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iPolitics

Kady O'Malley

Conservatives, Bloc team up in bid to launch committee probe into prisoner transfer policies

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.

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Drumheller Online

Jason Blanke

MP Kurek Host Town Halls In Our Area

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

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ECA Review

Stu Salkeld

Battle River Crowfoot MP Kurek says NDP working to keep Liberal Party in power

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.

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Blacklock's Reporter

Staff

Feds Face Green-Wash Probe

“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.

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Drumheller Mail

Lacie Nairn

Travel Drumheller welcomes one new, returning board members during AGM

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.

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Toronto Star

Jim Bronskill

Liberal minister promises plan on Access to Information as MPs highlight woes

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.

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Drumheller Mail

Pat Kolafa

Drumheller, Special Areas remain in Battle River-Crowfoot riding

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

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Western Standard

Matthew Horwood

Lobbying Act permits corporations to secretly negotiate sole-sourced federal contracts

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

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Bashaw Star

Bashaw Star Staff

Bashaw Royal Purple host Platinum Jubilee awards recipients

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

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Hanna Herald

Jackie Irwin

Kurek takes on new role

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

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Drumheller Mail

Pat Kolafa

Poilievre wins CPC leadership bid

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

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Hill Times

Kevin Philipupillai

Ethics committee chair slams RCMP’s ‘point-blank refusal’ to provide information on spyware tools

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.

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Western Standard

Matthew Horwood

MPs recommend tougher penalties for ethics violations

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.

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Castor Advance

Kevin Sabo

Battle River-Crowfoot MP discusses federal budget

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

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Hanna Herald

Jackie Irwin

MP Kurek Calls for Government Response to WE Charity Scandal

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Globe and Mail

Marie Woolf

Former Ontario privacy czar denounces lack of transparency over PHAC’s phone-data haul

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ECA Review

Stu Salkeld

Battle River-Crowfoot MP Kurek: Vote to oust O’Toole was decisive

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Drumheller Mail

Pat Kolafa

Economic update 'more of the same' says Kurek

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Drumheller Mail

Pat Kolafa

Kurek named Deputy Shadow Minister of Rural Economic Development

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Drumheller Mail

Staff

Battle River-Crowfoot, Bow River MPs sworn in

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Stettler Independent

Mark Weber

Battle River-Crowfoot incumbent Damien Kurek lands the top spot in Monday’s election

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

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Bashaw Star

Emily Jaycox

Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole, MP Damien Kurek visit Three Hills

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

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Stettler Independent

Mark Weber

MP Damien Kurek hosts interactive town hall meeting

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

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ECA Review

MP Damien Kurek receives COVID-19 vaccine

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Stettler Independent

Mark Weber

Western alienation a prominent theme during virtual town hall hosted by MP Damien Kurek

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

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Drumheller Mail

Pat Kolafa

Kurek addresses constituents in virtual town

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Hanna Herald

Jackie Irwin

Kurek is king in Battle River-Crowfoot

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Blacklocks Reporter

Staff

Leaves Theft To Automakers

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.

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Narcity

Asymina Kantorowicz

Justin Trudeau's Jamaica Vacation Is Raising Eyebrows & Here's What We Know About The Trip

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

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National Post

Bryan Passifiume

Guilbeault's two-day Beijing trip cost $140K, records show

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.

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Stettler Independent

Carson Ellis

Conservative MP Damien Kurek holds town hall in Stettler

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.

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Drumheller Online

Jason Blanke

Owners Of Happy Belly Very Happy To Have Grand Opening

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.

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Blacklock's Reporter

Staff

I’ll Name Names, Says Ex-Spy

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.

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Lakeland Today

Rob McKinley

Lac La Biche Royal Purple veteran gets royal platinum medal

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.

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Blacklock's Reporter

Staff

Secret Contract Talks Are OK

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.

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Western Standard

Matthew Horwood

Treasury Board regulations further delay Access to Information Act requests

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.

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Drumheller Mail

Lacie Nairn

New Delia School holds official grand opening

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.

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Drumheller Mail

Lacie Nairn

MP Kurek calls on federal government for three-digit mental health hot line

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.

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Drumheller Mail

Lacie Nairn

Kneehill County drafts letter to MPs over rural economic development concerns

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.

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BioMetric Update

Tyler Choi

Canadian lawmakers demand clearer answers on facial recognition from national police

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.

