Category: Politics

  • MP John Barlow Welcomes Federal Assessment of Springbank Project

    MP John Barlow Welcomes Federal Assessment of Springbank Project

    High River, AB –MP John Barlow today said he supports the decision by the federal government to start its own environmental assessment of the Springbank reservoir project, including gathering comments from the public. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is asking for comments until July 25 about the impact of the Springbank reservoir project. “I’m pleased…

  • Gender Quotas: Do They Increase the Number of Women in Politics, Party Leadership Positions?

    Gender Quotas: Do They Increase the Number of Women in Politics, Party Leadership Positions?

    By Lauren Leatherby Many Americans might be surprised to learn that Afghanistan has a larger percentage of women in its national legislative body than the United States does, according to an analysis from the World Bank. In 2015, 19.4 percent of our members of Congress were female compared to 28 percent of Afghanistan’s national legislators. A2015…

  • Former Speaker Gene Zwozdesky To Be Honoured with Legislature Portrait

    Former Speaker Gene Zwozdesky To Be Honoured with Legislature Portrait

    The official portrait of the Honourable Gene Zwozdesky, 12th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, will be unveiled during a ceremony on Monday, June 27, 2016, at 4:30 p.m. in the rotunda of the Alberta Legislature Building. “Gene Zwozdesky brought to the speakership a wealth of experience and knowledge gained over the course of…

  • Wildrose Creates Consolidated ABC Sunshine List Database in Less Than 24 Hours

    Wildrose Creates Consolidated ABC Sunshine List Database in Less Than 24 Hours

    EDMONTON, AB: Following comments from Finance Minister Joe Ceci’s spokesperson that creating a master website for Agencies, Boards and Commissions (ABCs) public disclosure would be “too expensive and time-consuming”, the Wildrose Official Opposition has created their own master database in less than 24 hours. The database can be accessed here. It contains all available publicly…

  • Springbank Reservoir to Get Federal Environmental Review

    Springbank Reservoir to Get Federal Environmental Review

    The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) has announced that a federal environmental assessment is required for the Springbank Off-stream Reservoir. The decision comes after the CEAA concluded its 45-day review of the project to determine if such an assessment is required. In accordance with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (2012), Alberta Transportation submitted the Springbank…

  • Government Expands Sunshine List of Publicly Funded Positions

    Government Expands Sunshine List of Publicly Funded Positions

    Remuneration of higher-income earners and board members at public-sector bodies will begin to be posted online. Approximately 150 agencies, boards and commissions are required to publicly disclose compensation information for employees who earn more than $125,000 a year in total compensation, as well as all compensation paid to any board appointees. Public-sector compensation disclosure is…

  • Creating a Robust Alberta – We call it Alberta 2.0

    Creating a Robust Alberta – We call it Alberta 2.0

    By Senator Black and Dean Doucet Alberta’s energy and resource industries have been the financial backbone of our Province and will continue to be a major economic generator. Yet, Albertans cannot sit back and rely on these industries for investment, job creation, and economic growth to the degree we have in the past. The oil…

  • Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada Regarding the Referendum on the United Kingdom’s Membership in the European Union

    Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada Regarding the Referendum on the United Kingdom’s Membership in the European Union

    The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the results of the referendum on the membership of the United Kingdom (UK) in the European Union (EU): “The people of the UK have chosen to leave the EU. “The UK and the EU are important strategic partners for Canada with whom we enjoy…

  • Brexit is on: Britain votes to leave the EU – experts respond

    Brexit is on: Britain votes to leave the EU – experts respond

    The United Kingdom has voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. It is a result which will have dramatic implications for the future of the global economy, international relations and the European continent. The UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, has given notice of his intention to resign. Here, leading experts offering explanations and…

  • Tax on Tax: NDP Carbon Tax Will Send Tens of Millions to Ottawa

    Tax on Tax: NDP Carbon Tax Will Send Tens of Millions to Ottawa

    EDMONTON, AB (June 23, 2016): The NDP carbon tax is a tax on tax that will result in tens of millions of dollars being shipped to Ottawa with no benefit to Albertans, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The federal sales tax, or the GST, charges 5 per cent on the total price every time…

  • Conference Board of Canada Report Confirms Out of Control Health Spending in Alberta: Wildrose

    Conference Board of Canada Report Confirms Out of Control Health Spending in Alberta: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB (June 22, 2016): The latest Alberta Fiscal Snapshot by the Conference Board of Canada paints a bleak picture of Alberta’s out of control health spending without results, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. Alberta spends 33 per cent above the national average on a per-capita age-adjusted basis for health spending, and approximately $600…

  • NDP Government Must Clarify any Roadblocks to Municipalities Receiving Federal Infrastructure Funding: Wildrose

    NDP Government Must Clarify any Roadblocks to Municipalities Receiving Federal Infrastructure Funding: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government, like the government before it, appears to be missing out on much-needed federal funding by delaying approval for projects in Alberta’s municipalities, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The New Building Canada Fund provides funding for projects to communities across Alberta, including small communities, designated as those with fewer than…

  • It is a Myth that Canada has a Retirement Income Crisis

    It is a Myth that Canada has a Retirement Income Crisis

    Even after deducting debt of $1.8 trillion, Canadians are left with an accumulated net worth of $7.8 trillion outside the formal pension system By Philip Cross, Former chief economic analyst for Statistics Canada OTTAWA, Ont. / Troy Media/ – The federal and provincial governments will soon meet in Vancouver to again discuss a possible expansion of the…

  • NDP And PC MLAs Letting Down Albertans by Blocking Fentanyl Study: Wildrose

    NDP And PC MLAs Letting Down Albertans by Blocking Fentanyl Study: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: NDP and PC members of the Standing Committee on Families and Communities failed to stand up for vulnerable communities across Alberta by voting down a motion to study the province’s opioid and fentanyl crisis, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. The motion, presented by Wildrose MLA Ron Orr, would have set parameters for a…

  • Wildrose Calls on NDP to Release Full Costs in Latest Series of Carbon Tax Ads

    Wildrose Calls on NDP to Release Full Costs in Latest Series of Carbon Tax Ads

    EDMONTON, AB: With the NDP government’s new carbon tax and climate plan risking up to 15,000 jobs and dropping household income by $4 billion, today the Wildrose Official Opposition called on the government to release the full costs of their most recent radio and television carbon tax ad campaign. The government has already spent $700,000…