Western Standard - June 16, 2022


SPECIAL BROADCAST： Brian Jean Campaign Launch

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Learn English with Brian Jean. In this episode, learn about who Brian Jean is, how he got to where he is today, and why he is the next Premier of Alberta. Thank you so much for supporting Brian Jean and his campaign.

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00:00:00.000 That being said, as a young man, Brian got his Bachelor of Science degree in the United
00:00:26.040 States, and he came back to Fort McMurray to become a businessman. He then decided to
00:00:34.220 further improve himself, and he went to Pond University in Australia, where he became student
00:00:42.580 president as he got a law degree and an MBA. Brian returned to Canada, continued to study
00:00:54.500 law at university of calgary and went on to become one of the busiest litigators
00:01:02.020 in northern alberta for a decade during this time he became even more active in his community
00:01:11.860 and he took on numerous leadership roles his community service has included
00:01:17.780 chairing the Children's Health Foundation for Northern Alberta,
00:01:22.780 founding the Fort McMurray Business Revitalization Zone,
00:01:27.780 Downtown Business Association President, Chamber of Commerce Director,
00:01:33.780 and actually quite a long list of others that I'll skip.
00:01:38.780 In 2004, Brian became Member of Parliament for Fort McMurray, Athabasca.
00:01:44.780 And in 2006, he became the Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Transportation, which is the most complicated and technical department in the federal government.
00:01:58.080 As an effective MP for 10 years, he worked on more than 35 bills, 28 of them becoming Canadian law.
00:02:08.780 And most of this was done with the minority government.
00:02:13.780 In 2014, Brian retired from federal politics. With his son's illness and death at the hands of our broken healthcare system, he was motivated to get back into politics.
00:02:30.780 Following the treacherous floor-crossing, and despite having lost his son, his freeming
00:02:40.220 apprentice called a snap election, Bryan saved the Wildcows from the brink of destruction
00:02:48.500 and delivered the most MLAs and the strongest opposition in party history.
00:02:56.500 In 2017, he and Jason Kenney signed the deal that united PCs and Wildrose, creating the
00:03:04.500 United Conservative Party.
00:03:07.500 I'm supporting Brian because I don't believe we've ever had a more qualified person to
00:03:15.500 lead our province.
00:03:17.500 From his private sector experience, having run numerous small businesses, to his advanced
00:03:23.500 from his advanced education background, from his extensive community volunteerism and leadership,
00:03:30.500 to his successful decade as an MP in Ottawa.
00:03:35.500 From his leadership of the official opposition to his unwavering defense of Alberta's fossil fuel sector,
00:03:43.500 Brian has proven to be a leader with a reputation for getting things done.
00:03:49.500 through negotiation and building consensus in business, in federal politics, and in Alberta provincial politics.
00:03:58.980 But most of all, I support Ryan because of his character.
00:04:05.100 He is honest, and he wears his heart on his sleeve.
00:04:09.440 Ryan cares deeply about Alberta and has shown time to time again that he's willing to put Alberta above its own self-interest.
00:04:21.440 During the Fort McMurray wildfire, where he lost his home,
00:04:27.440 Ryan inspired the entire province while living in a tent.
00:04:33.440 Then, having just completed the rebuild of its home, the Fort McMurray flood took it
00:04:40.440 again.
00:04:43.440 Very few have shed more blood, sweat, and tears through this province.
00:04:49.440 And yet Bryan continues to fight on in the hopes of making Albertans the happiest, the
00:04:57.440 the healthiest, the freest, and the most prosperous people in Canada and the world.
00:05:05.440 I believe that Alberta needs a leader who can connect with people.
00:05:09.600 I believe that leadership involves humility and a willingness to listen.
00:05:15.840 I believe that Brian is a leader who can renew the United Conservative Party.
00:05:21.440 It's my pleasure to introduce my friend, and the next Premier of Alberta, Brian Jean.
00:05:51.440 Please, please sit down, for those who are going to camp.
00:06:17.440 My friends, my friends, first of all, Steve, thank you so much for the introduction, and thank you, my friends, for being here tonight.
00:06:26.680 My friends that have supported me for so many years in so many things, politically.
00:06:32.420 One time I thought I was out, and I came back, and you supported me.
00:06:35.700 Another time I thought I was out, and you came back and supported me again.
00:06:40.100 So with all my old friends, my loyal friends, loyalty means a lot, and it really means the world for me.
00:06:47.440 And I recognize a lot of faces here, folks who have been out to support me for a long time.
