Western Standard - United Conservative Party 2025 AGM Keynote

00:00:00.000 I think I thought you were a man, yeah, you know I'm just bringing in my ear, tell me

00:00:22.200 All the things that I want to hear from the truth, that's what I like about you, that's what I like about you, that's what I like about you.

00:00:34.260 Thank you.

00:01:04.260 We'll be right back.

00:01:34.260 That's what I like about you

00:02:04.260 Thank you.

00:02:34.260 Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the MLA from Le Duc, Beaumont, Brandon Luntee to the stage.

00:02:53.260 How's it going?

00:02:54.260 All right, we on?

00:02:55.260 Here we go, we're on.

00:02:56.260 Hey! 0.99

00:02:57.260 What a crowd.

00:02:58.260 Good morning, everyone.

00:03:00.260 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome.

00:03:02.260 Look, I am so excited to join you here in Edmonton as a capital region MLA.

00:03:08.660 Look, let me tell you, when I go to events across the city, I always meet great

00:03:14.440 Conservatives who are just as passionate about their community as they are their province.

00:03:18.900 So thank you all for hosting us this weekend at this great AGM.

00:03:23.260 Of course, it is my honor this morning to introduce our UCP leader for her keynote address.

00:03:29.760 And let me tell you, under Danielle Smith's leadership, our province has accomplished

00:03:34.580 so much.

00:03:35.580 An economy that offers opportunity for all.

00:03:40.440 Thriving communities supported by strong families, all building to an incredibly strong

00:03:46.800 province that's ready to lead Canada into the future.

00:03:52.300 And speaking of leading, I got to spend some time this summer with the Premier serving

00:03:58.860 on the Alberta Next panel, and I was blown away by her strength and commitment.

00:04:05.640 She insisted that no matter how long the line everyone had their chance to speak, she stayed

00:04:11.280 calm and focused as she made her case, and she responded with kindness and grace when

00:04:17.840 faced with anger or hostility.

00:04:20.620 Folks, let me tell you, this is a sign of a true leader.

00:04:25.620 She always listens to Albertans and cares about what they have to say, then acts decisively

00:04:31.800 and with conviction to move the province forward.

00:04:36.520 Danielle is a principled leader who isn't afraid to do what's right.

00:04:41.240 Whether it's fighting for our energy sector, making life more affordable, or championing

00:04:46.220 the rights of parents, she always puts Albertans first.

00:04:51.660 So it is my immense pleasure to introduce, not just my boss, but also a good friend,

00:04:57.140 a strong mentor, and a great Albertan.

00:05:00.700 Please welcome our UCP leader, Danielle Smith.

00:05:21.660 You still better love me.

00:05:23.380 I can be late for a date, that's fine, but you better be on time.

00:05:29.480 Written in my mind will say it fits just right when last year's six is just a little too tight.

00:05:35.340 And anything I do is save it.

00:05:37.120 Thank you.

00:05:37.960 Oh, my goodness.

00:05:39.460 My dear friends, thank you.

00:05:41.040 I know we were a little bit delayed getting started today, but it was because we ended up with, I think, 4,450 delegates here.

00:05:49.540 Amazing.

00:05:51.660 So, my dear friends, thank you so much for that warm welcome.

00:05:55.980 I can't tell you how happy and energized I feel when I am with you.

00:06:00.620 Let me tell you, battling leftists and the mainstream media and other anti-Alberta forces on a daily basis can be exhausting for me and for our entire caucus.

00:06:13.160 And so to be here with you, to see your smiling faces and to hear your warm words of support and encouragement is just the fuel that I need.

00:06:19.940 and that all of our MLAs need to get back out there and keep on fighting.

00:06:24.380 So thank you from the bottom of my heart.

00:06:28.160 Thank you for your incredible support, your volunteerism, and your prayers.

00:06:36.760 We could not win this battle for Alberta without you.

