Damien Kurek, currently the party’s heritage critic, said in a media statement the Conservatives would “defund the CBC while preserving funding to ensure francophone Canadians continue to receive news services.”

He called the CBC a “broken and failing propaganda machine” and said the party would “turn the CBC headquarters into beautiful homes for Canadian families.”

MP Damien Kurek opened the proceedings with a scathing indictment of CBC’s financial priorities, taking aim at the $18 million in executive bonuses awarded during a period of layoffs and budget shortfalls.

Once the colour guard was settled, the service began with an invocation by Hays, a welcome from Legion president Holly Schnell, greetings from the town by Mayor Richard Elhard, and greetings from MP Damien Kurek.

“Will you share with this committee whether or not you will refuse a severance package or bonus at the conclusion of your term as president and CEO of the CBC?” asked MP Damien Kurek.

“I consider that to be a personal matter,” Tait responded.

At a meeting of the House of Commons Heritage Committee today, member of Parliament Damien Kurek asked Tait if she would commit to not taking a severance pay out or bonus when her term at the state broadcaster ends in January 2025.

named BC and Alberta Conservative MPs Frank Caputo, Damien Kurek, Blaine Calkins, Kelly McCauley, and Brad Vis among those who see prisoner issues similarly to him.

Conservatives, like Alberta MP Damien Kurek, defended a sector he said underpins the national economy and employs more than 400,000 Canadians.
"It boggles my mind how Liberals, NDP and the Bloc can sleep at night when they want to put my constituents out of work," Kurek said.

On Saturday, May 25th, the Cretaceous Conference Centre welcomed a number of guest to the Rotary Centennial Banquet. According to Rotarian Jim Fisher, a highlight was the Recognition of Accomplishment from our local MP for Battle River - Crowfoot, Damien Kurek. It reads: It is a privilege to recognize the outstanding contributions of the Rotary Clubs of Drumheller and the exceptional work it has accomplished over the years.

Conservative MP Damien Kurek (Battle River-Crowfoot, Alta.) accused government caucus MPs of deflecting blame for theft rates. “Liberals seem desperate to blame anybody for their inaction,” said Kurek. “Maybe we need real action,” he added.

The House of Commons ethics committee is meeting on Wednesday to discuss Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent family trip to Jamaica.

Costs to attend the annual general meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development — an advisory board of the People’s Republic of China on which Guilbeault serves as executive vice chairperson — are detailed in the response to an Oct. 24 order paper question filed by Conservative MP Damien Kurek.

Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the Battle River-Crowfoot Riding, Damien Kurek, was in Stettler on Thu, June 6. Kurek was hosting one of three Town Halls that day, with the second being in Galahad and the last in Halkirk.

They've been open for a few weeks now but on Monday, May 15th, they officially opened Happy Belly Restaurant at Grove Place in Drumheller.

A number of dignitaries were on hand for the official ribbon cutting on Monday just after noon, including MP Battle River-Crowfoot Damien Kurek, Nate Horner, Mayor Heather Colberg, Deputy Mayor Crystal Sereda, and many others from the Drumheller and District Chamber of Commerce and Community Futures Big Country. Rahul Gunjal Owner / Manager of Happy Belly is excited about opening this new venture. "As a team we are really excited. We don't have anything where people can have breakfast until 3 o'clock, so we decided to open something where people can have a good place, from 7 am to 3 pm.

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service has 30 years’ worth of records on federal ridings that are “hunting grounds” for Chinese Communist agents, says a former chief analyst. The retired spy told the Commons ethics committee he was prepared to name names.

The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal was recently presented to Lac La Biche's Louise Beatch by Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely, Camrose and Battle River-Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek.

The Lobbying Act permits corporations to secretly negotiate sole-sourced federal contracts without disclosing the fact, the Commons ethics committee has learned. MPs questioned the practice in cases like Baylis Medical Co., a firm run by former Liberal MP Frank Baylis that subcontracted a $237.3 million order for pandemic ventilators.

New regulations by Treasury Board President Mona Fortier would further delay Access To Information disclosures that currently stretch into years. The Board, in a Christmas Eve notice, said Canadians seeking public records should be required to show their birth certificate or other proof of citizenship, according to Blacklock's Reporter.

Nearly a year after its doors first opened to staff and students, the new Delia School in the Village of Delia held a grand opening on Tuesday, October 4.

