Category: Politics

  • Jean Statement on the End of Merrifield’s Appointment in Washington

      EDMONTON, AB: Wildrose Leader Brian Jean released the following statement on the end of Rob Merrifield’s appointment as Alberta Representative to Washington.  “Now is a pivotal time for our province’s future. As Mr. Merrifield noted, issues like Soft Lumber, Country of Origin Labeling and market access for projects like Keystone XL require a strong voice…

  • Wildrose Shadow Jobs, Skills, Training Minister to Launch Minimum Wage Tour

      EDMONTON, AB (October 2, 2015): Wildrose Shadow Jobs, Skills and Training Minister Grant Hunter will be kicking off an exploratory minimum wage tour on Monday, Oct. 5.  The tour will be an opportunity to talk to business owners and employees face to face about their concerns surrounding the NDP government’s move to a 50…

  • Premier Needs to Support Economy and Get behind Trans-Pacific Partnership: Wildrose

    Premier Needs to Support Economy and Get behind Trans-Pacific Partnership: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB (October 1, 2015): Premier Rachel Notley should voice her support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in an effort to expand access to markets and diversify Alberta’s economy, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today.  Exports to Trans-Pacific co-signatories Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Peru and the United States have increased by 63 per cent…

  • Premier Notley concludes successful economic mission

      Premier Rachel Notley met with investment, business and political leaders to attract investment, grow Alberta’s economy and create jobs. Premier Notley completed a week-long tour with stops in Montreal, Toronto and New York to underline the government’s commitment to stability and competitiveness. She also discussed the importance of encouraging a culture of innovation to…

  • End the Drama: Notley Should Clarify Comments on Kinder Morgan Expansion

    End the Drama: Notley Should Clarify Comments on Kinder Morgan Expansion

        EDMONTON, AB (October 2, 2015): Following reaction from municipal and provincial officials in British Columbia to Premier Rachel Notley’s surprise push to shift the Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project to a different port, Notley should explain how she came to her new opinion, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. “The Premier…

  • NDP Reversal on Pay Raise Shows Only Wildrose can be Trusted to Protect Taxpayers

    NDP Reversal on Pay Raise Shows Only Wildrose can be Trusted to Protect Taxpayers

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP’s sudden reversal on the 7.25 per cent pay raise to senior legislature officials would not have happened without public backlash and pressure from the opposition, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. The NDP had justified the tax hike as necessary to meet contractual obligations, and that it had been standard practice to…

  • Wildrose Urges NDP to Reconsider 50 Per Cent Minimum Wage Hike on Eve of Increase

    Wildrose Urges NDP to Reconsider 50 Per Cent Minimum Wage Hike on Eve of Increase

      EDMONTON, AB: (Wednesday) Wildrose Shadow Jobs, Skills, Training, Labour and Red Tape Reduction Minister Grant Hunter released the following statement on the NDP’s planned 50 per cent increase in minimum wage, phase one of which began yesterday: “At a time when small business confidence continues to plunge and job loss numbers continue to climb, the…

  • Empty NDP Promise on ABC Review Creates Budget Questions: Fildebrandt

    Empty NDP Promise on ABC Review Creates Budget Questions: Fildebrandt

      EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government’s failure to deliver on a promised review of Alberta’s Agencies, Boards and Commissions (ABCs) has slapped a giant question mark on the upcoming budget, Wildrose Shadow Finance Minister Derek Fildebrandt said. Nearly 50 per cent of tax dollars go to agencies, boards and commissions such as Alberta Health Services…

  • Giving into Mulcair Not in Alberta’s Best Interests: Wildrose

    Giving into Mulcair Not in Alberta’s Best Interests: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB: Premier Rachel Notley needs to clarify her sudden support for federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair’s national cap-and-trade scheme and emissions standards that will directly intervene in Alberta’s energy sector, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. “Albertans want leadership that protects jobs and the economy. They don’t want risky policies that will only pile…

  • Caution Needed on Proposed Governance Boards in Updated MGA: Stier

    Caution Needed on Proposed Governance Boards in Updated MGA: Stier

      EDMONTON, AB: Municipalities deserve a better explanation from the NDP government about new mandatory ‘growth management boards’ that will be included in a new Municipal Government Act (MGA) presented next spring, Wildrose Shadow Municipal Affairs Minister Pat Stier said today. As part of today’s announcement committing to a timeline for a new MGA before…

  • Municipal Government Act to change how municipalities work together

      Alberta municipalities will benefit from a modernized Municipal Government Act (MGA) in time for the next municipal elections in 2017. The act is our province’s second largest piece of legislation and touches the daily lives of all Albertans by defining how their municipalities are governed, funded, and developed. A key component of the updated…

  • Wildrose Questions Omission of Pipelines, Lack of Access in Montreal Chamber of Commerce Speech

    Wildrose Questions Omission of Pipelines, Lack of Access in Montreal Chamber of Commerce Speech

      EDMONTON, AB: Premier Rachel Notley missed a golden opportunity to highlight Energy East and the importance of market access during her speech to the Montreal Chamber of Commerce, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. The omission comes less than a week after telling delegates at the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) convention that she plans…

  • Government makes Changes at Senior Official Level

    Changes at the senior official level have been made in Alberta’s Public Affairs Bureau and at Innovation and Advanced Education. Mark Wells has been appointed Managing Director of the Public Affairs Bureau, effective Friday, September 25. Andy Weiler, who has served as Acting Deputy Chief of the Public Affairs Bureau since January, has been appointed…

  • Extend Castle Consultation Process by Six Months: Stier

      FORT MACLEOD, AB: (Friday), Wildrose Municipal Affairs Shadow Minister Pat Stier called on the NDP government to extend the consultation period on the creation of a new provincial park in the Castle region by six months. The NDP provided a 30-day window for public consultation after it made the decision to re-designate the area.…

  • Time for NDP Environment Department to go Paperless: Wildrose

    Time for NDP Environment Department to go Paperless: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB: When a department stands alone in refusing to go paperless, does anyone notice? During National Forest Week, Wildrose Shadow Environment Minister Todd Loewen is saying it’s time for the Ministry of Environment and Parks to follow their own mandate outlined in the Greening Government Strategy, and go paperless for their freedom of…