Whitney Issik

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific_prefix = The Honourable

| name = Whitney Issik

| honorific-suffix = ECA

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| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Glenmore

| term_start = April 16, 2019

| term_end = May 29, 2023

| predecessor = Anam Kazim

| successor = Nagwan Al-Guneid

| party = United Conservative Party

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| residence = Calgary, Alberta

| alma_mater = University of Calgary

| office2 = Minister of Environment and Parks

| termstart2 = June 21, 2022

| termend2 = June 9, 2023

| predecessor2 = Jason Nixon

| successor2 = Rebecca Schulz

| premier = Jason Kenney

| premier2 = Jason Kenney, Danielle Smith

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Whitney Issik is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Glenmore in the 30th Alberta Legislature.{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4850849/alberta-election-calgary-glenmore-results/ |title=Alberta election: Calgary-Glenmore results - Calgary |publisher=Globalnews.ca |date=2019-03-17 |access-date=2019-04-17}}{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ucp-candidate-climate-change-calgary-1.5058614| title = UCP candidate who called climate change 'good thing' for some says quote was out of context {{!}} CBC News}} She also played Canadian football for the Calgary Rage. Whitney ran for re-election in the 2023 provincial election but was defeated.{{Cite web |title=Alberta Election 2023 – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics and Elections |url=https://daveberta.ca/alberta-election/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |language=en-US}}

Issik was on the Economy and Affordability Cabinet Policy Committee, Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund and the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship.{{Cite web |title=Government committees and members |url=https://www.alberta.ca/government-committees.aspx |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=www.alberta.ca |language=en-CA}}{{Cite web |title=Member Information |url=https://www.assembly.ab.ca/members/members-of-the-legislative-assembly/member-information?mid=0922&legl=30&from=mla_home |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=www.assembly.ab.ca}} She held the roles of Government Whip, Associate Minister of Status of Women as well as Minister of Environment and Parks.

Prior to being elected Issik played Canadian football for the Calgary Rage in the Western Women's Canadian Football League.{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1650140-football-a-family-affair-for-second-generation-star-whitney-issik |title=Football a Family Affair for 2nd-Generation Star Whitney Issik | Bleacher Report | Latest News, Videos and Highlights |publisher=Bleacher Report |date=2013-05-29 |access-date=2019-04-17}} She also holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Calgary and has owned and operated a small business.

As Associate Minister of Status of Women, Issik sponsored Bill 14, the Provincial Court (Sexual Assault Awareness Training) Amendment Act which required lawyers wishing to be appointed to provincial court judges to take sexual assault law training and social context before applying.{{Cite news |last=Parsons |first=Paige |date=March 30, 2022 |title=New legislation would mandate sexual assault training for provincial judges |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/new-legislation-mandate-sexual-assault-training-for-provincial-judges-1.6403085}}

She also announced $6 million in funding to help support women entrepreneurs.{{Cite web |title=Alberta announces $6 million in funding to help women entrepreneurs |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/alberta-announces-6-million-in-funding-to-help-women-entrepreneurs |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=edmontonjournal |language=en-CA}}