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Castor Advance

Kevin Sabo

Battle River-Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek holds town hall in Castor

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

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ECA Review

Stu Salkeld

Stettler MP Kurek says voted against Emergencies Act

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.

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Stettler Independent

Kevin Sabo

Catching up with MP Damien Kurek

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

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Castor Advance

Kevin Sabo

MP Damien Kurek responds to party removal of leader O’Toole

The leadership vote was held Feb. 2, 2022.

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Drumheller Mail

Lacie Nairn

MP Kurek kicked out of House December 1

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Bashaw Star

MP Damien Kurek given shadow minister appointment

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Drumheller Mail

Lacie Nairn

The results are in...Liberals retain minority

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Drumheller Mail

Pat Kolafa

Family trip to Montana takes flight

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Three Hills Capital

Nicolle Ioanidis

Erin O’Toole draws large group of supporters

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Bashaw Star

Emily Jaycox

MP Kurek flies Canadian flag at half-mast

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

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Stettler Independent

Mark Weber

MP Damien Kurek reflects on newly-released federal budget

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

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Drumheller Mail

Pat Kolafa

World's Largest Dinosaur marks 20 years

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Bashaw Star

Jordie Dwyer

Kurek discuss ag crisis with AB MPs

Alberta MPs talk about what can be done to help farmers

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ECA Review

Kurek wins Battle River-Crowfoot, will represent in Ottawa

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National Post

Ryan Tumilty

'It's a content studio': Inside the rule-bending, highly-scripted strategies to make a splash in question period

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.

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iPolitics

Kady O'Malley

Ethics committee to consider Conservative-initiated call to investigate PM’s Jamaica vacation

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.

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Globe and Mail

Ian Bailey

Politics Briefing: Conservative MP kicked out of Commons for calling Trudeau liar, refusing to retract

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.

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Blacklock's Reporter

Staff

Want China State TV Off Air

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.

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National Observer

Natasha Bulowski

Parliament to make Imperial Oil tailings documents public

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.

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Blacklock's Reporter

Staff

Ng’s Friends Named As Front

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.

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Hanna Herald

Submitted

MP Kurek’s Use of Live Streaming in Parliament

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.

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Bashaw Star

Damien Kurek, MP

Statement from MP Damien Kurek on passing of Staff Sgt. Bruce Holliday

‘(He) exemplified professionalism and community service’

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Drumheller Mail

Lacie Nairn

Bill C-21 amendments could impact rural farmers, hunters

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.

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Drumheller Mail

Lacie Nairn

MP Kurek encouraged by three-digit mental health hotline announcement

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.

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Stettler Independent

Kevin Sabo

County of Paintearth hosts MP Kurek during latest meeting

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

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Drumheller Mail

Pat Kolafa

Kurek endorses Poilievre for CPC leadership

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

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True North

Cosmin Dzsurdzsa

Feds’ data sweep tracked family gatherings and grocery visits

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.

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Red Deer Advocate

Emily Jaycox

Alberta MPs react to Russian-Ukraine war, sanctions

All but five Alberta MPs on Russia’s blacklist

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CHEK News

The Canadian Press

Former privacy czar denounces lack of transparency over government’s phone-data haul

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Drumheller Mail

Pat Kolafa

Leadership for CPC underway as caucus rejects O'Toole

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Drumheller Mail

Pat Kolafa

Busy year for Battle River-Crowfoot MP Kurek

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Drumheller Mail

Lacie Nairn

Governor-General's Throne Speech 'light on detail'

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Bashaw Star

Kurek sworn in as MP for Battle River — Crowfoot

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

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Drumheller Mail

Pat Kolafa

Kurek, Shields retain seats in federal election

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Drumheller Mail

Pat Kolafa

Starland celebrates grand opening of new county office

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Drumheller Mail

Lacie Nairn

Battle River-Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek hosts second Zoom town hall

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Bashaw Star

Emily Jaycox

Local elected representatives get the jab

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

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Drumheller Mail

Lacie Nairn

MP Kurek hosted virtual town hall meeting Wednesday

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Bashaw Star

Jordie Dwyer

Area MLA, MP working on helping business

Lovely, Kurek team up to assist local companies in crisis

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Drumheller Mail

Pat Kolafa

Kurek, Shields win local seats

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