Career
In December 2012 Hale crossed the floor to join Jim Prentice"s Progressive Conservative Party. One month after Derek Fildebrandt announced that he would seak the Wildrose nomination in Strathmore-Brooks, Hale announced that he would not seek re-election. As the local Modern Language Association, Hale took the lead for the Wildrose Official Opposition when the Extra Large Foods plant in Brooks was shut down due to contamination.
Hale welcomed the takeover of the plant by JBS and called for a full investigation into the causes of the contamination.
Hale was born and raised near Bassano, Alberta. He also worked as a consultant in the oil and gas industry before becoming an Modern Language Association. Hale graduated from SAIT with a diploma in chemical technology.
He has regularly volunteered as a coach for hockey and baseball. In May 2013, Hale and Modern Language Association Kerry Towle held a press conference along with residents of Brooks to criticize conditions at AgeCare facilities in Brooks and alleged seniors abuse had occurred.
The pressure from Hale, Towle, Brooks residents and the Wildrose Party caused the Minister of Health Fred Horne to order an investigation into the alleged mistreatment.