00:06:40.960 And winning the battle, my friends, is exactly what we're doing.

00:06:43.540 Just think of how far we've come in only a few years.

00:06:46.360 When I was chosen by you to be leader of this party and then afterwards elected Premier by Albertans,

00:06:53.560 our province was in the midst of a tumultuous political storm that threatened Alberta's very economic and social fabric.

00:07:01.160 At that time, the federal NDP Liberal Coalition government in Ottawa, led by then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

00:07:09.760 and his friend, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh.

00:07:18.660 They were doing everything they possibly could to choke off

00:07:22.260 and ultimately destroy our province's energy and agricultural sectors.

00:07:28.060 Think about that.

00:07:29.660 Literally the first and second largest parts of our economy

00:07:33.160 were under attack by our very own federal government.

00:07:36.940 They were attempting to take control of multiple areas of provincial jurisdiction – energy,

00:07:43.320 health, education, childcare, you name it.

00:07:47.500 They wanted control over all of it.

00:07:50.180 They even went so far as to impose their net-zero power regulations on us that threatened the

00:07:57.620 very integrity of the electricity grid that Albertans rely on to keep our families safe

00:08:02.780 and warm on cold Alberta nights.

00:08:05.680 They placed a production cap on our most valuable strategic asset, the Alberta oil sands, and

00:08:11.360 along with it, an effective moratorium on the pipelines and oil tankers needed to take

00:08:17.700 that oil to markets around the world.

00:08:20.300 It seemed as though the entire world was against us.

00:08:24.180 Those were indeed dark, dark times.

00:08:26.920 Those are times Albertans will not soon forget in our collective memories.

00:08:32.120 But in those difficult circumstances, Albertans came together, as we always do.

00:08:37.540 Together we raised our voices and worked relentlessly to fight and to find a way to overcome this

00:08:44.240 threat.

00:08:45.600 And amazingly, we began winning those fights.

00:08:49.080 We fought and won in the courts of law.

00:08:51.760 We fought and won in the court of public opinion.

00:08:55.240 And we fought against and continued to fight every person or initiative that seeks to destroy

00:09:00.840 our economy and future prosperity.

00:09:11.000 And look at the results.

00:09:12.680 Together we have stopped and driven back the extreme anti-energy movement in our country.

00:09:18.400 We have helped to turn the tide of national public opinion from being anti-oil and gas

00:09:23.680 into a country-wide consensus that Alberta's energy resources are a national treasure that

00:09:29.480 can and must be developed.

00:09:37.820 Those who had opposed us, including the former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his governing

00:09:42.260 partner, the former federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, along with so many others who sought

00:09:47.620 Alberta's economic demise, they've seen their political careers come to an abrupt

00:09:52.320 and dramatic end, including, I would add, former Trudeau Environment Minister Stephen

00:10:04.620 Guibault.

00:10:08.920 He, of course, resigned from Cabinet on Thursday after the announcement of the new energy deal

00:10:17.980 that repealed several of the anti-Alberta laws that he created.

00:10:21.780 On behalf of all Albertans, Monsieur Guibaud, we bid you adieu.

00:10:35.500 And that's right, just 48 hours ago, I had the opportunity to sign

00:10:39.500 a monumental energy agreement for our province with Ottawa

00:10:42.680 that will enable Alberta to double our oil production by 2035,

00:10:47.300 Build millions of barrels of new pipeline capacity and unlock billions of investment in AI data centers powered by clean Alberta natural gas.

00:11:01.340 And this complete turnaround of Canadian policy direction and public opinion was unthinkable just a few short years ago.

00:11:09.660 No one thought it was possible. No one except right here in Alberta, where we know that all things are indeed possible.

00:11:17.300 Now, Alberta is winning and we will continue to win this battle for our freedom and provincial

00:11:27.900 rights because we are on the right side of history and Albertans will not be denied our

00:11:32.780 right to a prosperous future.

