Hancock Admits PC Party Took Albertans’ For Granted

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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Alberta Premier Dave Hancock confessed in front of a room full of Tories on Thursday that the party has made mistakes and taken its supporters for granted. Addressing the audience at the 2014 Edmonton Leaders’ Dinner held at the Shaw Conference Centre, Hancock stated that “mistakes were made. Our cabinet knows it. Our MLAs know it. And all of you know it.”

In his address, Mr. Hancock alleged “we took Albertans and your support for granted and acted in a way that’s contrary to our values.” In addition to that, Hancock apologized on behalf of Tory MLAs for damaging Albertans’ confidence in the PC Party and for losing touch with the party’s grassroots. He said that “this behaviour just isn’t acceptable” and has led Tories to have lost the trust of Albertans and now they need to earn it back. Mr. Hancock added that the PC party is learning from its mistakes and putting checks in place to deal with expenses, travel and severances, and will do a better job of reporting on how the government uses taxpayer dollars.

Hancock alleged what “we must be more open about what we’re doing for Alberta and why it matters. We did get some things wrong, but we will demonstrate how we’re changing through our policies, practices and legislation. That’s not something the opposition can claim – when it comes to character or behaviour.” He added that “there’s no doubt we’ll have to change as a party to meet Albertans’ expectations.”