00:06:57.440 And I also want to thank all the new supporters, all the new faces.
00:07:03.440 Because there's a lot of new faces. Thank you for being here.
00:07:07.440 In fact, that's a great starting point for my remarks.
00:07:11.440 Ladies and gentlemen, you'll have noticed as I have, all of the fresh voices that I used to echo through today's politics, here and on.
00:07:21.440 There's been a shift. There's been a shift.
00:07:25.440 People who have never participated before, who have stayed on the sidelines, who aren't saying, political by nature, well, they're here.
00:07:35.440 They're awake. They know they need to be involved. They know they need to listen. They need to be heard. They want to make a difference in politics in Alberta. And they will. They and there are plenty of them here today. These folks who are waiting for how vital the moment is.
00:07:56.640 They are here to take us over the top. They are here to propel this campaign to victory.
00:08:10.640 You see, in the past, almost half of Albertans didn't vote. They were happy enough with politics and politicians.
00:08:19.640 They were comfortable that the differences between this political party and that political party wouldn't make too much difference in their lives.
00:08:30.640 But that changed about ten years ago, as more and more voters began to feel that politicians just simply weren't listening to them.
00:08:40.640 Anybody here feel that way?
00:08:42.640 At that stage, Albertans began to rebel against political arrogance, against the petty corruption
00:08:51.640 of lobbyists and gatekeepers, against politicians who didn't respect them and didn't listen to them.
00:08:58.640 Albertans became more and more upset.
00:09:01.640 And as a result, Albertans dumped their 40-year dynasty in their anger.
00:09:06.640 They voted against the things they didn't like at the BC party, even though they knew
00:09:11.640 that there were things about the NDP party that they were really, really not going to
00:09:16.640 like.
00:09:17.640 And a lot of voters decided not to vote at all.
00:09:20.640 It's never comfortable for an Albertan to hold his or her nose and vote for the least
00:09:25.640 bad option.
00:09:27.640 Albertans have a proud history of voting for the opportunities that they want, not against
00:09:34.640 people.
00:09:35.640 Albertans wanted to send a message, and a message of protest they did.
00:09:40.640 They protested this province right into an NDP majority to send that message there.
00:09:49.040 Our United Conservative Party was created to help solve that disconnect between
00:09:54.400 what voters want and what they were getting from normal populations.
00:09:59.280 From late 2017 to early 2019, we heard all the right things. Grassroots guarantee,
00:10:05.520 servant leadership work hard stay humble well that's what they said and the
00:10:18.540 voters reported the United Conservatives in Alberta with a huge man I was so
00:10:24.240 happy and then
00:10:29.000 The grassroots were not consulted. Our leadership looked entitled and arrogant, telling us to do one thing, while they acted like the rules did not apply to them.
00:10:41.000 Sitting around being served Jameson's whiskey on the sky palestine, passing laws that were never put into the course, even as they bribed about them in political speeches.
00:10:51.000 Needless fights were picked with the everyday alberts who are central to our rural and small city community, our doctors, nurses, and teachers.
00:11:06.000 And now, with an election coming just a year from now, we are at risk of getting the NDP
00:11:20.000 re-elected here in Alberta.
00:11:25.000 We run the risk that the anger of everyday Albertans will return to us the shrill anger
00:11:32.000 of an NDP government in Alberta.
00:11:35.840 And if the NDP's angry politics return,
00:11:37.820 it won't be an accident this time.
00:11:39.540 It will be the result of things
00:11:40.780 the United Conservative Party has done
00:11:42.680 and has failed to do.
00:11:45.100 A second, a second NDP majority
00:11:47.560 with a liberal NDP federal coalition
00:11:50.180 in Ottawa,
00:11:53.480 well, my friends,
00:11:54.680 it will be disastrous
00:11:55.960 for us right here in Alberta.
00:11:58.340 It will be a disaster for all of us.
00:12:00.400 This leadership race must solve this problem. This leadership race matters. Together, together, we must revive, revitalize, and renew the United Conservative Party of Alberta.
00:12:15.400 That is why Albertans who are new to the political scene need to get involved.
00:12:22.400 I'm asking you to head over to brianjean.ca and sign up.
00:12:27.400 We can renew our party, and we can, as a result, renew Alberta.
00:12:32.400 People who participate in political parties are the ones who set the agendas and make the differences.
00:12:39.400 When we get it right, your influence in our heart determines what happens in government, and our lives.
