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MAKING A DIFFERENCE ALBERTA’S TEAM IN OTTAWA @webber4confed /lenwebberMP /lenwebberyyc www.lenwebber.ca Alberta has a strong team of Conservative Members of Parliament in Ottawa and we are making sure Alberta’s priorities are loudly heard in the House of Commons. Being in Opposition means we have to work with other parties to advance important issues — and we have! We have managed to make a difference in a wide variety of areas for all Albertans, no matter who you voted for in the last election. I am pleased to share a small sample of the amazing work and initiatives that your Alberta Conservative MPs have done on your behalf. We will continue to advocate for Alberta at every turn and ensure that Alberta is a key part of Canada’s economic recovery. We will continue to defend our hard-working Albertans and demand that our province get its fair share of support during and after the pandemic. By working together on your behalf, our Conservative team has been able to magnify our voices and our impact in Parliament. I am thankful that I have the opportunity to work with such a dedicated and hard-working team. As always, I appreciate your ongoing support and encouragement and consider it an honour to be your elected federal representative in the House of Commons. Sincerely, Make sure your opinion Len Webber, MP counts. Return the Alberta Caucus Chair survey in this booklet postage-free. 2 Alberta’s Conservative Team Working For You A message from your Member of Parliament ............................................. 2 Organ Donation & Government Transparency (Len Webber, MP) ........ 4 Equalization & Transfers Fairness (Tom Kmiec, MP) .............................. 4 Standing Up for Tourism (Gerald Soroka, MP) ......................................... 5 Compassionate Care Leave (Matt Jeneroux, MP)...................................... 5 The RIFF Financial Security Act (Kelly McCauley, MP) ............................ 6 Mental Health Awareness (Earl Dreeshen, MP) ....................................... 6 Environmental Restoration (Shannon Stubbs, MP) ................................. 7 Getting Serious on Rural Crime (Blaine Calkins, MP) ............................... 7 Civility In Politics (Mike Lake, MP) .............................................................. 8 Supporting Firearms Owners (Tim Uppal, MP) ......................................... 8 Protecting Western Aviation (Stephanie Kusie, MP) ................................. 9 Helping Those With Cystic Fibrosis (Martin Shields, MP) ........................ 9 Agriculture Is Our Superpower (Rachael Harder, MP) ............................. 10 Standing Up For Canadians Abroad (Ron Liepert, MP) ............................ 10 Supporting Grieving Parents (Blake Richards, MP) ................................... 11 Overcoming the Stigma (John Barlow, MP) ................................................ 11 Family-Based Violence (Jag Sahota, MP) .................................................... 12 Ending Exploitation (Arnold Viersen, MP) ................................................. 12 Opening Foreign Markets (James Cumming, MP) ..................................... 13 Energy & Environment (Greg McLean, MP) .............................................. 13 Protecting Our Energy Supply (Jasraj Singh Hallan, MP) ......................... 14 Supporting Oill & Gas Workers (Ziad Aboultaif, MP) ................................ 14 Responsible Emergency Planning (Glen Motz, MP) .................................. 15 Rural Communities & Businesses (Dane Lloyd, MP) ................................ 15 3 ORGAN DONATION & GOV’T TRANSPARENCY Len Webber, MP Calgary Confederation I have been a long-time advocate of political process as organ & tissue donation and was it continues instrumental in creating the organ through Parliament. donor registry in Alberta. Currently, my proposed Bill C-210 offers a very Government simple, very effective method to in- accountability and crease the organ donor base in Cana- transparency has been a part of my da. By adding a line to the tax forms, work on the Public Accounts Canadians could signal their intent to Committee where we review and become an organ & tissue donor and study the reports of the Auditor have this information passed onto General. We have been focusing on their provincial government’s existing many important reports that have donor registries. So far the Bill has shown a great deal of mismanage- passed unanimously throughout the ment and misspending on the part of this current Liberal government. EQUALIZATION & TRANSFERS FAIRNESS Tom Kmiec, MP Calgary Shepard My Bill C-263, the Equalization and Alberta would have Transfers Fairness Act will ensure received $2.9B. fairness and transparency to Cana- da’s equalization and transfer system