Grant Abraham
United candidate for Ponoka—Didsbury
All our policies put Canadians first—protecting sovereignty, restoring freedoms, and rebuilding what globalism has eroded. If elected, my goal is simple: make Canada strong, self-reliant, and governed by its people again.
Affordability & Housing
Childcare
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Support parents—not bureaucracy. Offer tax breaks and direct aid to families.
Food prices
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Cut carbon taxes. Unleash Canadian agriculture. Let farmers feed the country without red tape.. Put Alberta farmers first.
Fuel and transportation costs
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End carbon taxes. Scrap net-zero. Expand pipelines and refineries to lower costs and boost fuel independence.
Home construction and supply
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Free up land. Cut red tape. Prioritize family housing developments with fast-track approval for builders.
Home ownership
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Offer interest-free loans to young married couples. Forgive loans after 4+ kids. Support Canadians, not investors.
Homelessness
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Ban MAiD. Prioiritize addiction recovery, not enabling.
Post-secondary costs and loans
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Cut tuition for trades and high-demand fields. Defund useless degrees. No more debt for dead-end diplomas.
Poverty
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Cut taxes. Support family-based taxation. Promote work, self-reliance, and community—reject dependence and despair.
Public and affordable housing
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Build family-first housing. Prioritize Canadians. Offer subsidized mortgages for married couples and large families.
Renting and rental housing
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End speculative foreign ownership. Streamline permits. Prioritize housing for working families and Canadian tenants.
Tax measures and rebates
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Shift to family-based tax system. Bigger families, lower taxes. Slash the burden on parents, producers, and earners.
Climate Change & the Environment
Climate adaptation
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Support local solutions—not global treaties. Invest in infrastructure that protects Canadians, not punishes them
Mining and minerals
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Unleash Canadian mining. Cut red tape. Secure our critical minerals and create high-paying jobs for Canadians.
Oil and gas
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Repeal Bill C-69. End emissions caps. Expand pipelines and refineries. Power Canada with Canadian energy
Public transit
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Let provinces lead transit. Federal funds for real needs—not vanity projects or ideological green experiments.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
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Scrap net-zero. Ditch the Paris Accord. Focus on stewardship, not strangling our economy with globalist mandates
Culture, Arts, & Media
CBC/Radio-Canada
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Defund the CBC. End taxpayer-funded media bias. Let Canadians choose the news they trust—not pay for state narratives.
Canadian movies and TV
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Support Canadian creators—without politicized mandates. Fund content that reflects real Canadian stories and values.
News and journalism
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End media bailouts. Restore press freedom by cutting government funding. A free press shouldn’t be a paid press.
Health & Healthcare
Addiction and the poisoned drug supply
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There is no “safe supply.” Crush organized crime, shut down trafficking, and fund recovery—not taxpayer-backed addiction.
Dental care
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Prioritize core medical needs first. Support provincial solutions—not federal overreach. Keep dental care local.
Health funding
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Cut bureaucracy, not care. Transfer health dollars directly to provinces with no strings. Let locals decide, not Ottawa.
Mental health
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Prioritize trauma care, addiction rehab, and supports that restore lives and families.
Pharmacare
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Support access to essential meds through provincial systems—no to Ottawa-run, one-size-fits-all federal schemes.
Indigenous Peoples and Nations
Drinking water in Indigenous communities
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Fix the basics first. Clean water is non-negotiable. Fund infrastructure, not virtue signalling bureaucracy.
Indigenous businesses and economic opportunity
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Support Indigenous entrepreneurship. Cut red tape unleash local resource development.
Indigenous children
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Protect kids. End ideological experiments. Fund strong families, not state overreach.
Indigenous health
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Let communities lead. Fund direct care, mental health support, and addiction recovery—not federal red tape.
Indigenous housing
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Build homes—not departments. Fast-track local housing solutions controlled by Indigenous communities.
Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
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Get serious. Fund policing, end catch-and-release, and crush organized crime exploiting women and girls.
Reconciliation
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Real reconciliation starts with truth, fairness, and opportunity—not empty gestures or guilt politics.
Self-determination
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Respect self-governance. Empower Indigenous communities—not Ottawa—to chart their own economic and cultural future.