00:12:48.420 And when we get it wrong, well, everybody suffers as a result.
00:12:55.420 And when the grassroots supporters get to keep us focused on what really matters here, well, that's a good thing.
00:13:03.280 Too often it's the gatekeepers, it's the vested interest, it's the lobbyist, and it's the backroom money that sets the direction for your lives.
00:13:17.280 And my friends, it's profitable for them.
00:13:20.280 The backroom money lobbyist insiders have profited from every decision they influence, and they've profited from every failure they've caused.
00:13:30.280 Meanwhile, normal, everyday Albertans like you have suffered.
00:13:35.280 We have been left behind, and we have not been listened to.
00:13:39.280 We have been disappointed time and time again.
00:13:44.280 Albertans have not benefited in any way from the mistakes and the missteps and the missed opportunities.
00:13:53.280 That must change.
00:13:55.280 In the last United Conservative leadership race, fewer than 60,000 Albertans decided the future of our policy.
00:14:04.520 60,000 Albertans, less than 2% of adults in Alberta, decided our future.
00:14:10.400 My campaign is going to reach out to that 2%.
00:14:14.020 But as well, we are going to reach out to the white-minded voters and the other 98%. 0.50
00:14:18.980 Those algorithms have not been heard.
00:14:22.980 And we believe that they want to be heard.
00:14:24.980 They need to be heard.
00:14:25.980 They must be heard.
00:14:28.980 We are asking you and all of them to sign up at ryanjean.ca and sign up to make a difference.
00:14:34.980 We are asking you to become involved and help set the direction, the tone, and the spirit of our party in a way that reflects the spirit and the tone of our problems.
00:14:44.980 Imagine the Alberta that we can create together.
00:14:51.560 I'm inviting more everyday Albertans to help take control of the destiny of this party, the UCP, and the destiny of Alberta more than ever before.
00:15:02.040 I'm asking everyday Albertans to get involved as an exercise in autonomy.
00:15:06.560 They want and deserve a government that is in line with their wants, their needs, and their values.
00:15:13.060 Autonomy for Albertans is the central theme of my campaign.
00:15:19.060 Personal autonomy, financial autonomy, professional autonomy, community autonomy,
00:15:26.060 and of course, Alberta's greater autonomy within Canada.
00:15:32.060 Our economy is about a person's ability or a community's ability or our province's ability to act according to our values and interests.
00:15:50.060 In the next several weeks, I'm going to champion ideas that ensure that Albertans are the happiest, healthiest, the most free and the most prosperous people in Canada and the world.
00:16:02.060 Our campaign will talk about transparency and accountability in government so that our
00:16:13.060 MLAs can and truly will represent their constituents.
00:16:19.060 So that the caucus can represent voters to the government and not end up representing
00:16:26.060 for representing the Premier's office to voters.
00:16:34.060 The NLAs will keep the values and interests of everyday Albertans front and centre
00:16:39.060 in how a renewed United Conservative Party writes laws and creates regulations.
00:16:45.060 I will propose an Alberta Accountability Act that strengthens our democracy.
00:16:51.060 And my friends, we know we need to do that all the way, but right now especially, to regain the trust of Albertans.
00:17:03.740 And my friends, our campaign will also talk about community building and the incredible importance of sustaining Albertans communities, big, small, rural, and urban.
00:17:14.580 of respecting their uniqueness and their differences, of recognizing that one-size-fits-all doesn't always work.
00:17:23.700 And with that comes a recognition that in so many of our communities,
00:17:28.260 it is the presence of doctors, nurses, and teachers that sustain many of the things that really matter to all of us.
00:17:35.080 My friends, provincial government decisions can make our towns, our counties, and our
00:17:48.080 cities stronger.
00:17:49.080 And when we get those decisions wrong, it makes our communities weaker.
00:17:54.080 Let's pick stronger.
00:17:56.080 Our campaign will talk about economic policies aimed at improving the lives of normal, everyday
00:18:02.080 Policies that will reduce their everyday costs in a time of high inflation.
00:18:08.080 Policies that recognize the importance of the agricultural sector, which is so important to Alberta.
00:18:14.080 Policies that lead to more and better jobs and more diversification.
00:18:18.080 That lead to having the technologies of tomorrow being developed and exploited right here in Alberta.
00:18:24.080 I will push for a transformation in our energy industry and its technologies.
00:18:30.080 I know that our energy industry is more capable of developing practical, world-changing innovations
00:18:36.080 than, for instance, the makers of windmills and solar panels.