00:11:34.940 Now I know full well that so many of you here today have been justifiably, like me, frustrated

00:11:43.920 and angry with Ottawa.

00:11:46.100 I get it.

00:11:47.100 I get it, trust me. I get it. I hear you.

00:11:51.100 We have been abused and taken for granted repeatedly over the past decades.

00:11:56.100 But my friends, let's not throw in the towel and give up on our country

00:12:01.100 just as the battle has turned in our favour and victory is in sight.

00:12:06.100 It is! It is!

00:12:13.100 not when our fellow canadians even those that may support differing political parties are

00:12:17.260 nonetheless supporting alberta's vision for a prosperous energy-rich nation with strong

00:12:23.100 and sovereign provinces building a canada we can be proud of again now is not the time to give up

00:12:29.980 the fight now is the time to double down and fight for both our province and our country

00:12:42.060 because we Albertans are indeed the proudest of Canadians and we don't fight

00:12:46.380 for the sake of fighting. We don't look for conflict when there is an opportunity

00:12:50.400 for freedom and peace and prosperity with our fellow Canadians. That is all

00:12:55.100 we've ever wanted. Freedom and peace and prosperity because Albertans are

00:13:00.540 happiest when we are hard at work getting things done, solving problems,

00:13:04.500 serving our communities, creating and innovating. That is when we are truly at

00:13:08.520 our best. We want to lead this country towards a better and brighter future because we take

00:13:14.120 great pride in that as a province. All we need is a government in Ottawa to get out

00:13:18.900 of the way and let us turn Canada into a thriving energy superpower, with Alberta leading the

00:13:23.900 way.

00:13:27.640 And this new Alberta-Ottawa energy agreement is a first step in trying to accomplish exactly

00:13:36.600 So let's take the win and charge full steam ahead, because this agreement means the end of the punitive oil and gas emissions cap, so our great energy producers can grow and thrive again.

00:13:46.360 This agreement, yes, this agreement means the immediate suspension of the federal net zero power regulations in Alberta, which will stabilize our power grid, throw open the doors for massive investments into AI data centers.

00:14:06.600 And this agreement includes a clear path to the construction of a 1 million barrel per day bitumen pipeline to Asian markets

00:14:13.180 so that our province and our country are no longer dependent on just one customer to buy our most valuable resource.

00:14:24.700 This agreement also allows for needed exemptions to the oil tanker ban, an overhaul of the known new pipeline law, C-69,

00:14:32.180 and ensuring our energy companies are able to advertise their environmental leadership and efforts without fear of penalty.

00:14:39.080 And this agreement also means that Alberta can show the entire world that the solution to our environmental challenges

00:14:45.400 does not entail capping productivity and growth in the oil and gas development.

00:14:50.460 Rather, it is to leverage the profitability of a strong oil and gas sector

00:14:55.340 to invest in the very technologies that will solve the environmental challenges that we face.

00:15:00.760 now, my friends. I am under no illusions. This agreement is just the first step in this journey.

00:15:08.440 There is much hard work ahead of us and the federal government must earn back

00:15:13.480 the trust of Albertans as we move through the next stages of this process.

00:15:23.720 After all, the people of Alberta have of course had the rug pulled out from under them

00:15:27.880 too many times to count over the past 10 years so i will take the advice of a great u.s president

00:15:32.600 ronald reagan who said when dealing with the former adversary trust but verify and on behalf

00:15:38.520 of albertans i will be verifying and holding alberta or ottawa accountable as you know every

00:15:44.840 step of the way you can absolutely count on that but a new relationship and a new beginning needs

00:15:55.960 a starting point and this agreement, I hope, is that starting point. So I invite each of you today

00:16:00.520 to join me on this journey. Let's lower our fists and instead roll up our sleeves and get to work

00:16:11.240 on making our province and our people more prosperous than ever before because we have

00:16:17.080 many other critically important challenges to overcome, especially in dealing with the

00:16:21.240 the pressures brought on by our own success.

