﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest Updates</title><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com</link><description>www.ryanhastman.com</description><generator>Somnia.ca - Web Design that Works</generator><webMaster>info@somnia.ca (Web Design that Works)</webMaster><copyright>(c) All rights reserved.</copyright><item><title>Ryan rallies Team Hastman for the final push to Election Day</title><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/514.jpg' style='margin:10px 10px 10px 0;border:1px solid #111;' />Edmonton Strathcona Conservative Candidate Ryan Hastman gave the following speech to about 100 volunteer supporters at his campaign office on Saturday morning as the Hastman campaign launched its final weekend push ]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#514</link><pubDate>5/29/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/514.jpg" length="50000" type="image/jpg" /></item><item><title>Hastman welcomes unanimous Alberta editorial endorsements</title><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/515.jpg' style='margin:10px 10px 10px 0;border:1px solid #111;' />Edmonton-Strathcona Conservative candidate Ryan Hastman today welcomed the unanimous endorsements for a national Conservative majority government by all of Alberta's major newspapers. ]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#515</link><pubDate>5/29/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/515.jpg" length="50000" type="image/jpg" /></item><item><title>Thank You!</title><description><![CDATA[Friends and fellow Conservatives,

The purpose of this note is to thank you for everything we achieved in the 2011 election campaign. ]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#520</link><pubDate>5/6/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Linda Duncan on job losses from NDP energy policies: "So what?"</title><description><![CDATA[Edmonton-Strathcona Conservative candidate Ryan Hastman responded this morning to a comment by his main opponent, NDP candidate Linda Duncan. When asked by National Post reporter Kevin Libin about the massive job losses that would result from implementation of the NDPs national energy policies, Duncan replied, "So what?"]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#508</link><pubDate>4/29/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Layton-Duncan NDP national energy policy would drive up gasoline and other consumer energy costs for all Canadians and punish Albertans most of all</title><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/509.jpg' style='margin:10px 10px 10px 0;border:1px solid #111;' />Edmonton-Strathcona Conservative candidate Ryan Hastman held a news conference today at a gas station in the heart of his riding to highlight the negative impact the NDP national energy policies would have on gasoline prices and other consumer energy costs. ]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#509</link><pubDate>4/29/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/509.jpg" length="50000" type="image/jpg" /></item><item><title>Tough Questions About Layton-Duncan NDP Plan to Shut Down Oilsands Development</title><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/491.jpg' style='margin:10px 10px 10px 0;border:1px solid #111;' />Hastman fights for Alberta's economy and jobs with tough questions about the Layton-Duncan NDP plan to shut down oilsands development]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#491</link><pubDate>4/26/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/491.jpg" length="50000" type="image/jpg" /></item><item><title>Action Alert to all Edmonton Conservatives : Jack's Coming Back</title><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/487.jpg' style='margin:10px 10px 10px 0;border:1px solid #111;' />NDP Leader Jack Layton is returning to Edmonton this Wednesday for an election rally at Fort Edmonton Park against Alberta's oilsands, economy and jobs. In his first campaign stop here, he only said nice things about us. 
But everywhere else, it's been non-stop Alberta bashing.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#487</link><pubDate>4/25/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/487.jpg" length="50000" type="image/jpg" /></item><item><title>Hastman Campaign Files Complaint with Elections Canada</title><description><![CDATA[Hastman campaign files official complaint with Elections Canada challenging 550 bogus addresses on the Edmonton-Strathcona voters list]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#485</link><pubDate>4/21/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Hastman condemns NDP bully tactics as an abuse of democracy</title><description><![CDATA[Edmonton-Strathcona Conservative candidate Ryan Hastman today condemned the actions of a senior federal NDP campaign worker in Edmonton who threatened to organize a boycott of a city businessman who supports Ryan.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#480</link><pubDate>4/20/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Edmonton-Strathcona Conservative Candidate Ryan Hastman delivers speech at Waiward Steel Fabricators</title><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/477.jpg' style='margin:10px 10px 10px 0;border:1px solid #111;' />Edmonton Strathcona Conservative candidate Ryan Hastman and Conservative MPs Ted Menzies and Laurie Hawn take questions from reporters following a news conference at Waiward Steel Fabricators in Edmonton.  Click to read Ryan's complete speech.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#477</link><pubDate>4/19/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/477.jpg" length="50000" type="image/jpg" /></item><item><title>Albertans Rally Behind Hastman Fight for Edmonton Strathcona</title><description><![CDATA[Twenty teams of doorknockers from around Alberta fanned out across the riding of Edmonton Strathcona last weekend in support of Conservative candidate Ryan Hastman's bid to unseat NDP incumbent Linda Duncan.