1. Derek Alexander Gerhard Fildebrandt was born on 18 October 1985 and is a Canadian politician and media executive.
31 Facts About Derek Fildebrandt
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Derek Fildebrandt is the publisher, president and chief executive officer of the Western Standard New Media Corp.
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Derek Fildebrandt is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
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In February 2014, Derek Fildebrandt released the CTF's balanced budget plan calling for $2.4 billion in spending cuts to business subsidies and the bureaucracy.
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Derek Fildebrandt was credited by the Calgary Sun with playing a significant role in the downfall of former Alberta Premier Alison Redford and former Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner.
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On 26 January 2015, Derek Fildebrandt announced that he would seek the Wildrose Party nomination in Strathmore-Brooks.
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Derek Fildebrandt was named as the candidate on 6 February 2015.
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On 11 May 2015, Derek Fildebrandt was appointed Shadow Finance Minister in the Wildrose Official Opposition Cabinet by Brian Jean.
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Derek Fildebrandt has advocated for healthcare and seniors care infrastructure in his constituency.
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Derek Fildebrandt has criticized the NDP for tax increases, deficit spending and its relationship with public sector unions.
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Derek Fildebrandt made several public statements throughout 2016, but most notoriously on 14 December 2016, when he broke ranks with Brian Jean and openly called for a merger of the Wildrose and PC Parties.
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One month later, Jean released a statement in favour of uniting the parties on the same day that Derek Fildebrandt held a fundraiser at the Calgary Petroleum Club calling for a single united party.
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Derek Fildebrandt supported Maxime Bernier for the Conservative Party of Canada leadership in 2017.
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Derek Fildebrandt publicly mused about running in the UCP leadership election, but decided against it, announcing he would instead endorse a candidate other than Brian Jean.
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In 2017, Derek Fildebrandt launched his PAC called United Liberty which is based on libertarian policies such as lower taxes, and less government control.
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In February 2018 the leader of the UCP Jason Kenney announced that Derek Fildebrandt was not welcome in the UCP Caucus.
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Derek Fildebrandt claimed that he was given an ultimatum by Kenney who wanted to run MLA Leela Aheer in the new combined riding of Chestermere-Strathmore.
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On 20 July 2018, Derek Fildebrandt formed the Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta.
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Derek Fildebrandt was acclaimed leader for the party on 20 October 2018.
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On 30 April 2019, after failing to win any seats in the legislature, Derek Fildebrandt announced his resignation as Freedom Conservative Party Leader.
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On 23 October 2019 Derek Fildebrandt bought and relaunched the Western Standard online newspaper, a right wing publication that had ceased operations in 2007.
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In May 2022, Derek Fildebrandt announced that Western Standard New Media Corp.
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Also in 2016, Derek Fildebrandt was accused of hitting his neighbour's parked vehicle with his truck, causing an estimated $2000 in damage and driving off.
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On 9 August 2017, it was reported that Derek Fildebrandt was renting out his Edmonton apartment on Airbnb while claiming a housing allowance from the Legislature of Alberta to pay for the apartment.
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On 13 December 2017, Derek Fildebrandt was charged with trespassing onto private property and hunting a white-tailed deer in violation of the Wildlife Act.
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Derek Fildebrandt apologized, claiming that he didn't know he was on private property and that he donated the deer to a food bank.
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On May 23,2024, Derek Fildebrandt was charged with uttering threats against teenagers that he believed had been vandalizing his property weeks after the incident took place.
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The teenagers alleged that Derek Fildebrandt chased them with a shotgun, which the court ruled during the trial was a walking cane that he used due to a motorcycle accident.
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Derek Fildebrandt laid charges that were clearly groundless after her colleagues on the scene dismissed it.
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Derek Fildebrandt clearly had some reason beyond proper application of the law to come after me.
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Derek Fildebrandt is either incompetent in the extreme or was under orders from someone else who needs to be held to account.