Alberta Government Relations
Leveraging a competitive tax environment, growing population, and a thriving energy sector, our trusted advisors build relationships and shape government policy that drives impact for partners in Alberta.
Working with the Government of Alberta requires trusted advisors with unrivaled experience.
Wellington advisors have served Alberta Premiers and Cabinet Ministers across all major parties. We drive outcomes for partners, including policy, legislative, and regulatory changes, complex procurement processes, and access to funding programs.
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Strategy Development
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Lobbying
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Public Policy Development
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Political and Legislative Intelligence
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Stakeholder Mapping
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Meet our Alberta Advisors
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Brad Tennant
Vice President
Brad is a longtime political activist in Alberta serving as a senior advisor to provincial political parties. Brad has a long track record of navigating the Government of Alberta’s political and department levels to deliver unparalleled value for clients. Brad has also served as a professional fundraiser for political parties and political action committees in Alberta. Brad is an energy expert having worked with numerous energy companies in his time with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
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Peter Csillag
Vice President
Peter brings over a decade of experience in public affairs, politics, and advocacy. He advises clients on addressing policy challenges with governments in a range of sectors including technology, health, energy, environment, construction, and aviation. Prior to his consulting career, Peter held several roles in provincial and federal politics. He served as Director of Issues Management for the Leader of the Official Opposition and caucus in the Alberta Legislature, as well as the winning 2019 election campaign, and served as Senior Communications Advisor to the Government Caucus in British Columbia. At the federal level, Peter served as Director of Issues Management & Parliamentary Affairs for Canada’s Minister of National Defence, and held communications and issues management roles in the Minister’s office at Employment and Social Development as well as Citizenship and Immigration.
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Leah Ward
Vice President
Leah brings two decades of experience in both the private and public sectors with expertise in providing advice to leaders and organizations that focuses on core goals and driving outcomes. Leah is the former Director of Communications to Rachel Notley and the Alberta NDP Caucus where they secured consistent and frequent media coverage exceeding that of all opposition leaders across Canada. Leah also served as a senior advisor to former Premier Rachel Notley during the NDP’s term in government where they provided advice and strategic communications direction to the Premier and Cabinet on environmental and energy policy, Indigenous relations, and social services policy. Leah has a Master’s degree in political science from the University of Alberta and an honors degree in political science from Carleton University. Leah is also an occasional commentator with recent appearances including CBC’s Power and Politics, CBC Calgary’s political panel, CPAC, CTV National News, CBC’s Alberta at Noon, and the CBC podcast West of Centre.
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Clancy Bouwman
Director
Clancy brings experience working directly with federal and provincial party leaders and government officials. He served as Executive Assistant to the former Premier of Alberta for 3 years. Prior to that, Clancy was a political advisor on Parliament Hill in the Office of the Leader of the Opposition. Clancy has experience in political campaign management and stakeholder relations, most recently managing a province-wide leadership campaign.
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Ethan Lecavalier-Kidney
Consultant
Ethan has experience at the highest levels of government in Alberta. Before joining Wellington Advocacy, he served as Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister of Finance and Press Secretary to the Ministers of Justice and Public Safety and Emergency Services. Most recently, Ethan served as an advisor on during the 2024 British Columbia election to John Rustad, Leader of the Official Opposition.
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Ashley Wilde
Consultant
Ashley brings a decade of experience specializing in event planning, leadership, and communications. She helped build Alberta’s United Conservative Party, serving as Director of Operations until 2022, and worked on the 2019 Alberta election and 2019/2021 Federal Conservative campaigns. Before Wellington, Ashley advised Canada’s largest cannabis retailer on communications and government relations and built connections with the governments of Alberta and Canada to reduce barriers to business growth. She is pursuing a Public Relations diploma from the University of Victoria, complementing her Bachelor’s in Counselling Psychology.
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Lucas Robertson
Consultant
Lucas brings a wealth of experience from Alberta’s government to his role at Wellington Advocacy. He has served with the United Conservative Party Caucus, the Minister of Health’s office, and the UCP Caucus Whip’s Office, and contributed to key initiatives and policy development. He holds an Honours Bachelor’s degree in Classical Studies from the University of British Columbia.
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Grace Wainaina
Consultant
Grace Wainaina brings a wealth of diverse experience to Wellington Advocacy, having served in both the Alberta and federal NDP. During her time in politics, Grace specialized in stakeholder outreach and caucus relations, where she served as a liaison between MLAs and industry stakeholders across Alberta. Grace is currently enrolled at the University of British Columbia’s Peter A. Allard School of Law.
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Executive Advisory
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