Kerry Diotte
- Born
- February 26, 1956 — Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
- Education
- Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario
- Career
- Legislature bureau chief, copy editor, reporter, and assignment editor at the Edmonton Sun; also worked for the Calgary Sun and newsmagazines, including Alberta Report and Maclean's; on-camera television reporter for a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation affiliate; Alberta Legislature reporter and political correspondent for Rebel News
- Political Experience
- Edmonton City Councillor from 2010 to 2013; ran for mayor of Edmonton in 2013; Member of Parliament for Edmonton Griesbach (2015-2021, 2025-)
- Notable
- Involved in a controversial police sting operation in 2004; sponsored private member's Bill C-306; launched a lawsuit against University of Alberta student publication The Gateway for publishing two articles that the suit deemed 'defamatory'.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering federal politics, Kerry Diotte was a journalist for several decades, most notably with the Edmonton Sun. He also served as an Edmonton City Councillor from 2010 to 2013. According to his public disclosures as a Member of Parliament, he declared rental income from residential properties located in Edmonton, Alberta. He also listed an inactive corporation named Kerry Diotte Communications Inc.
Potential Conflicts of Interest
During his time as an Edmonton City Councillor in 2012, Diotte was the subject of an investigation by the city's integrity commissioner. The investigation followed a complaint that he had used his council website and newsletter to promote a book he had written. The commissioner's report concluded that Diotte had breached the councillors' code of conduct by using city resources for personal financial gain. Diotte stated at the time that he had acted on legal advice and that the promotions were a mistake.
Public Controversies
Kerry Diotte faced public criticism on several occasions for his social media activity. In 2018, he shared a news article with a headline that was widely condemned as Islamophobic. He later deleted the post and issued an apology, stating he did not properly review the headline before sharing it. His 2018 Conservative nomination meeting for the Edmonton Griesbach riding was also reportedly controversial, with allegations of irregularities and disputes over the voter list. The party ultimately reviewed and upheld his victory.
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Blake Desjarlais won with 16,717 votes (34.1%)
Total votes cast: 48,966
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Mr. Speaker, this scene plays out nationwide: desperate, addicted people using drugs openly in public. It is not fair to our communities, and it is not fair to people struggling with addictions, yet for too long, it has been tolerated, until now. The Edmonton Police Service has pioneered a bold new program. It does not allow open drug use. Instead, police take people who are high on drugs off the
Mr. Speaker, a policeman told me there is a hot new meat market in Edmonton. It is not a trendy butcher shop. It is literally a “hot” meat market, as in stolen meat. There has been a rash of meat thefts. Brazen beef bandits fill shopping carts with the pricey stuff. They escape and sell the meat on the black market. After 11 years of Liberal soft-on-crime laws and government overspending that
Chair, I would like to ask a few questions of my friend Christy Morin. Christy, I'm glad to see you here. We go back a few years, and I'm really glad to have your organization in my riding. I'm interested in how the area has changed. I was a long-time journalist, and I remember covering more than my fair share of fatal stabbings and shootings on what we call Alberta Avenue or 118 Avenue. It's
On a point of order, I misunderstood the question. I want to change my vote.
I have one final question. I believe that you're still in a building phase. I recall reading that you were once promised some money from this Liberal government, but it didn't seem to come through. Can you tell me a bit about that?
As a point of order, I had comments on those videos saying that she gave as good as she got, so I think I gave her full opportunity to rebut any of the statements that I made or the questions that I had.
I am just disgusted by how CBC treated those veterans. They really should be here to explain themselves. I was just looking at X. There's great irony in the fact that—
One thing a lot of people might not know is that you were quite instrumental, in a move with the Edmonton Police Service and Edmonton City Hall, in removing the sale of large knives from convenience stores, because it was a real problem. Can you describe that?
I think it's terrible what CBC has done.
I think I've made my points.
Thank you.
I'm not debating. I'm just saying that CBC claims to be ethical, and they've breached every ethical standard that—
I'll wrap it up quickly. The director of the CBC, the CEO and general manager, talks about how they'll tell us when they get it wrong. We read, “our journalism is fact-checked” and “We're accountable for our journalism”.
Yes. You're saying no cuts.
Go ahead.
That's right, Madam Chair. I want to get back to the Veterans Affairs documents that show operating spending is falling by more than $225 million, while your department is projected to have 530 fewer employees than in 2024-25. How many of those positions are frontline jobs serving veterans, and why should veterans believe that these cuts won't mean longer wait times and poorer service?