Category: Politics

  • NDP Court Intervention Threatens our Electricity System and Will Drive Power Prices Up: Wildrose

    NDP Court Intervention Threatens our Electricity System and Will Drive Power Prices Up: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government’s heavy handed court intervention in Alberta’s electricity market will scare away investment and drive up power prices, Wildrose Shadow Electricity and Renewables Minister Don MacIntyre said Monday. “What we saw today was shocking – the NDP is asking the courts to turn back time. It is clear that the NDP didn’t…

  • Court Action Launched to Protect Power Consumers from Paying Costs of Unlawful “Enron Clause”

    Court Action Launched to Protect Power Consumers from Paying Costs of Unlawful “Enron Clause”

    The Government of Alberta took legal action (this week) to protect Albertans from an attempt to offload business losses in the electricity market onto the public. Alberta contends that this attempted offload is being implemented through a regulatory clause that was unlawfully enacted when the province’s electricity system was deregulated. This clause was lobbied for by…

  • Government of Canada Launches New Website Addressing Climate Change

    Government of Canada Launches New Website Addressing Climate Change

    The Government of Canada has launched a new interactive website to gather input from the public on how to address climate change and promote clean growth. This engagement tool allows Canadians, including Indigenous peoples, to be part of a national conversation on climate change. Minister McKenna recently hosted a town hall event in Ottawa, where…

  • Canada’s Premiers: Health Care Sustainability

    Canada’s Premiers: Health Care Sustainability

    WHITEHORSE, July 22, 2016 – Canada’s Premiers discussed the need for Canada’s health care systems to remain sustainable and to ensure quality health services for all Canadians in the face of challenges such as chronic diseases, pharmaceutical costs, a growing and aging population and the disparities in health outcomes for Aboriginal peoples. Provinces and territories…

  • Premiers Strike an Agreement in Principle on Internal Trade

    Premiers Strike an Agreement in Principle on Internal Trade

    WHITEHORSE, July 22, 2016 – Premiers are committed to maintaining a modern and competitive Canadian market. They recognize the role that more open internal trade can play in helping businesses be more productive, create jobs, and grow the economy. Premiers reached an agreement in principle on a new Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). The CFTA…

  • Canada’s Premiers to Meet in Alberta in 2017

    Canada’s Premiers to Meet in Alberta in 2017

    The next Council of the Federation summer meeting of Premiers will be held in Edmonton on July 17-19, 2017. “A strong partnership among our provinces and territories is essential to meeting our shared concerns in a strong Canada. I look forward to welcoming the Premiers to the heart of the West, as we build on what…

  • Return on CPP Contributions Still Meagre after Expansion

    Return on CPP Contributions Still Meagre after Expansion

    Younger Canadians especially will continue to receive a meagre return for their CPP contributions even after expansion on By Charles Lammam and Hugh MacIntyre, The Fraser Institute VANCOUVER, B.C. / Troy Media/ – The expansion of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), announced in June by Canada’s federal and provincial finance ministers, has sparked important questions about what…

  • Black Diamond Announces Candidates in Upcoming By-election

    Black Diamond Announces Candidates in Upcoming By-election

    Meet the Candidates Candidate for Mayor – Glen Fagan I am married with adult children. I have lived in Black Diamond for 8½ years. Presently, I am employed as a Director with Dixon Networks. However, I will soon be reducing my involvement to part time consulting. I have over 35 years’ experience in the telecom…

  • Premier Notley Should Follow BC & Quebec’s Lead and Consult on CPP Hike

    Premier Notley Should Follow BC & Quebec’s Lead and Consult on CPP Hike

    91 per cent of AB small business owners support delay to ensure proper consultation CALGARY – In advance of the Council of the Federation (COF) meetings later this week, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is asking the premiers to listen to small business and do proper consultation on any expansion of the Canada…

  • Government responds to Auditor General’s and Child and Youth Advocate’s reports

    Government responds to Auditor General’s and Child and Youth Advocate’s reports

    The Ministers of Indigenous Relations and Human Services issued the following statements in response to today’s release of the Auditor General’s and Child and Youth Advocate’s reports on Indigenous children in care. “As a social worker and educator, I’ve been involved in the child intervention system in Alberta for over three decades. Front line workers…

  • Notley Needs to Stop Tearing Down Alberta’s Relationship with Saskatchewan: Wildrose

    Notley Needs to Stop Tearing Down Alberta’s Relationship with Saskatchewan: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: Premier Rachel Notley needs to start building instead of tearing down Alberta’s relationship with Saskatchewan at the Premiers’ meeting this week, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. Last summer, Notley found herself in a war of words with Saskatchewan’s Premier Brad Wall after he gave a vocal defense of Canada’s oil and gas sector.…

  • Alberta Party Members in Highwood Support Springbank Dry Dam

    Alberta Party Members in Highwood Support Springbank Dry Dam

    Efforts to protect against flood damages need to be supported across the province, says group. HIGH RIVER, AB – A plan to develop a dry dam reservoir in the Springbank area with the intention of controlling flood waters is receiving support from members of the Alberta Party in Okotoks and High River. This support comes…

  • Notley to Discuss Trade, Disasters with Premiers in Yukon

    Notley to Discuss Trade, Disasters with Premiers in Yukon

    Economic issues, climate change and disaster management are on the Council of the Federation agenda for Whitehorse from July 20-22. “Alberta has much to share on issues that are important to all Canadians, such as climate leadership, disaster response and getting energy to market. I look forward to building the supportive partnerships that will help…

  • BC Consulting on CPP – Other Provinces Should Too

    BC Consulting on CPP – Other Provinces Should Too

    Eight out of ten small business owners support delay for consultation Toronto – With British Columbia (on Friday) launching a public consultation on CPP expansion, and Quebec planning a consultation on QPP in the fall, CFIB is encouraging other provinces to take the opportunity to consult. Today was the deadline set for provinces to sign onto the…

  • It’s Official – Alberta’s 2015/16 Deficit Larger than Initially Thought

    Notley government hiding behind low oil prices to defer making the tough decisions to reduce spending By Steve Lafleur and Ben Eisen, The Fraser Institute VANCOUVER, B.C. / Troy Media/ – There’s no doubt that 2015/16 was a bad year for Alberta’s public finances. And with the recent release of the provincial government’s 2015/16 annual report, we…