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Greens say Carbon Price too Low and Alberta’s Climate Plan a Failure
The Green Party of Alberta has released its response to the Alberta government’s climate plan. Party leader Janet Keeping says the government asked itself the wrong question and then, not surprisingly, failed to reach the right answer. Keeping asks: Is the task of a climate plan to ensure the oil and gas industry can do…
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Bill 8 Amendment to Enshrine School Board Participation in Collective Bargaining at all Stages
The Government of Alberta has introduced an amendment to the Public Education Collective Bargaining Act to ensure school boards will be involved in each stage of the bargaining process. Under the proposed amendment to Bill 8, the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA), will negotiate with the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) to decide which matters…
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Stier Asks Questions on Willow Creek Ambulance
EDMONTON, AB (December 11, 2015): Livingstone-Macleod MLA Pat Stier asked NDP Health Minister Sarah Hoffman why the government decommissioned three fully-equipped ambulance units purchased by the MD of Willow Creek, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The MD of Willow Creek entered into a pilot project with AHS in 2013 which allowed it…
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How Social Media Influences Millennials’ Political Views
Researchers, politicians and marketers are keenly interested in the Millennial generation, born between 1980 and the mid-2000s. Also known as Generation Y, this generation is markedly different than earlier ones. For example, its members are less likely to be affiliated with religion and more likely to be politically independent. This group — America’s most…
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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: “We must learn from heartbreaking incidents, like the one detailed in this report, to make the system better. We accept the recommendations, and the ministry is carefully reviewing them against current policy and practice. We…
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Premier Should Call in the RCMP to Investigate Tobacco-Gate: Wildrose
EDMONTON, AB (December 10, 2015): Today, Wildrose called on Premier Rachel Notley to call in the RCMP after further information was revealed about the process by which former Justice Minister Alison Redford awarded a potentially lucrative contract to the International Tobacco Recovery Lawyers (ITRL), the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The multibillion-dollar lawsuit against…
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Government supports Private Members’ Bill 204 to help Albertans affected by domestic violence
Government members have voted to support Bill 204, the Residential Tenancies Safer Spaces for Victims of Domestic Violence Amendment Act, authored by independent Calgary Bow MLA Deborah Drever. The Bill amends the Residential Tenancies Act to allow tenants affected by domestic violence to break a lease early without financial penalty. A lease may be…
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Wildrose Tables Over 30,000 Signatures of Albertans Against Bill 6
EDMONTON, AB (December 9, 2015): Today, Wildrose MLAs tabled a petition signed by over 30,000 Albertans who are against Bill 6, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. Copies of the petition are still rolling into the Wildrose office, but with the NDP invoking closure on debate for Bill 6, today could be the last…
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Kill Bill 6, Listen to Farmers: Wildrose
EDMONTON, AB (December 9, 2015): Today, Wildrose called for the NDP to kill Bill 6, and develop a Farm Safety Panel that would ensure an industry-driven approach, led by farmers, on how to best improve farm safety across Alberta. “Albertans who run our family farms have spoken loud and clear: pull Bill 6 and…
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Alberta Party Leader Greg Clark Addresses the Legislature on Bill 6
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NDP Shut Down Debate on Bill 6 by Invoking Closure
EDMONTON, AB (December 8, 2015): (Dec 8th), the NDP announced it is invoking closure on Bill 6 in an attempt to ram through legislation heavily opposed by Alberta’s farm and ranch community, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. Beginning tomorrow (Dec 9th), this move will limit debate in second reading, committee of the whole, and third…
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Alberta welcomes federal action on missing and murdered Indigenous women
Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement regarding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s remarks to the Assembly of First Nations: “The Government of Alberta welcomes Prime Minister Trudeau’s commitment to a renewed relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples, including launching a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women. “We are pleased that the federal…
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Wildrose Calls for Emergency Debate on the Social Cost of Alberta’s Job Losses, State of Economy
EDMONTON, AB (December 8, 2015): With the NDP implementing sudden and risky economic experiments, Albertans facing massive job losses, and the price of oil plunging below $37 per barrel, the Wildrose Official Opposition has requested an emergency debate in the legislature on the social costs of the economic downturn and Alberta’s bleak fiscal picture.…
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Amendments Welcome, But Bill 6 Still Needs to go Back to Drawing Board: Wildrose
EDMONTON, AB (December 7, 2015): Even with amendments made to Bill 6, the legislation still has not been consulted on with farmers, and there is still tremendous uncertainty about what the legislation means for family farms and ranches across Alberta, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. Exemptions for family members and volunteers concerning WCB…
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Bill 6: Amendments confirm farm and ranch families will be excluded from new rules
Amendments to the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, confirm the government’s intent to exclude farm and ranch owners, and their families, from Occupational Health and Safety and mandatory Workers’ Compensation Board coverage. “Across Alberta, we have heard farming and ranching families’ concerns. We know that farming in Alberta is more than…
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