Jobs, Businesses, & Labour
Agriculture
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Back our farmers. Scrap carbon taxes. Cut red tape. Keep food Canadian and government out of the barn.
Hospitality and tourism
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Let tourism breathe. Axe restrictions, slash taxes, and stop branding Canada with shame.
Inter-provincial business and trade
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Drop the barriers. Free trade between provinces—no more Ottawa roadblocks.
International trade
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No more deals that sell us out. Trade must serve Canadians—not global agendas. Let’s partner with the US not fight them.
Labour rights
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Support workers, not union elites. Defend trades, real jobs, and freedom from forced politics
Manufacturing
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Bring it home. Cut the climate shackles, fire up our factories, and build in Canada again.
Mining and minerals
Grant Abraham's promise
Unleash Canadian mining. Cut red tape. Secure our critical minerals and create high-paying jobs for Canadians.
Oil and gas
Grant Abraham's promise
Repeal Bill C-69. End emissions caps. Expand pipelines and refineries. Power Canada with Canadian energy
Small businesses
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Cut taxes. Kill red tape. Get Ottawa off their back. Small business isn’t small—it’s the backbone of this country.
Start-ups
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Fuel Canadian innovation. Slash bureaucracy, lower taxes, and keep woke politics out of entrepreneurship.
Supply management
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Protect Canadian producers. Stand for food independence—our farms, our rules, not global market dictates.
Trump's tariffs
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Trump’s message is clear: clean up crime, not trade. We fix our backyard—no more fake outrage or tariff games from Ottawa
Minority Rights, Fair Government, & Democracy
Elections and democratic engagement
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End global interference. Ban foreign funding. Clean voter rolls. Restore real choice and citizen control.
Government budgets
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Balance the books. Cut waste. Stop funding global pet projects while Canadians struggle to eat and heat.
Transgender and non-binary people
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Protect free speech. No forced pronouns. No ideology in kids’ classrooms or public institutions. No Bill C4.
Post-Secondary Education & Jobs Training
Post-secondary costs and loans
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Cut tuition for trades and high-demand fields. Defund useless degrees. No more debt for dead-end diplomas.
Trades
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Make trades first choice, not last resort. Fund apprenticeships. Fast-track skilled workers. Build Canada, not bureaucracy.
Public Safety, Policing, & the Justice System
Gender-based violence
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Protect women. Crack down on predators. No men in women’s shelters, prisons, or change rooms—period.
Violence against minorities
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All violence matters. No double standards. Equal justice, equal protection—no matter who you are.
Sovereignty, Foreign Relations, & the United States
American threats to Canada's sovereignty
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The real threat isn’t Trump—it’s Ottawa’s weakness. Clean up fentanyl, crime, Chinese involvement and corruption—or someone else will.
Foreign interference in elections
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Ban foreign dollars, ban foreign meddling. Jail anyone selling our democracy to Beijing, Davos, or anywhere else.
National defence
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Defend the Arctic. Meet Nato 3% spend. Secure our borders. Work with our southern allies. Canada stands strong—or it won’t stand at all.
Trump's tariffs
Grant Abraham's promise
Trump’s message is clear: clean up crime, not trade. We fix our backyard—no more fake outrage or tariff games from Ottawa
Ukraine
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No blank cheques. Canada must defend its own borders before funding foreign wars. Peace through strength—at home first.
Transit, Transportation, & Infrastructure
Intercity transportation
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Fix the roads before funding vanity trains. Empower provinces to build what people actually use—safe, reliable, local transit.
Public transit
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Let provinces lead transit. Federal funds for real needs—not vanity projects or ideological green experiments.
Biography
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Grant Abraham is the leader of the United Party of Canada and a candidate in Ponoka–Didsbury. A lawyer, author, and humanitarian, he’s running to restore Canadian sovereignty, protect our values, and put faith, family, and freedom back at the heart of our nation.
Reason for running
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I’m running to defend Canadian sovereignty, protect Alberta’s economy, and speak the truth where others won’t. It’s time to put Canadians first, end globalist overreach, and restore the values that built this country—faith, family, and freedom.
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