FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON - Yesterday, Bill S-281, An Act to Amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (parole review) was introduced by Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu in the Senate. This Bill protects families of murder victims from being frequently traumatized by parole hearings. It amends the Corrections and Conditional... read more →
Nov
09
Jun
15
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON - Today, Michael Cooper, MP for St. Albert—Edmonton, introduced the Canada-Taiwan Relations Framework Act. This legislation provides a framework for strengthening economic, cultural, and legal relations between Canada and Taiwan and further directs the Canadian government to support Taiwan’s participation in international organizations. “It is... read more →
Sep
28
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa September 28, 2022 – Bill S-206, legislation to support juror mental health, sponsored in the House of Commons by Conservative MP Michael Cooper (St. Albert-Edmonton), is set to become law. This afternoon the Bill passed third and final reading stage in the House of Commons with... read more →
Dec
10
OTTAWA, December 10, 2021 – Michael Cooper, Conservative Member of Parliament for St. Albert - Edmonton, asked the government to stand with Taiwan during question period yesterday. The People's Republic of China has intensified its efforts to isolate Taiwan diplomatically and intimidate Taiwan through economic coercion, military provocations, and grey-zone... read more →
Nov
25
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, November 25, 2021 – Conservative MP Michael Cooper (St. Albert-Edmonton) is the House of Commons sponsor of Bill S-206, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (disclosure of information by jurors), which was introduced yesterday by Conservative Senator Pierre Boisvenu. In 2018, MP Cooper introduced similar... read more →
Nov
18
OTTAWA, November 18, 2021 – Michael Cooper, Member of Parliament for St. Albert – Edmonton, sent the enclosed letter to Michael Strong, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), calling on him to address the mislabelling of “Taiwan” in the organization’s databases. When Taiwanese nationals apply for research... read more →
Apr
29
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON- April 29, 2021 – This week the House of Commons Justice and Human Rights Committee commenced a study on the impacts of COVID-19 on the judicial system across Canada. The study was initiated by Conservative MP Michael Cooper (St. Albert-Edmonton) who brought forward a motion last... read more →
Apr
28
OTTAWA – Conservative MP Michael Cooper (St. Albert-Edmonton) has been appointed to serve on the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying, a committee comprised of MPs and Senators. The Special Committee was established pursuant to Bill C-7, the Liberal government’s recent legislation that radically expands medical assistance in... read more →
Dec
08
Ottawa, Ontario- December 8, 2020 - Conservative Senator Leo Housakos (Wellington) will introduce a Bill today to add significant penalties for anyone convicted of vandalizing a monument dedicated to first responders. The Bill will be championed in the House of Commons by Conservative MP Michael Cooper (St. Albert-Edmonton) The Bill seeks... read more →
May
28
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ST. ALBERT, AB (May 28, 2020) – Conservative Member of Parliament Michael Cooper (St. Albert-Edmonton) today joins with Alberta Cystic Fibrosis advocates, to call on Health Minister Patty Hajdu to delay implementation of changes to the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board (PMPRB) regulations that puts the lives... read more →
