep up their campaign to obstruct our resource industry, $1.70 a litre will be a bargain.

 

For too long other politicians in Canada have benefited from our resource industry while making policies that seek to obstruct it. That will end under a United Conservative government.

If other parts of this country want to benefit from our hard work here in Alberta, they cannot actively work to obstruct our resource industry and block pipelines.

But in the end, this election is about jobs, the economy and pipelines. If there is one thing that Albertans hate the most, it’s unemployment. That is why a United Conservative government will be obsessed with creating as many good jobs as possible.

Jason Kenney, leader of the United Conservative Party

As for myself, I will be spending the end of the campaign in Edmonton and fighting the NDP on their home turf in an area where we fully expect to elect a strong team of Conservative MLAs.

JASON KENNEY:

Still in his early twenties Jason began his career advocating for accountable government as President of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. His advocacy in that role led to a number of significant changes at the Alberta Legislature including, most notably, the end of gold-plated pensions for Alberta MLAs.

By the time Jason decided to run for public office as a Member of Parliament for Calgary Southeast, he had established himself as one of Alberta’s strongest advocates. At the age of 29, Jason was elected to the House of Commons and was subsequently re-elected five times, most recently with 76% of the vote.

In July 2016, Jason launched his campaign to unite Alberta’s two conservative parties by announcing his candidacy for leadership of the Progressive Conservative party -- he won the PC leadership with more than 75% of the vote. From there, he began negotiations with Wildrose leader Brian Jean, which ultimately resulted in an agreement to unite the Progressive Conservatives and the Wildrose, forming the United Conservative Party.

Next, Jason set his sights on the leadership of the new party, campaigning on strong conservative values and a promise to renew the Alberta Advantage and reignite the province’s economy.  On October 28, 2017, Jason won the leadership of the United Conservative Party and less than two months later, on December 14, 2017, he was elected to represent the people of Calgary-Lougheed and became Leader of the Official Opposition.