Kurek Looks to Leave Mark on Canada With Bill to Add a New National Symbol

Conservative MP Damien Kurek, who announced he would give up his Alberta seat to allow Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection in his riding, arrives for a meeting of the Conservative caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 25, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Outgoing Conservative MP Damien Kurek is looking to leave his mark in Parliament by pushing for the adoption of a national livestock brand as one of Canada’s symbols.

Kurek introduced a bill in the last Parliament to create the new brand but that bill didn’t pass before the election was called, meaning it now has to start over.