Jason Hale (politician)
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
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{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Jason Hale
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| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1969|6|15}}
| birth_place = Bassano, Alberta
| residence = Bassano, Alberta
| office = MLA for Strathmore-Brooks
| term_start = April 23, 2012
| term_end = May 5, 2015
| predecessor = Arno Doerksen
| successor = Derek Fildebrandt
| party = Wildrose (2012–2014)
Alberta Progressive Conservatives (2014–present)
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| profession = Rancher/Oil and gas sector
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Jason Hale (born June 15, 1969) is a former Canadian politician who was an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Strathmore-Brooks.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/live-results-alberta-election-2012/article2405211/ Alberta Election 2012: Riding-by-riding results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530093732/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/live-results-alberta-election-2012/article2405211/ |date=2012-05-30 }}
Early life and background
Hale was born and raised near Bassano, Alberta. Hale, along with his wife and two sons, run a cow/calf operation. He also worked as a consultant in the oil and gas industry before becoming an MLA.
Hale graduated from SAIT with a diploma in chemical technology. Hale was also a professional bull fighter for 10 years, a member of the Bassano Rodeo committee for the past eight years, and a director on the Bassano Ag Society for three years. He has regularly volunteered as a coach for hockey and baseball.{{cite web |title=Legislative Assembly of Alberta Jason Hale biography |url=https://www.assembly.ab.ca/net/index.aspx?p=mla_bio&rnumber=83&leg=28 |accessdate=2013-06-10}}
Political career
He was elected in the 2012 provincial election as a member of the Wildrose Party. In December 2012 Hale crossed the floor to join Jim Prentice's Progressive Conservative Party.{{cite web|url=http://www.strathmorestandard.com/2015/01/07/hales-floor-crossing-doesnt-mean-end-of-wildrose-party-in-strathmore-brooks|website=Global Calgary}} One month after Derek Fildebrandt announced that he would seak the Wildrose nomination in Strathmore-Brooks,{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/derek-fildebrandt-to-seek-wildrose-nomination-in-strathmore-brooks-1.2932216|website=CBC Calgary}} Hale announced that he would not seek re-election.{{cite web|url=http://www.strathmorestandard.com/2015/02/27/jason-hale-letter-to-constituents-on-not-seeking-another-term|publisher=Strathmore Standard}}
As the local MLA, Hale took the lead for the Wildrose Official Opposition when the XL Foods plant in Brooks was shut down due to contamination. Hale welcomed the takeover of the plant by JBS and called for a full investigation into the causes of the contamination.{{cite web|url=http://www.wildrose.ca/feature/hale-welcomes-news-of-possible-purchase-of-xl-foods-calls-for-food-bank-donations/ |title=Hale welcomes news of possible purchase of XL Foods, calls for food bank donations |accessdate=2013-06-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606163300/http://www.wildrose.ca/feature/hale-welcomes-news-of-possible-purchase-of-xl-foods-calls-for-food-bank-donations/ |archivedate=2013-06-06 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.wildrose.ca/feature/hale-welcomes-news-of-beef-exports-resuming-from-xl-foods/ |title=Hale welcomes news of beef exports resuming from XL Foods |accessdate=2013-06-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606170555/http://www.wildrose.ca/feature/hale-welcomes-news-of-beef-exports-resuming-from-xl-foods/ |archivedate=2013-06-06 }}{{cite web| url=http://www.strathmorestandard.com/2012/10/30/mla-jason-hale-to-focus-on-xl-foods-in-edmonton| title=Jason Hale to focus on XL Foods in Edmonton| publisher=Strathmore Standard}}
In May 2013, Hale and MLA Kerry Towle held a press conference along with residents of Brooks to criticize conditions at AgeCare facilities in Brooks and alleged seniors abuse had occurred.{{cite web|url=http://brooksinthenews.com/wildrose-charges-mistreatment-at-agecare-centres/|title=Wildrose charges mistreatment at AgeCare centres|publisher=Brooks in the News|accessdate=2013-06-10}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The pressure from Hale, Towle, Brooks residents and the Wildrose Party caused the Minister of Health Fred Horne to order an investigation into the alleged mistreatment.{{cite web|url=https://calgaryherald.com/business/Alberta+probe+seniors+care+Brooks+facilities/8358450/story.html|title=Alberta to probe seniors care in Brooks facilities|publisher=Calgary Herald|accessdate=2013-06-10|archive-date=2013-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510215954/http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Alberta%20probe%20seniors%20care%20Brooks%20facilities/8358450/story.html|url-status=dead}}
Electoral history
{{Alberta provincial election, 2012/Strathmore-Brooks}}
References
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Category:Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs
Category:Southern Alberta Institute of Technology alumni
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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