Jack Redekop, President - Candidate

Although Alberta Conservatives have talked about being united, fact is we have been dis-united for decades. All candidates are passionately committing to unite the party behind our freedom fighting leader, and Premier, Danielle Smith.
But passion isn’t enough as evidenced by the fact we have come nowhere near to being united through Premiers Alison Redford, Ed Stelmach and more recently Jason Kenney.
I believe for us to accomplish UNITY we need a comprehensive, well thought out PLAN to change our party from its traditional top down “do as we say” culture, to one that is bottom-up listening and responding to the grassroots members.
My BIO
The Presidency is an unpaid volunteer position. My lifetime of volunteering has provided me with the experience to implement the plan of operating a grassroots, bottom up culture and structure in the party.
-Current President of Calgary Fish Creek, and past President of multiple Federal and Provincial constituency associations.
-Campaign Manager, Chief Financial Officer of over a dozen Federal and Provincial Nomination and general election campaigns.
-Community volunteer as President of various boards and associations, most notably President of the Trico Centre for Family Wellness from 2006 – 2010, for which I was Nominated in 2010 for Volunteer of the Year for the City of Calgary.
-Recipient in February, 2023 of the Queens Platinum Jubilee Award for a “lifetime of dedication to volunteering and the promotion of grassroots democracy in our communities, the City of Calgary and the Province of Alberta”.
-Corporate: Founder, President and CEO of Computer Upgrading Specialists Ltd. for over 25 years, (www.computerupgraders.ca) a successful IT company now completely operated by my son and business partner, allowing me to devote 100% of my time to UNITING the party,
My promise: As your President, I promise to serve you with truth and humility. My most important responsibility is to listen, then speak for YOU, the MEMBER, to Danielle Smith, our Leader and Premier, and the caucus. I promise to represent members of the ENTIRE POLITICAL SPECTRUM and LEAD the Executive to do the same.
Sincerely, Jack Redekop
I Pledge to:
(1) Deliver on the party commitment to put “Members in Control and in the Driver’s Seat”.
(2) Respecting, engaging, listening, and representing all Alberta conservatives.
(3) To provide a direct communication path for members through their boards and Presidents to the party Executive up to the Leader (Premier) and caucus, and directly COMMUNICATE back to the members their responses.
(4) To redirect party resources to focusing on providing fundraising, membership, and administration training and support to constituency associations.
(5) To sponsor and actively participate in Youth and New Canadian outreach programs that focus on conservative VALUES – not partisan politics.
Please visit my website for complete details on my qualifications and plan to UNITE the party by changing the culture and structure to a “bottom up” grassroots organization.
Check out my series of 2 minute videos describing how, if I have the privilege to serve you as your President, I can accomplish this.