In 2018, despite by removing the per capita cap on Alberta’s massive payments, ensuring the federal gov- drop in revenues, ernment cannot unilaterally change the Liberal government supported the equalization formula, and making and extended the existing formula. a successful referendum on equaliza- Since 1961, Alberta’s net federal tion impossible to ignore. fiscal transfers have amounted to In 2015-2016, Alberta’s revenues more than $600 billion. dropped by $8.8 billion. With the We deserve a fair deal. It’s time for fiscal stabilization cap, Alberta only equalization fairness. Lean more at received $248.3m. Without the cap, tomkmiecmp.ca/equalizationfairness 4 STANDING UP FOR TOURISM Gerald Soroka, MP Yellowhead Tourism has been hard hit as a result As a member of the of COVID. With Jasper and Jasper Transport Commit- National Park in my riding I see the tee, we recently impact daily. finished a study on the impact COVID I have been working with travel has had on the advisors and local tourism businesses aviation sector and called for critical to advocate for their industry. The support for the industry. recovery for these businesses will not be an easy one but with the new With international travel restrictions, rapid Spartan Bio Science PCR test please consider your next vacation there is great potential to utilize this within Alberta and check out every- testing technology to encourage safe thing there is to do in Jasper at travel and help bring business back www.Jasper.Travel. to this sector and our province. COMPASSIONATE CARE LEAVE Matt Jeneroux, MP Edmonton Riverbend Grief is something we will all unfortu- take job-protected nately experience in our lives, but the leave to care for a federal government could help make terminally ill loved the process a little less painful. one. My Bill, C-220, proposes to extend Bill C-220 has compassionate bereavement leave unanimously passed Second Reading allowed to employees under the in the House of Commons in Canada Labour Code to 10 days, February and will return for its Third double the current five days of Reading in the coming weeks. bereavement time. You can find out more about my Bill This Bill originally proposed to extend at www.mattjeneroux.ca/bill-c220. Compassionate Care Leave, a program that some Canadians use to 5 THE RRIF FINANCIAL SECURITY ACT Kelly McCauley, MP Edmonton West In 2016, I introduced the RRIF duced because of Financial Security Act, to eliminate the additional the mandatory minimum withdrawal income forcing the for seniors who hold a Registered spending of these Retirement Income Fund (RRIF). savings. The PBO estimates At age 71, RRIF holders must start the added tax from RRIF withdrawals withdrawing a percentage of their tax is in the hundreds of millions. -protected savings each year – regardless of whether they need it. The current system punishes seniors Since these withdrawals count as for long-term savings and despite the income, they can trigger clawbacks of bill receiving support from all other benefits. A senior saving for Opposition parties, the Liberals voted late-in-life expenses like long-term against it. I plan on bringing it back at care, could have their benefits re- the earliest possible opportunity. MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS Earl Dreeshen, MP Red Deer—Mountain View We all have a role to play in raising have a sustainable awareness and in helping to address food system with- mental health issues. I have been a out sustainable strong advocate on this for many farmers. We heard years - especially as it pertains to that stakeholders farmers and their families. In early and all levels of 2018, I convinced all parties to do a governments need to act quickly. I comprehensive study on the rising continue to advocate for stronger incidence of mental health issues awareness campaigns and for more among farmers, ranchers, and pro- assistance for Canadians struggling ducers. Our final report highlighted with mental health challenges. You areas where more coordinated action can read our report at is required and where more public www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/ education is needed. Canada cannot en/42-1/AGRI/report-16/ 6 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION Shannon Stubbs, MP Lakeland My Bill C-221 proposed a tax incen- help protect the tive for cleaning up closed and aban- environment, and doned wells to small and medium oil ultimately protect and gas producers – who are already taxpayers. remediation and restoration leaders. The Liberals, Bloc, This government’s anti-energy poli- and NDPs who voted against Bill cies are shutting down Canada’s oil C-221 are clearly all talk about the and gas, causing unprecedented environment because this bill would bankruptcies and job losses in Cana- have actually helped the private da’s