(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 …
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 …
(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 …
(EDMONTON, AB): NDP Leader Rachel Notley must come clean with Albertans, now that Edmonton-South MLA Thomas Dang has formally been charged by RCMP for hacking Alberta’s vaccine records portal, Chief Government Whip and former police officer Brad Rutherford said today. Questions have surrounded Notley since the beginning of the Dang hacking scandal, including whether she …
Have Your Say: Keystone XL Pipleine Let us know what you think! Take Action After cancelling the Keystone XL pipeline, U.S. President Joe Biden is now begging undemocratic OPEC+ nations to pump more oil. 21 U.S. states are suing Biden over his Keystone cancellation. Your United Conservative caucus supports responsible pipeline projects like Keystone XL, …
Have Your Say: K-6 Curriculum Take THE SURVEY We Want to Hear From After years of declining student academic performance in literacy and math, Alberta’s new draft curriculum will renew the importance of teaching foundational knowledge across all subjects to better prepare students for success. But we want to know what you think about the …
Bill 52: The Recall Act Take THE SURVEY If passed, this legislation will by allowing Albertans to hold elected officials accountable throughout their term, not just during elections. The United Conservative Caucus wants to know what you think about the recall legislation that has been introduced. If passed, the legislation would allow Albertans to initiate …
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