00:18:46.080 Innovations that impact us here at home in Alberta and throughout Canada and the world
00:18:53.080 can and should be developed right here in Alberta by our workers.
00:19:00.080 I will resist the Trudeau-driven effort to transition our energy workers out of their
00:19:08.080 jobs.
00:19:09.080 Canada and the world need Alberta energy, and we will deliver it.
00:19:17.080 I will push for a forward-looking agenda of economic prosperity.
00:19:25.080 And of course, our campaign will talk about getting more autonomy for Albertans within Canada.
00:19:31.080 About acting on the amazing mandate that Albertans gave this government in an equalization referendum.
00:19:37.080 62% of Albertans gave us permission to force the rest of Canada to the constitutional negotiation table.
00:19:45.080 No Alberta government has ever, ever had a bigger mandate to act.
00:19:50.080 Canada is broken in many ways. But there is a strong leap that Albertans, with the rest of the country, can fix it.
00:19:59.080 We can fix Canada. We work together and keep our autonomy strong.
00:20:05.080 For some years now we have been talking about a fair deal, but we have been too afraid to go to the negotiating table and try to get any deal at all, fair or not.
00:20:14.080 We need to try for that fair deal. Constitutional negotiations will get Canada's attention.
00:20:21.080 The time to start is right now.
00:20:32.080 Imagine looking for a moment all of the improvements we can make to Canada over and above fixed-seat equalization.
00:20:40.080 We can repair the imbalances in political representation.
00:20:44.080 We can ensure that no province can prevent another from selling its goods and services to the rest of the world.
00:20:50.080 We can fix inadequate health care funding. There is so much that we can do.
00:20:54.080 If we work together, we can do it, folks. We can.
00:20:58.080 We can either help fix Canada, which is a great place, and it's going to be the most wonderful country in the world.
00:21:05.080 We're an Albertans.
00:21:10.080 Or Albertans will discover that the rest of this country doesn't want to recognize our legitimate concern, and that will lead to more and more Albertans agreeing to use all the tools, all the powers at our disposal to make sure that we increase and protect Albertans' autonomy.
00:21:40.080 And my friends, at the center of all of this is making Albertans happy. That is the end goal. Making Albertans happy.
00:21:53.080 As I travel problems, and I speak with Albertans, I hear time and time again that we lost some of the Alberta people, lost some of that Alberta enthusiasm that used to define us.
00:22:14.080 Alberta used to be the most optimistic, forward-looking people in Canada.
00:22:20.080 Now we are angrier at government, and we are angrier at each other.
00:22:24.080 And one thing is certain.
00:22:26.080 Voting with anger in our hearts is guaranteed to mourn you.
00:22:32.080 Too many forces in our society try to divide us.
00:22:36.080 To stop us from listening, those with vested interests, including the NDP opposition,
00:22:43.080 play out the differences and ignore how many things that we all have in common but we can
00:22:48.360 change them we can be more positive we can be more hopeful and more optimistic we can work towards
00:22:54.600 an alberta that listens to people and respects the rights to have different opinions we can work
00:23:01.400 towards an alberta where people can disagree without being disagreeable we can return to
00:23:05.880 the politics of listening and working together we can focus on cooperation rather than conflict
00:23:11.320 We can recapture the happiness, the joy, and optimism that characterize the Alberta I grew up in and the Alberta I love my God.
00:23:21.320 In conclusion, if these things sound right to you, if these things excite you about the
00:23:43.320 possibilities of politics in our country, if these things are what you think have been
00:23:48.320 missing in alberta then please come on board and join my campaign go to ryanjean.ca and sign up to
00:23:55.360 create a more hopeful future for us a future of personal autonomy where albertans can act in their
00:24:00.960 own principles and interests a future where our communities big and small have more autonomy to
00:24:06.400 serve the values and needs of the albertans that actually live in them a future where alberta
00:24:12.560 exercises its autonomy within canada to provide a shining example of what can be achieved
00:24:20.000 this hopeful future can be ours if we work together if people like you step up and sign
00:24:26.880 so let's go forward together let's go forward towards that positive vision of our country
00:24:34.480 let's revive revive wise and renew the united conservative party let's mean
00:24:38.800 what it was meant to be. Let's serve the Albertans. Together we can make Albertans the happiest,
00:24:45.520 the healthiest, the most prosperous, and the freest people in the world and in Canada.
00:24:54.480 God bless Alberta. God bless all of you.
00:25:08.800 Thank you.