Category: Politics

  • NDP Appointee Compares Oil Sands to “Mordor,” Calls Industry “Toxic”: Wildrose

    NDP Appointee Compares Oil Sands to “Mordor,” Calls Industry “Toxic”: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: Following the establishment of the Oil Sands Advisory Group (OSAG) by the NDP government, there are serious concerns about why Ms. Tzeporah Berman has been appointed as co-chair of the panel, given the fact she is an active anti-pipeline activist and equated Alberta’s oil sands to feeling “a bit like Mordor,” the Wildrose…

  • Province Announces Oil Sands Advisory Group Membership

    Province Announces Oil Sands Advisory Group Membership

    The province is establishing an Oil Sands Advisory Group (OSAG) composed of members from industry, environmental organizations, and Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities to advise government on the oil-sands aspects of its Climate Leadership Plan and ensure that its initiatives are effective and widely supported. On the advice of leaders from industry and leading environmental organizations,…

  • Benefits of New Royalty Framework to Start Early

    Benefits of New Royalty Framework to Start Early

    Rigs and wells across Alberta can now get access to Alberta’s Modernized Royalty Framework, which will help create more jobs when drilling season starts. In response to industry requests, oil and gas producers can apply to opt in to the new, modernized royalty framework for wells that otherwise would not have been drilled. This changes…

  • Markup on Beer Producers Another NDP Tax Hike: Wildrose

    Markup on Beer Producers Another NDP Tax Hike: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government’s latest tax hike on Alberta’s small breweries is causing greater uncertainty for business owners and creates an expensive new grant program, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. On Tuesday, the NDP government announced the tax markup on beer to $1.25 per litre regardless of production quantities or brewery location, while…

  • NDP Must be Upfront About the Cost of its Minimum Wage Ad Buy: Wildrose

    NDP Must be Upfront About the Cost of its Minimum Wage Ad Buy: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: Following a massive ad buy to promote its risky and ideological carbon tax, the NDP government must now clarify just how much it’s spending to promote the increase of Alberta’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2018, the Wildrose Official Opposition said last week. The NDP government previously spent an astounding $4.4 million on a carbon…

  • Meet Theresa May, Britain’s new Prime Minister

    Meet Theresa May, Britain’s new Prime Minister

    Britain is to have a new prime minister in the form of Theresa May, currently the home secretary. May will take office on Wednesday after the contest to become Conservative leader was unexpectedly cut short by her rival Andrea Leadsom. May was always seen as the more likely of the two candidates to prevail but…

  • Technical Consultation on Private Automobile Insurance Regulations is Underway

    Technical Consultation on Private Automobile Insurance Regulations is Underway

    The Alberta Government is conducting consultations with industry stakeholders on the private automobile insurance system. A targeted stakeholder consultation is underway to gather evidence-based information to inform potential technical changes to regulations governing the private insurance system. The Automobile Accident Insurance Benefits Regulations, Automobile Insurance Premiums Regulation, Minor Injury Regulation and Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols…

  • NDP Government Dragging its Feet on Lowering Dental Fees for Everyday Albertans: Wildrose

    NDP Government Dragging its Feet on Lowering Dental Fees for Everyday Albertans: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: As Albertans have seen the cost for dental procedures skyrocket to levels 20 to 30 per cent higher than other Canadian jurisdictions, now is the time for the NDP government to implement common sense solutions proposed by Wildrose to increase competitiveness in Alberta’s dental system and encourage lower prices, the Wildrose Official Opposition…

  • Royalty Programs to Help Boost Production and Create Jobs

    Royalty Programs to Help Boost Production and Create Jobs

    Two new royalty programs will encourage oil and gas producers to explore new areas, boost production in other areas and keep Albertans working. Following months of work with leaders in the energy industry, the government is releasing details of the new Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery Program and the Emerging Resources Program. When determining royalty rates, these…

  • PM David Cameron Statement on Theresa May and Next Steps

    PM David Cameron Statement on Theresa May and Next Steps

    David Cameron made a statement in Downing Street on the timings of transition to the new Prime Minister Theresa May. Good afternoon. I am delighted that we are not going to have a prolonged Conservative leadership election campaign. I think Andrea Leadsom has made absolutely the right decision to stand aside and it is clear…

  • Province Partners with Cold Lake First Nations to Redevelop Recreation Area

    Province Partners with Cold Lake First Nations to Redevelop Recreation Area

    The province is working with the Cold Lake First Nations (CLFN) to redevelop the English Bay Provincial Recreation Area into an Alberta Parks cultural and recreation destination. “The province is proud to have the Cold Lake First Nations contribute to the English Bay Provincial Recreation Area redevelopment. Together, we will create a premier recreation destination…

  • AG Report Shows Broken OHS System and a Tough Pill for Taxpayers Surrounding Golf Course Contracts: Wildrose

    AG Report Shows Broken OHS System and a Tough Pill for Taxpayers Surrounding Golf Course Contracts: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB (July 5, 2016): Today’s Auditor General’s report raises serious concerns about a broken workplace safety system that has been neglected for years as well as a tough reality for taxpayers surrounding the Kananaskis golf course, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The report says that “the department [Alberta Labour] does not regularly evaluate and report whether…

  • Statement from Labour Minister on Auditor General’s Report

    Statement from Labour Minister on Auditor General’s Report

    Labour Minister Christina Gray has issued the following statement following today’s release of the Auditor General’s report. “Albertans need to know that when they go to work, they will come home safely at the end of the day. Today’s report from Alberta’s Auditor General is further evidence that the former administration neglected issues involving Alberta…

  • Alberta’s Auditor General Issues July Report

    Alberta’s Auditor General Issues July Report

    Alberta’s Auditor General Merwan Saher today made two new recommendations to the Department of Justice and Solicitor General and he repeated two recommendations to the Department of Labour. Justice and Solicitor General—Office of the Chief Medical Examiner—Contracting Transporters of Deceased Rural Albertans (page 19) When an Albertan in apparent good health dies unexpectedly, or in a…

  • Government Improving Primary Care Networks for Albertans

    Government Improving Primary Care Networks for Albertans

    The government is acting on the findings of a Primary Care Network review aimed at improving services for Alberta patients. “This review showed primary care networks are delivering patient-focused health care in most cases, but it also showed there are some inconsistencies. We will work with our partners to strengthen governance and accountability, set clearer…