00:16:24.040 This is not the NDP's Alberta, where people and businesses were fleeing the reckless policies

00:16:29.200 of the socialists that ran roughshod over our province for four destructive years.

00:16:35.180 The fact is, from the election of the UCP in 2019 until now, Alberta, despite all of

00:16:42.140 the roadblocks thrown in our way by Ottawa, has still managed to become once again the

00:16:46.680 fastest-growing province in Canada and by a long shot.

00:16:57.080 The Alberta Advantage is back, and all of Canada and the world has noticed and wants

00:17:01.280 to be a part of it.

00:17:02.880 Let there be no doubt about how important immigration and interprovincial migration

00:17:08.980 have been to our previous success.

00:17:11.760 New Albertans from other provinces and countries have been essential to our economic prosperity

00:17:16.620 and rich culture. For over a hundred years, Alberta has had a history of healthy levels

00:17:21.840 of primarily economic immigrants able to easily integrate into Alberta's economy and culture.

00:17:28.680 But that was upended by the last ten years of what was effectively an open borders policy

00:17:33.740 by Ottawa. And Albertans of all ages, ethnicities and immigration history have had quite enough.

00:17:41.740 We need an immigration policy that puts Albertans first. 0.60

00:17:51.580 And that is why our government will be taking primary control over our immigration system 0.83

00:17:55.560 in the coming months and years ahead.

00:18:03.460 Using our constitutionally protected provincial rights, Alberta will return to a more stable

00:18:08.260 number of primarily economic migrants so that newcomers come here to work and contribute

00:18:14.120 as they have historically done, while Canadian citizens living in Alberta are given first 0.68

00:18:18.640 priority to the jobs and the opportunities our economy creates.

00:18:27.140 We will restore the proper balance and ensure that our immigration system becomes a strength

00:18:31.080 to our province again.

00:18:32.960 And although right-sizing Alberta's growth rate is critical, our province cannot afford

00:18:36.760 to delay on making the investments in education and health and other infrastructure needed

00:18:41.860 to catch up with the growth that's already occurred.

00:18:44.720 That's why our government is investing $8.6 billion to open up thousands of new school

00:18:48.880 spaces across the province over the coming years.

00:18:51.960 That's why we will be hiring 3,000 new teachers over the next three years, along with at least

00:18:56.440 1,500 more education assistants.

00:18:58.960 And importantly, we are going to tackle head-on the issue of complexity in our classrooms.

00:19:05.000 We cannot compromise the education of all students because there are too many kids in

00:19:16.140 a classroom that need specialized assistance and care.

00:19:20.300 That doesn't help the students with special needs and it creates an impossible situation

00:19:25.260 for students and teachers.

00:19:27.620 Students with special needs require unique care and attention that is often not possible

00:19:32.500 in the regular classroom.

00:19:34.220 So it's time to do what's right for our children rather than what's politically correct.

00:19:44.860 And this is why our government, led by one of our best and most effective ministers,

00:19:49.280 Demetrios Nicolaides, has taken a hands-on approach to ensuring the new teachers and

00:19:58.040 EAs we are hiring are placed where they are needed most, whether that be in regular classrooms

00:20:03.200 or special classrooms suited for children with complex needs.

00:20:07.760 And because I see the NDP and their union allies are now organizing against parental choice in

00:20:14.560 education, let me be very clear, our government will continue to support and protect all options

00:20:20.400 parents enjoy in the education system. That includes public and Catholic and

00:20:31.680 charter and independent and homeschooling because unlike the NDP and their allies we in the UCP know

00:20:41.440 and believe that parental choice in education is a paramount importance and that is not going to

00:20:46.880 change so long as the UCP is in government. And just as we are taking action to strengthen and

00:20:57.200 and protect our education system, our government is accelerating desperately needed health

00:21:02.500 care reforms. For far too long, politicians across the country have neglected the growing

00:21:07.960 crisis in our provincial public health systems. Canada's health care systems, quite frankly,

00:21:13.340 are broken. They are administered by bloated and bureaucratic monstrosities that are often

00:21:19.560 concerned more with centralizing power and control and money rather than with empowering

00:21:29.760 frontline staff and healing patients.

