Voting Records

MLA Brian Jean

United Conservative Party, Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche, AB

Bio

Brian Jean
Not Supportable
Not Supportable
CLC rating: Anti-traditional marriage; pro-abortion
Rating Comments: According to a July 27, 2017 Calgary Sun article, Brian Jean planned to march in Calgary’s homosexual Pride Parade, in direct contradiction to his once, pro-traditional marriage beliefs.  He also said that he believes parents should be kept in the dark if their children were to join a “Gay-straight alliance club”, which is a type of gay pride activist club where students tend to spend their time agitating for normalization of the homosexual lifestyle, and also demonizing teachers and other students who believe in traditional marriage.   When running for the Wildrose Leadership, Jean also discarded his former pro-life voting record, saying that “Abortion…is a boat that has already sailed…I am not interested in pursuing these issues, I am interested in running an Alberta for all Albertans, not some Albertans.” In March 2018, Mr. Jean, then UCP MLA for Fort McMurray-Conklin, resigned his seat.

In March 2022, Mr. Jean won the by-election in the Alberta provincial riding Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche, running as the UCP candidate despite his 2018 resignation.

Position: Minister of Energy and Minerals (31st Legislature)
Previous Occupation: Lawyer
Birthdate (yyyy.mm.dd): 03-Feb-63
Percentage in last election: 73.4% (2023), 63.6% (2022 by-election) ; 43.85%
Victory margin last election: 48.7% (2023), 45.1% (2022 by-election) ; 13.06%
Religion / Faith: unknown

Contact

Brian Jean
Parliamentary Office
324 Legislature Building
10800 - 97 Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta
T5K 2B6
Tel: 780 427-3740
Fax: 780 638-3506
Constituency Offices
Suite #102, 9912 Franklin Avenue
Fort McMurray, Alberta
T9H 2K4
Tel: 780.588.7979
Brian Jean

Here is Brian Jean's voting record relating to life and family issues:

Votes, Surveys and Policy Decision Vote Score
Bill 24, An Act to Support Gay-Straight Alliances
This atrocious bill, sponsored by the socialist NDP government's Education Minister David Eggen, makes it illegal for school teachers to inform parents of their own children's involvement in homosexualist/transsexualist "GSA" clubs, effectively turning schools into hiding places where children can lead sexual double-lives without their own parents' knowledge. The bill usurps parents' primary rights to direct the moral formation and sexual behaviour of their own children by treating parents as the enemy, inculcating distrust of parents and instigating an attitude of collusion between hired school teachers and other people's children, behind parents' backs. This anti-parent bill passed 42 - 23 upon third reading. [November 15, 2017]
absent or abstained --
Not Supportable
Life & family issues voting score: --
Brian Jean

Here are quotes from Brian Jean on various life and family issues:

On what he would "do with" social conservatives if he were elected leader of the (now-defunct) Wild Rose Party:  “What do we do with them? Well, at first, we can try to manage them and then we get rid of them. That’s the truth of it. Albertans need to be able to trust us. When they see our reaction it will be quick. It will be ruthless. It will make sure Albertans know they can continue to trust us and know we’re not some little gang of crazies." [Calgary Sun, 'Wildrose leadership contender Brian Jean on "nutbars" and "crazies"', March 4, 2015]

On his decision to march in the Calgary Pride Parade:  "I know where I stand and that’s all I can really focus on and I want Albertans to know where I stand.” [Calgary Sun, 'United Conservative leadership hopeful Brian Jean and interim party leader Nathan Cooper sign up for Calgary Pride parade', July 27, 2017]

On the question of whether or not he is a social conservative:  “No,” says Jean, in a nanosecond. “I’m a fiscal conservative and I’m more of a libertarian. It’s none of my business what people do behind closed doors in their personal life. It’s absolutely none of my business. It’s not any of their business what I do either.” Still, there is the fear the Wildrose will be painted as a refuge for political whack jobs. Remember the last week of the 2012 election when defeat was snatched from the jaws of an expected Wildrose victory. Jean is quick to comment. “There are nuts in every party. Everybody has these people in their party who others would classify as nutbars.” [Calgary Sun, 'Wildrose leadership contender Brian Jean on "nutbars" and "crazies"', March 4, 2015]

On his decision to dismiss the concerns of social conservatives in his leadership bid:  "Abortion and same-sex marriage is a boat that has already sailed…I am not interested in pursuing these issues, I am interested in running Alberta for all Albertans, not some Albertans." [fortmcmurraytoday.com, 'Brian Jean dismisses social conservatism during leadership bid', March 6, 2015]

Brian Jean

Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Brian Jean on 2022.

Question Response
Do you acknowledge that human life begins at conception (fertilization)? survey not yet sent
Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion? (note: a surgical or medical intervention, designed to prevent the death of the mother but but which results in the unintended and undesired death of the pre-born child, is not an abortion. e.g. in cases of tubal pregnancy or cervical cancer) Yes (per public statement)
Will you support measures to stop funding abortions with taxpayers' money in Alberta? survey not yet sent
Do you agree women have the right to be thoroughly informed about the serious health consequences of abortion, the development of the child in the womb and the alternatives to abortion? survey not yet sent
Will you protect the rights of parents to educate their children according to their faith in matters of moral principles and beliefs concerning abortion, contraception and homosexuality? No (per public statement)
Will you support legislation to protect the right of health care workers who refuse to participate in procedures which are in violation of their religious or conscientious beliefs? survey not yet sent
Will you oppose euthanasia and instead support measures to promote “palliative care”, the purpose of which is to alleviate pain, and enhance the quality of life for terminally ill patients and those with disabilities? *Euthanasia is the direct and intentional killing of a person by action or omission, with or without that person’s consent, for what people mistakenly believe are compassionate reasons. survey not yet sent
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