Battle River-Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek is imploring the federal government to keep its promise to implement a three-digit mental health crisis line and helping to raise awareness and reduce the stigma around mental health in a new mail out.

Conservative Members of Parliament Damien Kurek, Shannon Stubbs, and Jacques Gourde have reached out to rural municipalities, including Kneehill County, to inquire about issues the region faces for rural economic development.

A standing committee of Canadian Members of Parliament examining face biometrics use in the country saw further clarification of the RCMP’s use of facial recognition and the expected safeguards. The hearing was also beset by allegations from lawmakers that unclear testimony from the RCMP is leading to a lack of trust.

Kurek discussed a variety of topics ranging from upcoming bills to encouraging people to get more active in politics.

Battle River Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek confirmed he did speak in the House of Commons against employing the Emergencies Act. Kurek stated the Liberal use of the act was an overreach.

Kurek talks about the convoy’s, the liberal government, and the Conservative Party

The leadership vote was held Feb. 2, 2022.

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Flags lowered across the country to honour 215 victims of Kamloops residential school

‘Further, they recycle old promises they have consistently failed to deliver on’

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Alberta MPs talk about what can be done to help farmers

A big news story out of Ottawa on the morning of Monday, January 6th is that the leader of the federal Liberal Party and Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has announced he is resigning as leader and essentially stepping back from being Prime Minister.

Battle River – Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek shares his feelings on the resignation of the Prime Minister “Today, we see a coward and liar announce to the nation that he is terrified to face the people he is supposed to lead. Trudeau’s staying or going doesn’t matter; the entire Liberal Party are putting themselves and their own interests before their country.”

Many topics of discussion held

MP for Battle River-Crowfoot, Damien Kurek was on hand representing the Government of Canada,

While unable to attend in person, the Battle River-Crowfoot Member of Parliament for the Region, Damien Kurek, sent a video greeting and certificates from parliament for each of the evenings award winners.

Conservative MP Damien Kurek said it was “unbelievable” that taxpayers' dollars were being spent on bonuses. Mr. Kurek said Ms. Tait earns more

One of the final bills tabled in the House of Commons before the summer break aims to establish a national livestock brand.

Kurek's letter to council included a copy of a letter that he had sent on behalf of the town to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the impact the carbon levy is having on the community and all small communities like Castor.

Also on April 15, Damien Kurek, the Conservative MP for Battle River-Crowfoot, asked about Bill C-234.

Two Conservative MPs, Damien Kurek and Raquel Dancho, have crossed over the line of unparliamentary language by calling people on the other side liars. Kurek posted video of his expulsion less than an hour after the deputy speaker told him to leave the chamber.

The meeting was triggered by a written request to Conservative committee chair John Brassard, which was co-signed by Conservative MPs Michael Barrett, Jacques Gourde and Damien Kurek, as well as Bloc Québécois MP René Villemure, and notes that the “estimated commercial value” of the “luxurious villa … provided to (Trudeau) free of charge” works out to $84,000 for his nine-day stay, which “(raises) major red flags under Canada’s ethics laws,” it contends.

Damien Kurek’s exit came on a tumultuous day with Official Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre threatening to delay the government’s agenda as the Commons prepares for a Christmas break scheduled to begin Dec. 15. MPs are expected to return to the Commons on Jan. 29.

China Central Television, voice of the Communist Party, must be removed from the CRTC’s approved list of programs for distribution in Canada, MPs said yesterday. It follows a 2022 federal ban on state-run Russia Today.

The public will soon be able to read a lengthy document Imperial Oil submitted to a parliamentary committee studying the recent tailings leaks at its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta.

Trade Minister Mary Ng will not comment on her association with a group one parliamentary witness on Friday named as a Communist Party front. Ng is one of four Liberal MPs to publicly endorse the Confederation of Toronto Chinese Canadian Organizations.

Battle River/Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek has created a TikTok to reach out to more constituants on a new platform. You can find him at @dckurek.

‘(He) exemplified professionalism and community service’

The Liberal federal government brought forward several proposed amendments to its gun control legislation, Bill C-21, in late November which could potentially lead to many rifles and shotguns commonly used for hunting prohibited.

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced on Wednesday, August 31 it would implement a new three-digit mental health crisis hotline by November 2023.

Battle River-Crowfoot Member of Parliament Damien Kurek stopped by the County of Paintearth council meeting on Aug. 16.

The leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada is coming to a vote on September 10, with five candidates in the running.

The Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) secretive mass surveillance program included tracking family gatherings, visits to the grocery store and other travels of millions of Canadians.

All but five Alberta MPs on Russia’s blacklist

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Kurek says it’s ‘an honour to be once again sworn in.’

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MP Damien Kurek and MLA Lovely get their COVID-19 vaccinations

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Lovely, Kurek team up to assist local companies in crisis

Conservative MP Damien Kurek questioned Wells about his awareness of Alberta’s Senate election results.

“Do you know three individuals by the name of Pam Davidson, Erika Barootes, and Mykhailo Martyniouk?” Kurek asked.

Wells replied, “I know they are Albertans” but indicated no further familiarity. Kurek highlighted their positions as top vote-getters in the provincewide election and argued, “Alberta voters should be free to express their democratic will and who represents them in Canada’s Senate.”

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mayor Colberg and the Town of Drumheller Council, as well as the folks at the Badlands Trail Society, local MLA and Provincial Finance Minister Nate Horner, and Alberta Forestry and Parks,” states Damien Kurek, MP Battle-River Crowfoot.

During question period in the house of Commons on Thursday, Conservative MP Damien Kurek laid into Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault for the federal government's newly-announced greenhouse emissions cap in the oil and gas sectors. Kurek said the "job-killing" initiative will "drive investment out of Canada," and cost Canadians thousands of jobs in an already-tough economy.

During the hearing, Conservative MP Damien Kurek highlighted that Tait earns more than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is paid $406,200 annually.

“It will be really interesting,” said Battle River-Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek as the parties head back after the summer break.

The bill would introduce a brand as a Canadian symbol

Goddard's welcome was followed by a video letter from Member of Parliament Damien Kurek from his Ottawa office.

In his letter, Kurek complimented the Rotary for the "lasting difference in the lives of countless people" the service club makes.

The meeting was triggered by a written request co-signed by Conservative MPs Dane Lloyd, Doug Shipley, Glen Motz and Damien Kurek, as well as Bloc Québécois MP Kristina Michaud.

MP Damien Kurek for Battle River-Crowfoot, hosted three town hall meetings in Drumheller, Delia, and Hanna on Wednesday, January 17th.

The Member of Parliament for Battle River Crowfoot says his Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) is happy to see itself soaring in public opinion polls, but fears a Liberal-NDP alliance will keep a general election away in the short term.

“There is a basic question of trust here,” said Conservative MP Damien Kurek (Battle River-Crowfoot, Alta.). “Certainly I hear from Canadians on a daily basis that there is not trust in the government and as a result I think this committee needs to have the ability to ask for those documents.”

“It is concerning we would not permit the committee to take a look,” said MP Kurek. Cabinet had “a track record of covering up, hiding, not producing documents when asked, hiding behind things like cabinet confidences,” he added.

Travel Drumheller held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, April 5 and welcomed one new member to the board, and one returning board member.

The evening started off with greetings from Drumheller Mayor Heather Colberg and Battle River-Crowfoot Member of Parliament Damien Kurek, as well as presentations from Travel Alberta Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Goldstein.

Treasury Board President Mona Fortier says she hopes to share a plan in coming months for improving the key federal transparency law and how it is managed.

Thanks to lobbying on behalf of local municipalities, it appears the riding of Battle River-Crowfoot will remain relatively unchanged.

Conservative MP Damien Kurek (Battle River-Crowfoot, AB) on Friday told the committee that stricter rules could not anticipate all scenarios

On Jan. 21, provincial Royal Purple recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal gathered in Bashaw for the ceremony.

Battle River-Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek was appointed vice-chair of the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee on Oct. 21.

It only took one ballot for the membership of the Conservative Party of Canada to choose its new leader.

New federal Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne tells the House Ethics Committee his office learned about the RCMP’s use of spyware on phones and other devices through the media.

Penalties for Parliament Hill ethics violations lack teeth, MPs on the House of Commons ethics committee said this week. The maximum penalties range from a public apology to $500 fine.

According to Battle River-Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek, the Canadian government is continuing to spend more while Canadians get less.

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Conservative MP was first elected in the riding in the 2019 vote

Press event on ‘fairness for Alberta’ attended by about 200 people

‘I’m really excited about the prospect of getting back into communities across Battle River-Crowfoot’

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Kurek noted that there is an unprecedented ‘Ottawa knows best’ strategy that is failing Canadians

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