00:21:36.300 Our country has one of the most ineffective health systems in the industrial world.

00:21:41.680 It is a national embarrassment with tragic and life-shortening consequences.

00:21:47.320 We have well-trained and compassionate doctors, nurses, and other frontline staff, but we

00:21:51.980 are having a terrible time keeping them in Canada due to subpar working conditions, rationed

00:21:58.120 operating room time, and better opportunities in other nations.

00:22:02.500 And no matter how much money this country and its provinces spend, the results have

00:22:06.100 not materially improved.

00:22:08.880 In fact, it has been deteriorating in every single province, whether governed by Liberals

00:22:13.600 or New Democrats or Conservatives.

00:22:16.020 This is why our UCP government decided three years ago that we would not stand by any longer

00:22:20.440 and throw billions more tax dollars into the black hole of AHS bureaucracy.

00:22:32.200 We acted decisively to reform our health care system, and we are now starting to see improvements

00:22:36.720 each and every day.

00:22:38.140 Wait times for surgical services are coming down.

00:22:41.000 The number of doctors and nurses is increasing.

00:22:44.140 is being spent on bureaucracy and more is being spent on the front lines however much more needs

00:22:48.860 to be done and with the transfer of authority over the administration of our health care system from

00:22:55.340 ahs to four targeted health agencies overseen directly by a dedicated and accountable government

00:23:03.180 ministry alberta is now well positioned to accelerate desperately needed health reforms

00:23:09.180 even further so led by minister rick wilson the minister of mental health and addiction

00:23:18.780 we are well down the path of implementing the world-renowned

00:23:22.220 alberta recovery model for addiction will soon commence operations on the compassionate

00:23:27.660 intervention program that will mandate treatment in secure facilities

00:23:31.980 for addicts who are a danger to themselves and others.

00:23:39.740 The Alberta model has already saved thousands, and compassionate intervention will save thousands

00:23:45.100 more. The Ministry of Assisted Living and Social Services, led by Minister Jason Nixon,

00:23:54.700 doing remarkable work, leading a new effort to transfer hundreds of non-acute patients

00:23:59.260 out of the hospital. These are primarily seniors and homeless individuals who have been left

00:24:04.620 to live their lives in a hospital bed, and we are moving them into accommodations far

00:24:09.660 better suited to their care and quality of life. This will not only result in improved care,

00:24:14.620 but it will also free up hundreds of acute hospital beds for the Albertans who need them.

00:24:19.820 We are also taking bold action under the leadership of Primary and Preventative

00:24:23.980 Care Minister Adriana LaGrange by empowering Albertans to access private diagnostic testing

00:24:33.560 and screening services as they so choose.

00:24:37.180 No longer will Albertans require a doctor to give them permission to access private

00:24:41.760 preventative tests or screening.

00:24:44.220 We want you and your employers to invest directly in your own preventative health, and if that

00:24:53.580 testing turns up a serious condition that needs treatment the government will reimburse you for

00:24:58.940 that cost because it likely means that your needed treatment will be less complicated and less

00:25:03.980 costly for taxpayers because it was caught early and obviously all referrals from your doctor for

00:25:15.100 testing and screening will remain fully paid for by your alberta health insurance and as i'm sure

00:25:20.060 For many of you who heard this past week, under the excellent leadership of the Minister

00:25:24.000 of Hospital and Surgical Services, Matt Jones, our government has introduced dual practice

00:25:32.220 legislation that permits doctors to provide private elective surgeries such as hip, knee

00:25:38.060 and eye surgeries after regular business hours and on weekends so long as they continue to

00:25:44.060 provide their regular amount of public surgeries as well.