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#467</link><pubDate>4/18/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Alberta Conservative Candidates Hastman, Menzies and Hawn unite with oilpatch workers against NDP-Liberal cap-and-tax plan to stall oilsands development, job creation and economic growth</title><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/469.jpg' style='margin:10px 10px 10px 0;border:1px solid #111;' />Oil patch companies and workers today joined Alberta federal Conservative candidates Ryan Hastman (Edmonton-Strathcona), Ted Menzies (Macleod) and Laurie Hawn (Edmonton-Centre) in condemning the energy policies and anti-oilsands rhetoric of the federal New Democratic and Liberal parties.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#469</link><pubDate>4/18/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/469.jpg" length="50000" type="image/jpg" /></item><item><title>Ryan Hastman Campaign condemns sign vandalism and calls on everyone to respect election materials</title><description><![CDATA[On Sunday April 17, 2011, the Conservative campaign in Edmonton-Strathcona received multiple reports that Ryan Hastman election signs had been vandalized during the night.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#468</link><pubDate>4/17/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Team Hastman gets a boost from Edmonton Eskimo Grey Cup Champions</title><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/447.jpg' style='margin:10px 10px 10px 0;border:1px solid #111;' />Team Hastman gets a boost from Edmonton Eskimo Grey Cup Champions Tom Towns, Dan Kepley and Dale Potter]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#447</link><pubDate>4/12/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/447.jpg" length="50000" type="image/jpg" /></item><item><title>Federal NDP and Liberals bash Alberta oil sands</title><description><![CDATA[Alberta bashing by federal NDP and Liberal campaigns fractures relations with provincial cousins]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#444</link><pubDate>4/11/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Jobs and the economy a "defining issue" of the Edmonton-Strathcona campaign</title><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/386.jpg' style='margin:10px 10px 10px 0;border:1px solid #111;' />Ryan Hastman says Layton-Duncan attack on the oilsands makes jobs and the economy a "defining issue" of the Edmonton-Strathcona campaign]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#386</link><pubDate>4/2/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/386.jpg" length="50000" type="image/jpg" /></item><item><title>Ryan Hastman Responds to Duncan-Big Labour Coalition Attack</title><description><![CDATA[Ryan Hastman Responds to Duncan-Big Labour Coalition Attack on Conservative Immigration Policies]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#380</link><pubDate>3/31/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Hastman Responds to NDP Attack on Alberta's Energy Industry</title><description><![CDATA[Hastman Responds to NDP Attack on Alberta's Energy Industry]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#381</link><pubDate>3/31/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Here for Canada: Ryan Hastman for Edmonton-Strathcona</title><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/363.jpg' style='margin:10px 10px 10px 0;border:1px solid #111;' />Edmonton-Strathcona deserves a strong voice in Ottawa]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#363</link><pubDate>3/29/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/363.jpg" length="50000" type="image/jpg" /></item><item><title>Here for Canada: Ryan Hastman for Edmonton-Strathcona</title><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/364.jpg' style='margin:10px 10px 10px 0;border:1px solid #111;' />Edmonton-Strathcona deserves a strong voice in Ottawa]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#364</link><pubDate>3/29/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/364.jpg" length="50000" type="image/jpg" /></item><item><title>Prime Minister Harper Endorses Ryan Hastman</title><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/422.jpg' style='margin:10px 10px 10px 0;border:1px solid #111;' />Edmonton-Strathcona Conservative candidate Ryan Hastman introduces PM at major rally on the day of the party's big Family Tax Cut announcement]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#422</link><pubDate>3/28/2011 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/422.jpg" length="50000" type="image/jpg" /></item><item><title>Happy New Year 2011!</title><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/343.jpg' style='margin:10px 10px 10px 0;border:1px solid #111;' />With much to be thankful for in 2010, we eagerly look forward to 2011. It is our hope that the new year will be one of blessing for you and your family as well.

Happy New Year 2011!

-Ryan & Lianne Hastman]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#343</link><pubDate>12/31/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/343.jpg" length="50000" type="image/jpg" /></item><item><title>Protecting our Children from Exploitation</title><description><![CDATA[On November 4, 2010, the Conservative Government of Canada introduced legislation to strengthen the protection of children against sexual exploitation.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#342</link><pubDate>11/5/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Balanced Perspective and the Alberta Oilsands</title><description><![CDATA[Balanced Perspective and the Alberta Oilsands

