Tracy Allard

Tracy Allard ECA (born 1971) is a Canadian politician who represented Grande Prairie in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2019 to 2023. A member of the United Conservative Party (UCP), she was minister of municipal affairs from August 2020 to January 2021.

The Honourable Tracy Allard ECA
Alberta Minister of Municipal Affairs
In office August 25, 2020 – January 4, 2021
Premier	Jason Kenney
Preceded by	Kaycee Madu
Succeeded by	Ric McIver
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Grande Prairie
In office April 16, 2019 – May 29, 2023
Preceded by	Riding re-established
Succeeded by	Nolan Dyck
Personal details
Born	1970 or 1971 (age 54–55)[1]
Party	United Conservative Party
Residence(s)	Grande Prairie, Alberta
Alma mater	University of British Columbia (BComm)

Early life

Tracy Allard attended the University of British Columbia completing a Bachelor of Commerce and a certificate in disability management. She and her husband Serge own and operate two Tim Hortons franchises, located in Grande Prairie, Alberta.^[2]

Political career

Allard was selected as the United Conservative candidate in Grande Prairie. She won the seat 2019 Alberta general election,^[3] with the UCP also forming government.

In November 2019, Allard was appointed as chairwoman of the Northern Alberta Development Council.^[4]

In March 2020, Allard was one of seven people named to a panel of Joint Working Group on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls which will work on recommendations for Alberta's action plan regarding the issue.^[5]

Allard was appointed as Minister of Municipal Affairs on August 25, 2020, and the former Minister Kaycee Madu was appointed Minister of Justice and Solicitor General.^[6]

On October 21, 2020, Allard tested positive for COVID-19.^[7]

COVID-19 Controversy

Travel Scandal

In December 2020, Allard took a family vacation to Hawaii despite federal and provincial government advice to avoid non-essential travel and the border between Canada and the United States being closed.^[8] Premier Jason Kenney originally defended Allard stating that such travel was important to protect the travel industry, including Calgary-based Westjet.^[9] On January 4, 2021, Allard resigned as Minister of Municipal Affairs over the matter.^[10]

Vaccination Campaign

In September 2021, Allard sent a newsletter to her constituents that encouraged the government to support "natural immunity" which was criticized by the opposition Alberta New Democratic Party.^[11]

Electoral history

v t e 2019 Alberta general election: Grande Prairie
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Conservative	Tracy Allard	12,713	63.02	+7.95
	New Democratic	Todd Russell	4,361	21.62	-12.34
	Alberta Party	Grant Berg	2,516	12.47	+3.95
	Freedom Conservative	Bernard Hancock	392	1.94	–
	Alberta Independence	Ray Robertson	126	0.62	–
	Independent	Rony Rajput	66	0.33	–
Total			20,174	98.94	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			217	1.06	–
Turnout			20,391	64.17	–
Eligible electors			31,775	–
	United Conservative notional hold		Swing		+10.15
Source(s) Source: "63 - Grande Prairie, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.