The United Conservative Party (French: Parti conservateur uni) is a conservative political party in the province of Alberta, Canada.It was established in July 2017 as a merger between the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta and the Wildrose Party.When established, the UCP immediately formed the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. O'Brien was first elected as the assemblyman for the district of 2nd Kings in the general election of 1982 and was re-elected in 1986. “I want to apologize to all concerned for the damage done to my MLA colleagues and the Leader,” Throness said in a statement issued early Friday (October 16) afternoon. Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. We call this system a “single-member plurality”; or, more commonly, “first past the post”. During a radio interview with Mike Smyth on CKNW radio on Friday morning, Wilkinson said his exchange with Throness was a 30-second phone call during which he accepted Throness’s resignation as Liberal candidate.
Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. Conservative MLA Francis (Junior) O'Brien died peacefully at Souris Hospital on Aug. 15, according to North Shore Funeral Home. Let’s be clear, I support government providing free contraception to anyone in B.C who wants it. He will continue to fight in this election as an Independent candidate. Do you have something to add to this story, or something else we should report on? “The B.C. King said O'Brien had a well-earned reputation as a good constituency person who cared deeply about the people he served. #LetsStayOpen #YYC pic.twitter.com/kZONr95GLJ. MLA Grande Prairie. In Alberta, we call our representatives “Members of the Legislative Assembly” or MLAs. The two urban centres continued to drive COVID-19 growth Wednesday, accounting for 367 of the 406 new cases. The news came as Alberta reported a record 406 cases of COVID-19 Wednesday from just under 15,000 tests — a 2.7 per cent positive rate, the highest recorded in Alberta since the beginning of May. Laurie Throness has resigned from the BC Liberal party for 2020 Provincial Election in the Chilliwack-Kent riding, according to BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson on Oct. 15, 2020. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. Alberta sets records for active, new COVID-19 cases as MLA tests positive. He married Rosella Magennis in 1953 and the couple had 12 children.
“Despite not showing any symptoms, the Premier is currently being tested out of an abundance of caution.”. MLA Calgary-Shaw. Nenshi has not reported any COVID-19 symptoms. “That’s just wrong,” Throness said of the allegations. Calgary Emergency Management Agency Chief Tom Sampson tweeted Wednesday that the COVID-19 reproduction value in the city is now above 1.4, meaning every person in Calgary who is infected with the coronavirus is expected to spread it to 1.4 people. Premier Jason Kenney as well as MLAs Peter Guthrie, Ric McIver, Nathan Neudorff and Angela Pitt were all close contacts of Allard and have begun self-isolating. “In fact, I’ve never made a statement about conversion therapy, and I decry and oppose any course of practice to change another’s identity.” Throness went on to use his opening statement to tout his championing of “the dignity and worth of every British Columbian.”, Spurred on by “messages of support” amid the backlash he’s recently faced, Throness went on to say that “Chilliwack-Kent voters deserve a viable small ‘c’ conservative MLA who is unafraid of the freedoms of speech and religion, who embraces the thousands of social conservatives in this riding as well as social liberals.”, This week I used an incorrect word to explain my concerns about an NDP platform proposal…, Posted by Laurie Throness on Friday, October 16, 2020, “I will inform voters that if they vote for me, I will sit as an Independent in the House and continue to speak from my heart and my conscience,” Throness concluded.
tap here to see other videos from our team, announced Allard’s positive test Wednesday afternoon, attended a media event Thursday in Airdrie, Alberta was entering the “danger zone” with new cases, Calgary wedding now linked to at least 49 cases. For a third-straight day Wednesday, Alberta hit a new high for active COVID-19 cases, jumping to 3,372 infections from 3,203 Tuesday. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Liberals, Chilliwack-Kent MLA Laurie Throness broke his silence and said he will continue to seek re-election as an Independent candidate. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Today’s Conservative Party is a vibrant national organization with strong grassroots support from coast to coast to coast. Liberal team,” the party statement reads. Interment will take place at St. Lawrence O'Toole Roman Catholic Church, Green Meadows. She has not appeared in the legislature since then, but Kenney and the other MLAs now isolating were present during Wednesday’s session. United Conservative MLA Edmonton-South West. “Patterk Netser was removed from Cabinet for asking a question to the BLM [Black Lives Matter] movement about the equal dignity and worth of preborn … Liberal Party is dedicated to a diversity of perspectives, but all party members are dedicated to inclusiveness and equality – that is not up for debate.”. He should be our Premier.”, RELATED: Widespread reaction to BC Liberal ousting Chilliwack-Kent candidate for controversial comments. An Airdrie spokesperson confirmed Brown was self-isolating pending a COVID-19 test result, per Alberta Health Services instructions.
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