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CSPC Congratulates Our New Federal Science and Innovation Ministers
I wish to extend warm congratulations from the Canadian Science Policy Centre to the Honorable Dr. Kirsty Duncan and the Honorable Navdeep Bains for their recent appointments to two important portfolios that shape Canada’s scientific, economic and technological development. The establishment of a new Federal Minister of Science is a positive indication of the…
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PBO Projections Show NDP Oil Forecasts Overly Optimistic: Wildrose
EDMONTON, AB: A new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer in Ottawa shows the Alberta NDP government is relying on overly optimistic revenue projections for the next several years, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. The report projects that West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil prices will only hit $55.40 by 2018. The recent budget introduced…
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While Albertans are Suffering Job Losses, NDP Continue to take care of their Friends: Nixon
EDMONTON, AB (November 7, 2015): While ordinary Albertans across the province are suffering from job losses and wage cuts, the NDP patronage machine continues after the appointment of failed NDP candidate Bob Hawkesworth as new director of Calgary’s McDougall Centre, Wildrose Shadow Accountability Minister Jason Nixon said. Only four days after the campaign period…
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Pat Stier: Rural Emergency Medical Services
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Alberta Budget Misdiagnoses the Problem
Blaming oil prices is a convenient but false narrative By Charles Lammam and Steve Lafleur The Fraser Institute VANCOUVER, BC/ Troy Media/ – If the first step towards remedying a problem is admitting that you have one, Alberta is a long way away from fixing its budget woes. Indeed, Finance Minister Joe Ceci took every…
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Alberta Employment Drops While Rest of Country Gains: Wildrose
EDMONTON, AB (November 6, 2015): Statistics Canada has released their Labour Force Survey for October 2015, and the numbers for Alberta show the ongoing impact of the NDP’s risky economic agenda, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. Employment increased across Canada by 44,000 in October, while in Alberta unemployment fell by 11,000. “This large…
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Bill 5 Important First Step, Lower Limit Needed: Wildrose
EDMONTON, AB: Wildrose welcomed the proposal to extend Alberta’s sunshine list to include all agencies, boards and commissions (ABCs) with further study and an explanation for the higher indexed limit of $125,000 compared to current government of Alberta disclosure levels. Bill 5, the Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act, sets an indexed limit of $125,000 for employees of…
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Government to Ensure Greater Transparency for Albertans Through expanded ‘sunshine’ list
Today the government introduced Bill 5, the Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act, to increase transparency by addressing the disclosure of compensation paid to a wide variety of public sector employees, appointees, physicians and other health practitioners. This proposed legislation would require compensation disclosure for certain employees who work for: Agencies, boards and commissions…
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Review of government agencies focused on improving services, ensuring value for Albertans
A review of Alberta’s agencies, boards and commissions (ABCs) is underway, part of the government’s plan to improve services for Albertans and ensure value for taxpayers. “Albertans need to feel confident that our agencies, boards and commissions are using public dollars effectively and efficiently. It is also important these public agencies are transparent and…
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Call in Ethics Commissioner for NDP Fundraiser Selling Access to Cabinet: Wildrose
EDMONTON, AB (November 5, 2015): Today, Wildrose called on Premier Rachel Notley to bring in the Ethics Commissioner to investigate an NDP event that sells exclusive access to Cabinet. The event asks for $250 to “join Premier Rachel Notley, Cabinet, and MLAs for the evening to discuss issues facing the province that are important.”…
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Rona Ambrose Named Interim Leader of the Conservative Party
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Wildrose Challenges NDP to Act on its Rhetoric about a “Family Friendly Legislature”
EDMONTON, AB (November 5, 2015): Today, the Wildrose Official Opposition will put forward an amendment to see if the NDP is sincere about changing the Legislature’s rules to make a more “family friendly” work schedule for MLAs. The amendment would establish that if the government calls a morning sitting, it will not also be able to…
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NDP Won’t Back Up Revenue Projections
EDMONTON, AB: If Finance Minister Joe Ceci cannot show his work for his optimistic revenue projections, it will mean no balanced budgets and higher taxes by 2019-20, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. Ceci could not back up any of his budget projections for a 15 per cent revenue boom in years four and five…
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Provincial Incentive Program to Help Businesses Create Jobs, Support Families
A new job creation initiative will support workers, employers and families during the current economic downturn. The Job Creation Incentive Program will support employers in creating as many as 27,000 new jobs a year over the next two years. “Albertans have asked our government to support good local jobs as we grow and diversify our…
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Statement from Premier Notley on the federal cabinet
Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement on the new federal cabinet being sworn in: “Congratulations to Prime Minister Trudeau on being sworn in as Canada’s 23rd prime minister and to the newly appointed cabinet ministers. “Having the right people in the right roles is one of the most important decisions a leader must…
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