Michaela Frey

Michaela Frey
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Brooks-Medicine Hat
In office
April 16, 2019 – October 7, 2022
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byDanielle Smith
Personal details
Born1992 or 1993 (age 31–32)[1]
Political partyUnited Conservative Party
Residence(s)Medicine Hat, Alberta

Michaela Frey, née Glasgo (born 1992/1993) is a Canadian politician elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Brooks-Medicine Hat in the 30th Alberta Legislature.[2] She was a member of the United Conservative Party (UCP) caucus.

In January 2019, Frey claimed on Twitter that her church would incur a $50,000 yearly bill due to Alberta's carbon tax; this was quickly disputed and found to be untrue. The pastor of the church later said that the true cost to the church would be $5,433 a year.[3] In June 2020 she was appointed to be Chairman of the Alberta Firearms Advisory Committee by Premier Jason Kenney.[4] In this role she was in charge of advising the Executive Council of Alberta on its firearms policies.[5]

In 2022, she resigned her seat to allow the newly elected leader of the UCP and premier, Danielle Smith, to seek a seat in legislature.[6]

References

  1. ^ Pouncy, Matt (2018-07-18). "Glasgo believes she brings a young perspective to the UCP | CHAT News Today!". Chatnewstoday.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  2. ^ Lefebvre, Charles (2019-04-17). "Michaela Glasgo wins Brooks-Medicine Hat riding | CHAT News Today!". Chatnewstoday.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  3. ^ Toy, Adam (2019-01-28). "Brooks-Medicine Hat UCP candidate who claimed church facing $50K in carbon tax issues correction". Globalnews.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  4. ^ "Michaela Glasgo to lead Alberta Firearms Advisory Committee". Archived from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  5. ^ "Alberta Firearms Advisory Committee". Archived from the original on 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  6. ^ Spackman, Sheldon (October 7, 2022). "Alberta MLA steps aside, encourages incoming premier Smith to run in the seat". rdnewsnow.com. Retrieved October 7, 2022.