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[the-quotable-alberta-hansard]

April 2, 2026

Mr. Rowswell: could the minister please inform the House how a day such as a fossil fuel appreciation day could be a great opportunity to draw attention to the value of these resources to Albertans and to the province?

Mr. Jean: I’d like to thank this hard-working member, Mr. Speaker. Every day should be fossil fuel appreciation day. Fossil fuels employ hundreds of thousands of Canadians and Albertans and make people’s lives better. It pays tens of thousands of dollars in royalties plus over $1.7 billion in municipal taxes. Our kids need to know this story, and this kind of day would make the difference so that we can bring kids up right to understand the truth, not what the NDP try to sell them.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

UCP candidate Brian Jean wins Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche byelection, CBC News projects

Jean was last leader of the Wildrose Party before it merged with PCs to form UCP

Brian Jean, the United Conservative Party candidate and former leader of the Wildrose Party, will claim victory in the Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche byelection Tuesday night, CBC News projects.

Jean, 59, has a commanding lead in the byelection, with about 66 per cent of voters choosing the UCP candidate on their ballots as of 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.

NDP candidate Ariana Mancini trails Jean, capturing about 16.8 per cent of the vote. Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta candidate Paul Hinman is in third with 12.4 per cent.

The official results will be released March 25.

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[the-quotable-alberta-hansard]

March 30, 2026

Mr. Jean: What the state of Oklahoma does is that they work with industry regulators, Madam Speaker. They’ve developed curriculum for all grades to ensure that their students are not only aware of the opportunities ahead in oil and gas, by the way, but that the skills they need are developed from an early age. How early you might ask? Kindergarten. Can you believe it, that they go back that far? I have a seven-year-old child right now. I just spent some time with her this weekend, and I will tell you that I can’t imagine a better education for her than learning about the things that actually pay for everything that she wants to go through life; fossil fuels in Alberta, for instance

[the-quotable-alberta-hansard]

April 28, 2025

Mr. Jean: We know that we can do a lot to help the world with energy poverty, yet the NDP stand against that, Mr. Speaker. I don’t even know where the NDP are. Maybe No-show Nenshi and Naughty Notley are out avoiding litigation challenges. The truth is that the world has changed. Greenpeace had a $1 billion lawsuit against it for protesters. Maybe that’s where Notley and No-show Nenshi are right now.

[the-quotable-alberta-hansard]

May 14, 2025

Member Miyashiro: Given that high-wall mining involves mining coal seams of an open-pit mine, meaning there needs to be an open pit before high-wall mining can begin ... to the minister: if there’s no open-pit mining and there’s no technical way to extract eastern slopes coal without it, does he agree that there cannot be any open-pit coal mining on the eastern slopes?

Mr. Jean: We’re going to do a great job on protecting Albertans, the water, the air, the animals, human life.

But what Albertans want to know is – he started off with Calgary, then he went to Edmonton, then he went to Winnipeg; he went Liberal, he went NDP, then he went Liberal, maybe Alberta Party in there, Mr. Speaker. Now, apparently, if you go orange, purple, and red, it makes this yucky-looking brown colour. I’m just concerned about that generally, and I think Albertans want to know: what does he actually stand for? We just want to know before going into the summer break, and I’d really like to know, too.

[the-quotable-alberta-hansard]

May 14, 2025

Member Miyashiro: This government claims Alberta’s coal modernization initiative will ban open-pit mining in the foothills and keep selenium out of our water. It will prohibit mountaintop removal mining and require that any new mining must use techniques that prevent adding selenium to waterways. Albertans remain skeptical. They’ve seen the realities with Teck in B.C., who spent billions to remove selenium from water and failed. They know the coal is under the mountaintops and the best way to get at it is to dig it out. To the minister of energy: what is the difference between mountaintop removal mining and open-pit mining?

Mr. Jean: I thank the member for the question, Mr. Speaker. Albertans are very curious and are concerned, and that’s why they know that this government is going to do a better job than the former NDP government was trying to do and certainly better than the B.C. government is doing with coal mining in B.C.

What Albertans really want to know is: where is No-show Nenshi, Mr. Speaker? They’ve been looking everywhere for him. You know, we’ve seen him in the past. He’s been wearing a Calgary jersey, he’s been wearing an Edmonton jersey, and now he’s wearing a Winnipeg jersey. We don’t know where he is. We’re asking if he could actually show up for work because I know Albertans need him.

[the-quotable-alberta-hansard]

December 4, 2024

Ms Al-Guneid: Given that the Grassy Mountain project will bring mountaintop-removal mining to the majestic Rockies and given that the project already had a fair hearing and was rejected for causing too much environmental damage for too little economic benefit and given the rejection of the mine is one of the only decisions from the AER that inspired public confidence, yet the Energy minister interfered with the AER regulatory process to revive the project, why does the minister think he knows more than the joint expert panel that reviewed and rejected the mine?

Mr. Jean: I don’t think so, Mr. Speaker. I listen to Albertans, I listen to experts, and being in this place, I get to listen to them. I have that great opportunity.

Now, is it elf on the shelf? Is it Santa Claus? Is it Rudolph? No, it’s No-show Nenshi. Where is he? I don’t know where he is, but I know he’s not showing up for work for the people of Alberta, and I think that’s what the NDP elected him for, wasn’t it? Merry Christmas.

[the-quotable-alberta-hansard]

April 16, 2024

Mr. Yao: To the Minister of Energy and Minerals: what can you tell us about this program and its effectiveness?

Mr. Jean: Thank you to the hard-working and great-dressed MLA from Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo, Mr. Speaker.