Category: Politics

  • NDP Policy Year-in-Review

    NDP Policy Year-in-Review

      EDMONTON, AB: As Albertans prepare for a new year, the evidence continues to pile up that the NDP government’s policies are doing damage to sectors across the economy, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. From contradicting its own message on the massive minimum wage increase to delaying the results of its long-awaited royalty review,…

  • Fair Vote Rejigs Executive to Press for New National Voting System

    Fair Vote Canada’s multi-partisan Board welcomes a new president and vice-president to help spearhead its push for equal effective votes and proportional representation in the House of Commons. Gary Shaul, a retired Ontario civil servant and long time, non-partisan campaigner for electoral reform in Ontario, has been acclaimed as president by the FVC national council.…

  • Alberta Party Opposition releases end of session highlights

    Alberta Party Opposition releases end of session highlights

    By Meagan Wade CALGARY, AB – Alberta Party Opposition Leader Greg Clark has released the following highlights of the Fall 2015 Session. “I’m proud of our accomplishments this session, and I think that Albertans have seen us as a voice of reason in the house. We are the only party that chooses to propose ideas,…

  • Minister of Human Services responds to OCYA Report

      Minister of Human Services Irfan Sabir issued the following statement in response to the Child and Youth Advocate’s Investigative Review: “I was very saddened to hear about the trauma and hardships of the youth detailed in this report. I believe we must do everything in our power to help young people impacted by trauma…

  • Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on successful conclusion of Paris Climate Conference

    Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on successful conclusion of Paris Climate Conference

      The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, issued the following statement today on the successful conclusion of the Paris Climate Conference: “The world gathered in Paris to fight climate change and its devastating impacts on our earth, our health, our economy, and our very way of life. We also gathered with a common vision to leave…

  • Canada plays instrumental role in reaching historic climate agreement

    Canada plays instrumental role in reaching historic climate agreement

    Paris, France – The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, issued the following statement to mark the conclusion of the Paris Climate Conference: “Today is a historic day and it gives me great pride that Canada, alongside the countries of the world has reached an ambitious and balanced agreement to fight climate…

  • Notley’s New Patronage Hire Must Step Down After Fundraising Ask

        EDMONTON, AB (December 16, 2015): Premier Rachel Notley must ask her new “outreach manager” and NDP Provincial Secretary Chris O’Halloran to step down from his government position after he sent out an NDP fundraising email which specifically violates the Code of Conduct and Ethics for the Public Service of Alberta, Wildrose Shadow Accountability…

  • NDP Must Detail Exactly How and When Bill 6 Consultations Will Happen: Wildrose

    NDP Must Detail Exactly How and When Bill 6 Consultations Will Happen: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB (December 16, 2015): Wildrose is calling on the premier to release details about exactly how and when the government will conduct Bill 6 consultations on regulations for farmers and ranchers in the new year. The demand is driven by NDP documents (below) which show that the government originally planned upcoming “special” sessions…

  • With Gov’t Documents Warning of Further Job Loss, NDP Should Delay Dramatic Minimum Wage Increase

    With Gov’t Documents Warning of Further Job Loss, NDP Should Delay Dramatic Minimum Wage Increase

      EDMONTON, AB (December 16, 2015): The NDP government should listen to its own department’s advice, and delay its dramatic minimum wage increase before “significant job loss” becomes a reality, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The warnings were listed in an internal briefing note obtained by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). It…

  • Bill 6 Opposition Not Going Away

    By Brian Jean Over the past month, tens of thousands of Albertans stepped forward demanding their proper voice in the democratic process. The groundswell of opposition to the NDP’s Bill 6 was real, legitimate, and as raw as it was powerful. We witnessed dozens of demonstrations, in every corner of this province, reflecting a level…

  • Alberta welcomes Syrian refugees with warm hearts

    Alberta welcomes Syrian refugees with warm hearts

      Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement on Friday’s arrival of privately sponsored Syrian refugees to Alberta: “On behalf of the Government of Alberta, I would like to extend a heartfelt welcome to the first group of Syrian refugees arriving in our province during this season of kindness and charity. “Welcome to Alberta! Ahlan…

  • Deficits in Good Times Lead to Trouble in Bad Times

      Trudeau government has rejected the successful policies of the Chretien government in exchange for deficit-financed spending and higher taxes By Jason Clemens Niels Veldhuis and Milagros Palacios The Fraser Institute VANCOUVER, B.C./ Troy Media/ – While the Liberals campaigned on a marked increase in federal spending financed by deficits, Canadians view this approach more…

  • NDP Patronage Parade Continues with Managers Now Managing Managers at McDougall Centre

    NDP Patronage Parade Continues with Managers Now Managing Managers at McDougall Centre

      EDMONTON, AB (December 15, 2015): The patronage parade continues under Premier Rachel Notley with NDP party president Chris O’Halloran being named the new Outreach Manager at McDougall Centre. O’Halloran is now the third NDP partisan to be named a manager of outreach services at the Calgary premier’s office. It’s uncertain how outreach will be…

  • Wildrose MLA for Livingstone Macleod Pat Stier Shares Status of Bills in the Legislature

    Wildrose MLA for Livingstone Macleod Pat Stier Shares Status of Bills in the Legislature

      Bill 4 – An Act to Implement Various Tax Measures and to Enact the Fiscal Planning and Transparency Act (Passed 3rd Reading on Division December 7, 2015) Awaiting Royal Assent Bill 5 – Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act (Passed 3rd Reading December 3, 2015) Awaiting Royal Assent Bill 6 – Enhanced Protection for Farm…

  • Premier Notley: An Open Letter to Albertans on Bill 6

    Since Bill 6, the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, was introduced I have heard from many of you- from family farmers and ranchers, from farmworkers, from industry associations and proud urban and rural Albertans. While many agree that farm and ranch worker safety should be a priority, they have also voiced a…