Michael Connolly (Canadian politician)

Michael Robert Davies Connolly (born March 3, 1994) is a Canadian politician who was an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Hawkwood.

Connolly gained political experience while completing an internship with an office of a Member of Parliament.

During debate, Connolly stated:"When we have politicians spewing their hateful, bigoted ideology about LGBTQ+ kids, it only makes matters worse for our youth.

The words of Jason Kenney and the members of that side of the house [referring to the UCP] matter to our youth.

"[4]When Mike Ellis, the UCP MLA for Calgary-West, proposed an amendment that would have effectively neutered the Bill, Connolly proclaimed that it was "deeply disappointing that the members opposite continue to peddle dangerous conspiracy theories instead of accepting the simple fact that this is about protecting kids,"[5] and told the UCP that if they couldn’t support the LGBTQ+ community in the legislature they were not welcome at Pride.