#203 TURNing it up with Tim Uppal, Deputy House Leader for CPC, Conservative Candidate for Edmonton Gateway

 “There's so much that relies on people having that home, having that equity one day to be built up. The economy itself, what the liberals have done with inflation,  taxes,, what that's done to businesses, that's all gone up and has hurt our economy and crime” -Tim Uppal

Tim Uppal is a Canadian politician and the current Member of Parliament (MP) for Edmonton Mill Woods, Alberta. He serves as the Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the Official Opposition, a role he has held since September 2022 alongside Melissa Lantsman .​ 

At the beginning of their sit down, Sapreet talks to Tim about his brand new riding (1:30), his perspective on how all the parties are distinguished from each other (2:23) ,how he feels the PC Party will do things differently in order to tackle inflation (3:55), what specific impact would repealing the carbon tax have on affordability for Canadians, and also what would replace it to address climate concerns (7:17), if he thinks there will be any alternative tax implemented by the PC  (10:14), how would his party support oil and gas while focusing on diversification in the market as well in Alberta (10:40), how are we protecting all burdens if there is a potential economic slowdown (13:05), How is he ensuring international students hat regardless of what their status in Canada is, that they feel safe when they're in Canada (18:09) his thoughts on how do we get more younger people to actually go and practice their right to vote this federal election? (21:13), and finally , what are some ongoing concerns he has heard from the community?  (23:43), 

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