00:25:53.240 This dual-practice arrangement for doctors has worked to reduce wait lists and attract

00:25:57.520 surgeons and health investment in virtually every high-performing health system in the

00:26:01.900 world.

00:26:02.900 And, of course, as previously announced, we will be moving from a wasteful and inefficient

00:26:09.760 block funding model for our public hospitals managed by bureaucrats into a more competitive

00:26:15.520 and responsive activity-based funding model that pays public hospitals and private surgical

00:26:21.240 centers for the services they actually provide.

00:26:27.620 My friends, the days of an antiquated bureaucratic and unaccountable health system are over.

00:26:32.780 Albertans want more choice and better results from their health care system, and it's time

00:26:36.500 to bring that system out of the 1960s NDP model and into 2025, where the rest of the

00:26:42.880 world's developed nations already are.

00:26:49.240 And speaking of moving away from socialist NDP policies, let's talk about freedom and

00:26:55.260 justice.

00:26:56.480 We all know that woke ideological policies, such as the safe supply of drugs or soft-on-crime

00:27:03.300 bail and sentencing rules, state-sponsored social engineering of children, and institutionalized

00:27:09.940 censorship of speech are just a few examples of terrible NDP policies that have needlessly

00:27:15.860 destroyed the lives of thousands in communities all across Canada. Albertans have had quite enough

00:27:21.420 of watching this train wreck of left-wing ideas in action, and our government has stood firmly

00:27:27.120 against these dangerous and destructive policies when few other governments in the Western world

00:27:32.100 would.

00:27:33.100 Although I'm pleased to say that that is changing a little bit more and more each day.

00:27:42.700 And despite the continued hysterics of the NDP and their woke activists, Alberta will

00:27:47.500 continue to march boldly forward with policies that promote freedom, save lives, and make

00:27:53.280 our communities safe.

00:27:54.860 This government will fund, not defund, the police.

00:28:02.540 We will seek justice for victims, not excuses for the guilty.

00:28:11.060 We will replace enabling continued drug use for the addicted with providing treatment

00:28:16.460 and a means to recovery.

00:28:21.700 We will lift up and support those struggling with mental health rather than giving them

00:28:25.900 the means to end their lives because of it.

00:28:34.060 And while governments around the world seek to institutionalize the censorship of free

00:28:38.040 speech, our government will forge an accelerated path in the opposite direction.

00:28:43.460 That's why last week our government, inspired by the attack on Dr. Jordan Peterson, as well

00:28:48.160 as so many other doctors and lawyers and nurses and teachers and others, introduced legislation

00:28:53.760 containing comprehensive free speech protection so that no professional will lose their license

00:28:59.560 to practice due to their political beliefs or for not kowtowing to DEI and other destructive

00:29:07.600 mandates.

00:29:18.160 That came from you, that was your policy you passed last AGM.

00:29:34.400 We're calling it the Peterson Law, but we aren't stopping there.

00:29:37.600 I'm announcing today that next week our UCP government will be introducing a new motion

00:29:42.840 under the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act.

00:29:46.640 will, if passed in the Legislature, instruct all provincial entities, including our municipalities

00:29:53.020 and law enforcement agencies, to refuse to enforce or prosecute under the federal gun

00:29:58.220 seizure program.

00:30:16.640 Now, the Sovereignty Act motion will also make it clear that these agencies will not

00:30:23.800 enforce or prosecute Albertans defending their homes and families from intruders.

00:30:32.520 I've got a little tip for low-life criminals out there.

00:30:47.120 If you don't want to get shot, don't break into someone's house.

00:30:50.340 It's really that simple, isn't it?

00:30:55.000 It really is.

