Federal Politics

Defending Alberta firearms owners and their property rights

Alberta's government is committed to protecting the property rights of responsible Alberta firearms owners. Unfortunately - with the recent introduction of nonsensical, made-in-Toronto firearms legisl...

Feb 23, 2021

MP Dreeshen tables petition on carbon tax and clean fuel standard

Red Deer-Mountain View MP Earl Dreeshen has tabled a petition in the House of Commons calling on the Liberal government to exempt all direct and indirect input costs that the Carbon Tax imposes on far...

Feb 23, 2021

'Trojan Horse:' Alberta to argue in court federal assessment law unconstitutional

Alberta is in court fighting against Ottawa's law on environmental assessment. Arguments in Alberta's Court of Appeal are expected to last all week. The Alberta government calls the Impact Assessment ...

Feb 22, 2021

Feds would allow municipalities to ban handguns under new bill

OTTAWA - Newly tabled gun legislation would allow municipalities to ban handguns through bylaws restricting their possession, storage and transportation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says today the m...

Feb 16, 2021

Defence of Alberta oil or attempt to silence dissent? Judge to hear inquiry challenge

CALGARY - A judge is to hear arguments this week over whether Alberta's public inquiry into the purported foreign funding of environmental charities is a valid defence of the province's ailing oil ind...

Feb 10, 2021

Feds to require negative COVID-19 test at land borders

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says starting next week, anyone arriving in Canada by land will also need to show a recent negative COVID-19 test.Trudeau says the new measure will kick in Feb. ...

Feb 09, 2021

Feds to require negative COVID-19 test at land borders

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says starting next week, anyone arriving in Canada by land will also need to show a recent negative COVID-19 test.Trudeau says the new measure will kick in Feb. ...

Feb 09, 2021

UCP co-founder urges Alberta premier to 'fire yourself' from intergovernmental post

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is getting some unsolicited advice from the co-founder of the United Conservative Party: fire yourself as the intergovernmental affairs minister.Brian Jean says...

Feb 03, 2021

MP Dreeshen blasts Liberal government over failure to deliver vaccines

Red Deer-Mountain View MP Earl Dreeshen is calling out the federal government over what he says is a failure to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to Canadians, specifically central Albertans. "It is quite cle...

Feb 03, 2021

Trudeau vows to keep up the fight to sway U.S. on merits of Keystone XL pipeline

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will continue to fight to convince president-elect Joe Biden's administration of the merits of the Keystone XL pipeline expansion. Trudeau says K...

Jan 19, 2021