RED DEER — Calgary Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie will present the keynote address at the Canada Strong and Free Network (CSFN) Regional Conference this weekend. .“I think there’s so much momentum coming off Pierre Poilievre’s win,” said Kusie in a Friday interview. .“As the Alberta co-chair for his campaign, I thought it would be a fantastic opportunity to share that story of that momentum.” .The Calgary Midnapore MP said her keynote speech will allow her to “share the behind the scenes of how our team did it, how we spread our message and got Canadians and Conservative members to be a part of our message of freedom.” .Her speech will include talking about being asked to come on as Poilievre’s Alberta campaign co-chair and talk about the experience. She will share stories of people who voted for Poilievre and what they went through to bring in their ballots. .The Conservative MP said Poilievre is passionate about youth engagement. She will speak about what can be done to ensure young people vote for the Conservatives and keep the momentum going. .While she supported Poilievre because of his proposals to lower taxes and promote freedom, she said it goes deeper because of “the strong solid bond not only through ourselves but through our families.” .Her husband worked for him before he was a cabinet minister, and his mother lives in her riding. .Poilievre endorsed her during her Conservative nomination race. She supported him out of loyalty. .Kusie said she was relieved and jubilant when Poilievre won the Conservative leadership race. She added she was fortunate to be in the room when it was confirmed he won. .Poilievre campaign advisor Michael Wilson will be delivering the keynote speech with her. Wilson will speak about the technical data insights into the campaign. .Kusie said conservatives need to gather at events such as the CSFN Regional Conference because they provide “a venue for those who have the same vision and the same values to get together, articulate that vision, and get some practical ideas.” .“I think it’s important because we need conservative governments at every single level in addition to conservatives in every single institution for a prosperous and free Canada,” she said. .The CSFN Regional Conference is set to be held at the Cambridge Hotel and Conference Centre in Red Deer, AB, on Saturday. .READ MORE: Conservative political conference to include Kenney interview, UCP debate.The CSFN Regional Conference will start off with opening remarks from president Jamil Jivani. .There will be two panel discussions. These panel discussions will be about the relationship between media and the conservative movement and carbon technology and energy transformation.