00:30:57.000 We want our great men and women in law enforcement and our justice system to spend their precious

00:31:01.480 time and effort going after criminals, not farmers, not ranchers, or sports

00:31:06.800 shooters, nor Albertans defending their families and their homes. Imagine that,

00:31:11.140 right? And speaking of taking a stand, how about taking a stand for our children?

00:31:19.800 As premier, I want to assure every parent and grandparent here today that under no

00:31:27.360 circumstances will we back down from defending Alberta's children and that

00:31:32.180 means banning graphic sexual images from our school libraries full stop and it

00:31:43.140 also means using the Charter's notwithstanding clause to protect our

00:31:46.420 children by restricting puberty blockers for minors and prohibiting gender

00:31:50.220 reassignment surgery until a child reaches adulthood.

00:32:10.820 Of course, we will also protect women and girls in sports so they aren't forced to

00:32:14.300 compete with those who were born male.

00:32:20.220 And we will make sure that parents are notified and included in the decision to change their

00:32:27.520 child's name or pronouns at school.

00:32:33.460 Because parents are the primary caregivers and protectors of their children, and that

00:32:38.660 is how it has been and will continue to be under a UCP government.

00:32:47.220 Now, our UCB MLAs and I will never back down from protecting children or strengthening

00:32:51.540 the rights and freedoms that have made our province the shining city on a hill that it

00:32:56.140 is today, and we will never apologize for it.

00:32:59.940 Now you know earlier this month, we changed the motto on our provincial license plate

00:33:05.060 to Alberta, Strong and Free.

00:33:13.460 Unpredictably, some on the left and in the NDP think that's too American or too aggressive

00:33:19.460 or too whatever.

00:33:21.160 But I disagree.

00:33:22.160 Not only is strong and free our provincial motto, it is also part of our national anthem.

00:33:27.420 And quite frankly, there is no better description for our province and our people.

00:33:32.000 We are a strong and free people.

00:33:41.080 It is that strength and freedom Alberta's First Peoples used to survive and flourish

00:33:45.580 through impossibly harsh winters and landscapes.

00:33:49.720 It is that strength and freedom that allowed the first settlers to turn wilderness into

00:33:54.540 a vast and fertile agricultural marvel.

00:33:58.140 It is that strength and freedom that forged an entrepreneurial drive so strong that it

00:34:02.940 unlocked immeasurable oil wealth from the isolated sands of northern Alberta.

00:34:08.620 It is that strength and freedom that inspired leaders from Lougheed to Klein and from Manning

00:34:13.740 to Harper who have fought to preserve our freedom and independence from Ottawa as a self-governing

00:34:19.660 people.

00:34:21.120 It is that strength and freedom that gave our young men and women the unthinkable amount

00:34:25.840 of courage needed to sacrifice their very lives in the defence of our nation.

00:34:31.500 And my friends, it is that strength and freedom that empowers and emboldens us today to protect

00:34:37.000 our families, to lead this country, to find a path to prosperity for our children and grandchildren,

00:34:43.320 no matter the barrier or the cost.

00:34:46.880 Alberta was born strong and free.

00:34:49.760 Alberta is still strong and free.

00:34:52.320 And together, my friends, we will ensure that Alberta remains forever strong and free.

00:35:07.000 This is what a woman wants. 1.00

00:35:14.720 Any man of mine better be proud of me, even when I'm ugly, still better love me.

00:35:20.980 And I can be late for a date, that's fine, but you better be on time.

00:35:26.020 Please be advised that a hot roast beef buffet lunch is available for those who have pre-purchased

00:35:37.200 with their registrations in Hall F on the schedule.

00:35:40.780 For everyone else, the Expo Food Court is open to purchase lunch.

00:35:45.300 Please remember to be back in the room at 1.30 p.m. for the policy debate and if you

00:35:50.860 are interested in attending our youth debate our finals are take

Western Standard - November 29, 2025

United Conservative Party 2025 AGM Keynote

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