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EDMONTON, AB: In Question Period last week, United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney exposed the NDP deception surrounding its so-called ‘path to balance’ when he caught both the Premier and Minister of Economic Development and Trade trying to cover their tracks by falsely claiming the NDP’s balanced budget plan isn’t based on raising the carbon tax –…

By Jason Nixon, United Conservative House Leader Rachel Notley has sure been changing her lines a lot these days. I remember, on May 29, when the Premier, with her entire caucus standing behind her, guaranteed us, “The Trans Mountain expansion project is more certain than ever.” She followed it up with this self-congratulating promise: “We…

EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government defeated a United Conservative motion that would have seen a united Assembly call on the federal government to immediately withdraw Bill C-69, Justin Trudeau’s No More Pipelines legislation. This proves once and for all that the NDP has no intention of standing up for Alberta against its close friends and allies…

Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board Joe Ceci released the following statement after members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) who work in the Alberta public service ratified a new contract: “We welcome news that AUPE members in the public service have ratified a contract with job security and no pay…

Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips issued the following statement following her meetings with federal government senators about Bill C-69: “In a few weeks, Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, will be debated by Canada’s 95 senators. Today, I was pleased to be in Ottawa to…

CALGARY, ALBERTA – The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) is asking the federal government to pause and review its plans for Bill C-69 and further consider the long-term impacts to the country and Canadians. By working collaboratively with the oil and natural gas industry and other stakeholders, the government can make the Bill what…

The official portrait of the Honourable Andrew Scheer, 35th Speaker of the House of Commons, was unveiled October 17th. The painting is the work of Canadian artist Juan Carlos Martínez.

EDMONTON, AB (October 29, 2018): The United Conservatives today successfully pushed the NDP government to hold an emergency debate on the status of the Trans Mountain pipeline project, given the deterioration of the situation in the months since the Assembly last sat in the Legislature. “Given that this is arguably the most critical issue facing our…

The Office of the Speaker has received a report of the Honourable Marguerite Trussler, QC, Ethics Commissioner into allegations involving Jason Kenney, Calgary Lougheed, and Prasad Panda, Calgary Foothills, Members of the Legislative Assembly. Pursuant to Section 28(2) of the Conflicts of Interest Act, if the Speaker receives a report of the Ethics Commissioner’s findings when…