Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk Explained

Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Residence:Vegreville, Alberta
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville
Term Start:April 16, 2019
Predecessor:Jessica Littlewood
Party:United Conservative Party

Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville in the 30th Alberta Legislature.[1] [2] She is a member the United Conservative Party and served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Ukrainian Refugee Settlement in October 24, 2022 and previously served as the Associate Minister of Status of Women in 2022.[3]

Career

Armstrong-Homeniuk introduced private member's bills Protection of Students with Life-threatening Allergies Act (Bill 201) which requires all publicly funded schools to have adrenalin autoinjectors (EpiPens) at the ready, should someone have an unexpected, life-threatening allergic reaction.[4] Bill 201 received Royal Assent on June 28, 2019, and came into force on January 1, 2020.

Electoral history

2019 general election

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Armstrong-Homeniuk busy knocking on doors. 2021-03-28. fortsaskatchewanrecord. en-CA.
  2. Web site: Riding profile: Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville. 2021-03-28. edmontonjournal. en-CA.
  3. Web site: Cabinet . 2023-03-06 . www.alberta.ca . en-CA.
  4. News: French. Janet. June 14, 2019. Canadian allergy organizations laud Alberta MLA's private member's bill. Edmonton Journal. 3 September 2020.