MLA Todd Loewen
United Conservative Party, Central Peace-Notley, AB
Bio
CLC rating: Pro-life; Pro-parental rights
Rating Comments: Todd ran for the UCP leadership in 2022 on a strong pro-life, pro-family platform, promising conscience protection legislation so healthcare workers and institutions can't be forced to participate in or refer for euthanasia, promoted adoption over abortion, and took aim at censorship of pro-life speech.
In May 2021, Loewen was ejected from the UCP caucus for his vocal criticism of COVID-related lockdowns by the Party under Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. Then, in October 2022, Loewen was welcomed back into the UCP by new Party Leader and Premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, after she won the leadership race to replace Jason Kenney, who had resigned earlier in the year.
In May 2021, Loewen was ejected from the UCP caucus for his vocal criticism of COVID-related lockdowns by the Party under Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. Then, in October 2022, Loewen was welcomed back into the UCP by new Party Leader and Premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, after she won the leadership race to replace Jason Kenney, who had resigned earlier in the year.
Position: Minister of Forestry and Parks (31st Legislature)
First elected (yyyy.mm.dd): 05-May-15
Previous Occupation: Business owner and Farmer
Percentage in last election: 77.7% (2023) ; 75.20%
Victory margin last election: 59.1% (2023) ; 55.70%
Religion / Faith: Christian
Contact
Parliamentary Office
322 Legislature Building
10800 - 97 Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta
T5K 2B6
Tel: 780 644-7353
Constituency Offices
Box 9, 10410 - 110 Street
Fairview, Alberta
T0H 1L0
Tel: 780.835.7211
Fax: 780.835.7212
Here is Todd Loewen's voting record relating to life and family issues:
Votes, Surveys and Policy Decision | Vote | Score |
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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] |
No | |
Bill 9, to transform taxpayer-owned public sidewalks near abortion facilities into NO FREE SPEECH ZONES This unconstitutional, totalitarian law, introduced by the communistic NDP, criminalizes peaceful pro-life expression on taxpayer-owned public property within a radius of up to 150m near abortion facilities. Under this gag law, even silent prayer is outlawed near abortion facilities and people will face up to 1 year in jail and/or be fined up to $10,000. Even freedom of the press is restricted by this law within the No Free Speech Zone. More babies will be killed at the hands of abortionists as a result of these No Free Speech Zones because pro-life sidewalk counsellors are no longer permitted to speak to the mothers entering the abortuary about the choice of adoption, nor to offer support with a crisis pregnancy, nor even to offer scientific information about fetal development to demonstrate that her baby really is a human being. The bill passed by a vote of 45 Yeas to 1 Nay. The UCP MLAs were ordered by Jason Kenney NOT to vote against this horrendous bill, nor even to speak against it during debate. Kenney and many of the UCP MLAs fled the legislature during the vote in order to avoid having to take a stand. [Passed 3rd reading May 30, 2018] |
Abstained under order of Jason Keneney | |
Life & family issues voting score: | 50% |
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Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Todd Loewen on May 11, 2023.
Question | Response |
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Do you acknowledge that human life begins at conception (fertilization)? | no response |
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) | no response |
Will you support measures to stop funding abortions with taxpayers' money in Alberta? | no response |
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? | no response |
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 response |
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. | no response |
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? | no response |
Will you work to repeal Bill 24, the NDP legislation which requires schools to keep it secret from parents if their child has joined a gay pride club at school, a.k.a. Gay-Straight Alliance clubs? | no response |
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