By Gazette Staff
January 30th, 2026
BURLINGTON, ON
The following statement was issued by Corey Hogan, MP for Calgary Confederation in the House of Commons. He should have bounced it off people who could have advised him to stay silent
Perhaps someone could teach MP Hogan how to walk back a divisive statement.
“I want to welcome Canadians coming from across the country to Calgary this weekend.
“While this should be an opportunity for Conservatives to focus on the issues that matter to Calgarians and Canadians, they’ll instead be spending their time debating a woman’s right to choose, the harmful and discriminatory practice of conversion therapy, and defunding CBC/Radio-Canada.
“It’s clear Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives are doubling down on the same divisive, American-style politics Canadians rejected last spring.
“At this crucial time for our country, that’s not the serious leadership Canadians expect and deserve.”
The Gazette would suggest that this is not the time divisive comments from a Member of Parliament
“Mark Carney and our new Liberal government are relentlessly focused on delivering for Calgarians and all Canadians, by building our economy, protecting our communities and sovereignty, and empowering workers and businesses with more opportunities.”
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Last evening, Hogan was being interviewed by Vassy Kapelos and he tried to rekindle the old Liberal attack of the danger of social conservatism in the Conservative Party. When confronted by Kapelos pointing out that Poilievre has explicitly rejected those positions, Hogan pressed on suggesting still there was an undercurrent of danger within the party. Divisive indeed!
Corey Hogan got it right! Most of Canada has accepted the reality of right to choose and moved on.
This is why the party is in trouble! Sometimes, you need to think before you speak!
This article is billed as news but the line “nor is this the time for divisive comments from a Member of Parliament” is an editorial comment with no attribution. Whose comment is it? Same for the last paragraph. In this case it is marked as a quote but not attributed to anyone. I value local media and wish the Gazette success but would appreciate articles being clearly labelled news or editorial.
Editor’s note: The first line of the article makes it crystal clear who made the statement..
The comment at the bottom of the article was not attributed. We revised that to show that it was a Gazette comment.