Category: Politics

  • Jason Kenney Launches Unite Alberta

    Jason Kenney Launches Unite Alberta

    Youtube – CPAC Jason Kenney was in Calgary last night to officially launch his Unite Alberta campaign in the hopes of uniting the PC and Wildrose parties to defeat the NDP at the next election. Mr Kenney made his first stop in Grand Prairie and ended in Calgary with his official announcement. Mr Kenney will be…

  • Alberta Feeling Like an Episode of The Twilight Zone Under the NDP

    Alberta Feeling Like an Episode of The Twilight Zone Under the NDP

    By Pat Stier, MLA Livingstone-MacLeod During the early to mid-1960s, I was a fan of the TV series The Twilight Zone. The show was hosted by Rod Serling and introduced North American society to the weird world of science fiction. The Twilight Zone told stories about ordinary men and women suddenly finding themselves in unexpected,…

  • Canada Post Lockout: work stoppages and unsustainable pension plans need to end

    Calgary, July 5, 2016 – With unionized Canada Post workers on 72-hours notice for a lockout, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is encouraging the postal service to find a solution to their growing pension problem and urging a quick settlement before any mail disruption. CFIB issued a letter to Canada Post president and…

  • NDP Added Almost 500 Names to the Sunshine List in 2015: Wildrose

    NDP Added Almost 500 Names to the Sunshine List in 2015: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB (June 30, 2016): Today’s updated release of Alberta’s sunshine list shows the NDP government, along with the previous government in charge, added 474 names to Alberta’s sunshine list while tens of thousands of Albertans were losing their jobs, the Wildrose Official Opposition said Thursday. According to the NDP government’s own data, in 2013, there…

  • Expanded Sunshine List Means More Transparency

    Expanded Sunshine List Means More Transparency

    The Government of Alberta has updated and expanded its sunshine list to reflect staff salaries from 2015. Before the end of the day, nearly 150 agencies, boards and commissions are also required to post compensation paid to public-sector workers in 2015 to meet the legislated requirement. Government staff who earned more than $104,754 in the…

  • Dramatic Minimum Wage Hike Comes at a Time When the Economy Can Least Afford It: Wildrose

    Dramatic Minimum Wage Hike Comes at a Time When the Economy Can Least Afford It: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: The announced timeline by the NDP government to implement a dramatic increase to the minimum wage comes at a time when our economy can least afford it and puts employment with our most vulnerable at risk, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. Labour Minister Christina Gray refused to release any type of economic analysis about…

  • Minimum-Wage Plan Brings Hope to Hardworking Albertans

    Minimum-Wage Plan Brings Hope to Hardworking Albertans

    The province is mapping out the next steps toward a $15 minimum wage by 2018 following several weeks of consultation with Albertans. The increases to minimum wage will move nearly 300,000 hardworking Albertans closer to earning a living wage for their families and provide certainty to businesses. Alberta’s general minimum wage will rise $1.00 to…

  • Annual Report Shows No Fiscal Restraint and Harmful Impact of NDP Policies: Wildrose

    Annual Report Shows No Fiscal Restraint and Harmful Impact of NDP Policies: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB (June 29, 2016): The NDP government’s 2015-16 annual report shows a government with no plan for fiscal restraint, only policies that continue to hurt the economy, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The annual report showed an even higher than expected deficit after the NDP brought in billions of dollars in new government…

  • Government Stabilized Funding for Key Public Services in 2015-16, Despite Steep Drop in Oil Prices

    Government Stabilized Funding for Key Public Services in 2015-16, Despite Steep Drop in Oil Prices

    With the strongest balance sheet in the country, the Alberta government maintained nearly $50 billion in provincially owned net assets, despite the continued economic downturn and declining revenue due to the volatile price of oil. The newly released annual report shows government finished the fiscal year with a $6.4-billion deficit – $324 million more than…

  • Smith Affirms Choice in Education in Alberta: Wildrose

    Smith Affirms Choice in Education in Alberta: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: Following the release of a Fraser Institute report on independent schools in Canada, Wildrose Shadow Education Minister Mark Smith issued the following statement: “This report highlights the importance of independent schools in Alberta.  There is tremendous choice in our education system, which allows parents to choose the option that best meets their child’s needs.…

  • NDP Should Listen to Job Creators, Slow Down Minimum Wage Hike: Wildrose

    NDP Should Listen to Job Creators, Slow Down Minimum Wage Hike: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government should listen to the concerns of working families and back down from a dramatic minimum wage increase that is putting jobs and businesses at risk, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. On Monday, Restaurants Canada warned the nearly 50 per cent hike from 2015 levels, on top of a hurting economy,…

  • Albertans Want the Provincial Government to Delay Raising Minimum Wage Until the Economy Improves

    Albertans Want the Provincial Government to Delay Raising Minimum Wage Until the Economy Improves

    This Return On Insight (ROi) survey was commissioned by Restaurants Canada to explore public attitudes toward the proposed increase in the minimum wage in Alberta to $15 per hour by 2018. The  online survey of 757 Alberta adults took place between June 17 and June 21, conducted with a cross section of people recruited for…

  • NDP Should Ignore Calls to Scrap Participation in International Exams and Testing: Smith

    NDP Should Ignore Calls to Scrap Participation in International Exams and Testing: Smith

    EDMONTON, AB: Wildrose Shadow Education Minister Mark Smith called on the NDP government to resist calls to put an end to international standardized testing programs and to develop policies that aim at improving education outcomes for students. Smith said that there is a value in being able to see if the trends in our provincial testing…

  • Wildrose Launches on Your Side: Brian Jean Summer Town Hall Series

    Wildrose Launches on Your Side: Brian Jean Summer Town Hall Series

    EDMONTON, AB: This week, Wildrose announced On Your Side: Brian Jean Summer Town Hall Series to outline Wildrose Leader Brian Jean’s vision for the province and invite all common sense Albertans to come together and determine the future of Alberta’s next government. Jean will launch his kick-off event on July 15 in Airdrie. All Albertans are…

  • Joint Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada and the President of the United Mexican States

    Joint Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada and the President of the United Mexican States

    Ottawa, Ontario 28 June 2016 The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, and the President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, issued the following joint statement on the occasion of the State Visit: The governments of Canada and Mexico affirmed the importance of a renewed strategic partnership founded on the fundamental values of democracy, respect for…