Following yesterday's news that a couple hundred ducks were euthanized after freezing rain apparently forced them to land in oilsands tailings ponds, Edmonton-Strathcona's one-issue NDP MP ]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#341</link><pubDate>10/27/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Research and Development Review Expert Panel</title><description><![CDATA[Conservative government promotes innovation as a key driver of Canada's economic recovery]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#340</link><pubDate>10/14/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Recognizing and Reporting Human Trafficking</title><description><![CDATA[Today, the Government of Canada and the RCMP launched the Crime Stoppers "Blue Blindfold" campaign which will help to give Canadians the tools and the awareness to spot and report evidence of the despicable crime of human trafficking.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#339</link><pubDate>9/7/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Investing in Edmonton-Strathcona's knowledge economy</title><description><![CDATA[This morning at the University of Alberta in Edmonton-Strathcona, the honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology, made a major funding announcement:  $200-million investment in the Leading Edge and New Initiatives Fund.  
]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#338</link><pubDate>8/26/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Conservative Government of Canada Targets Organized Crime</title><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/337.jpg' style='margin:10px 10px 10px 0;border:1px solid #111;' />Today the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada new regulations to strengthen the ability of law enforcement to fight organized crime.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#337</link><pubDate>8/4/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/337.jpg" length="50000" type="image/jpg" /></item><item><title>Enhancing Safety and Security in the Online Market Place</title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday May 25, Canada's Minister of Industry announced two important steps our Conservative Government is taking to enhance the safety and security of the online marketplace.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#336</link><pubDate>5/28/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Canadian Leadership at the G-8</title><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/335.jpg' style='margin:10px 10px 10px 0;border:1px solid #111;' />The Conservative Government has outlined Canada's priorities for the upcoming G-8 Summit to be held in Ontario. The G-8 will focus on broader issues of development, democracy, peace and security.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#335</link><pubDate>5/21/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/335.jpg" length="50000" type="image/jpg" /></item><item><title>Conservatives Taking Action to Protect Canadian Freshwater</title><description><![CDATA[On May 13, 2010, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs introduced legislation to protect Canada's water supply by prohibiting bulk removals from freshwater basins.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#334</link><pubDate>5/20/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Eliminating "Rubber Stamp" Pardons for Serious Crimes</title><description><![CDATA[Today, the Conservative Government of Canada announced legislation to replace the current pardon system and eliminate "rubber stamp" pardons for serious crimes.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#333</link><pubDate>5/11/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Standing Up for Victims of White-Collar Crime</title><description><![CDATA[The Conservative Party of Canada and this Conservative government believes the justice system should put the rights of victims and law-abiding citizens ahead of the rights of criminals. Once again we are standing up for the "little guy".]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#331</link><pubDate>5/3/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Promoting Innovation in Small &amp; Medium Sized Businesses</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#330</link><pubDate>4/26/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Government of Canada announces $17.5M for Small Business Internship Program</title><description><![CDATA[On Saturday April 17, 2010, MP Laurie Hawn announced the launch of the Small Business Internship Program (SBIP).]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#329</link><pubDate>4/19/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Committed to Excellence in Research &amp; Innovation</title><description><![CDATA[Since 2006, the Government has created 500 new prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships, created 1,000 permanent Canada Graduate Scholarships, and establish a new post-doctoral fellowships program to attract top-level talent to Canada.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#326</link><pubDate>3/24/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>I Want to Hear from You: Canada's Retirement Income System</title><description><![CDATA[Today (March 24, 2010) Canada's Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty announced consultations with Canadians gather input from Canadians on ensuring the ongoing strength of Canada's retirement income system. 

I'd like to hear from you about this.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#327</link><pubDate>3/24/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>I Want to Hear from You: Sustainable Development Strategy</title><description><![CDATA[The government recently launched online public consultations on a proposed new government-wide strategy to improve how the environment is considered in policy and program development. 

I would like to hear from you about this.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#325</link><pubDate>3/19/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Helping Young Women Dream Big</title><description><![CDATA[<img src='http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/324.jpg' style='margin:10px 10px 10px 0;border:1px solid #111;' />An article in today's Edmonton Sun states that Canadian girls are: "brimming with confidence and have their eyes on some lofty goals." 

This is great news. We need our young women to dream big!]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#324</link><pubDate>3/15/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.ryanhastman.com/vote/upload/blog/324.jpg" length="50000" type="image/jpg" /></item><item><title>Standing Up for Edmonton-Strathcona</title><description><![CDATA[We need a Member of Parliament who will listen to everyone and represent the whole riding, rather than focus on narrow interests and activists.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#323</link><pubDate>3/12/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>Working Hard for Entrepreneurs and Small Business</title><description><![CDATA[Our entrepreneurs and small businesses deserve an MP who will work hard for them, who understands their issues and will work to improve them.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#322</link><pubDate>1/29/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>G8 Agenda: Focus on health of women &amp; children in world's poorest regions</title><description><![CDATA[As president of the G8 in 2010, Canada will champion a major initiative to improve the health of women and children in the world's poorest regions.]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#321</link><pubDate>1/28/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item><item><title>I want to hear from you</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>http://www.ryanhastman.com/news.aspx#320</link><pubDate>1/24/2010 12:00:00 AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
