Category: Politics

  • Government To Fund Up To 400 More Midwife Births This Year

    Government To Fund Up To 400 More Midwife Births This Year

    Alberta families will have access to more midwifery services and supports thanks to increased investment from the Alberta government that will fund up to 400 more midwife-supported births this fiscal year. “I’m a firm believer in the right health care services delivered in the right place by the right health care professional, and that’s exactly…

  • Brian Jean Statement on Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette

    Brian Jean Statement on Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette

    MEDICINE HAT, AB Wildrose Leader Brian Jean released the following statement about the tragic loss of Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette. “I was heartbroken to hear the tragic news of Hailey’s death. My condolences, thoughts and prayers are with Hailey’s family in this time of deep sorrow. I would also like to commend the RCMP officers who worked tirelessly to…

  • Do not Take a Heavy-Hand to Royalties: Wildrose

    Do not Take a Heavy-Hand to Royalties: Wildrose

      MEDICINE HAT, AB: A new report confirms Alberta’s energy sector cannot withstand the toll of a heavy-handed hike to royalties, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. The Bank of Montreal (BMO) Capital Markets report concluded Alberta’s energy sector “is not positioned to bear the burden of higher royalties and/or environmental charges at current commodity price…

  • Statement from Premier Rachel Notley on Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette

    Statement from Premier Rachel Notley on Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette

    September 16, 2015 Premier Rachel Notley provided the following statement on Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette. “The loss of a child is the most difficult sorrow a family can bear. For Hailey’s family, now deprived of her sunshine, these are the darkest of days. Please know that all Albertans share a part of that darkness with you. Over…

  • Canada Announces Matching Fund in Response to the Conflict in Syria

    Canada Announces Matching Fund in Response to the Conflict in Syria

    The Government of Canada announced today the creation of the Syria Emergency Relief Fund. The Government will match every eligible dollar donated by individual Canadians to registered Canadian charities in response to the impact of the conflict in Syria, up to $100 million, effective immediately and until December 31, 2015. The Fund will help meet…

  • Notley Must Step Back From Calling Alberta ‘Embarassing Cousins’: Wildrose

    Notley Must Step Back From Calling Alberta ‘Embarassing Cousins’: Wildrose

      MEDICINE HAT, AB: Premier Rachel Notley must clarify her comments calling Alberta “embarrassing cousins” the same day Environment Minister Shannon Phillips said a new carbon and car tax is on the table, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. The comments were made yesterday on Global’s Woman of Vision program with Notley saying Alberta needs to…

  • Provincial Park in Castle Region Decision – Full Public Process Avoided

    Letter from Pat Stier, MLA Last weeks’ sudden announcement by the NDP government of the creation of a new provincial park in the Castle region, has spiked a great deal of interest and controversy to local industry, the local communities and the public at large. As a life-long resident of the Foothills area and as…

  • Bullying for Adults

    Bullying for Adults

    By E.P. Whinters, Guest Columnist. We are 6 weeks away from the Federal Election and the polls say the results will be different than any past Canadian election; what world that will lead us into is anyone’s guess. What I do know is that in these last six weeks, it seems that bullying has become…

  • Back to Basics

    Back to Basics

    As students go back to school across the province, I am looking at the current state of our education system and shaking my head. As a teacher with 30 years of experience and an MLA, I would like to offer some advice to Alberta’s new Education Minister, David Eggen. When in doubt, you need to…

  • Standing up for Students: Changes to Alberta Standardized Testing Need to be Reviewed

    Standing up for Students: Changes to Alberta Standardized Testing Need to be Reviewed

      EDMONTON, AB: On day three of Wildrose Standing up for Students week, Wildrose Education Shadow Minister Mark Smith is calling on Education Minister David Eggen to apply the brakes on limiting and diminishing the importance of standardized testing in the province. “As Minister Eggen is aware, the decisions to phase out Provincial Achievement Tests…

  • Reality Check: Compared to BC, Alberta on Record Spending Spree

      EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government is already spending at breakneck speeds ahead of provinces like British Columbia, and will continue to risk Alberta’s prosperity by further raising taxes and bringing in permanent new government spending, Wildrose Shadow Finance Minister Derek Fildebrandt said. The recent Q1 fiscal update showed Alberta spending over $50 billion on…

  • If Safety is the Goal, Farm Families Would Know Best

    If Safety is the Goal, Farm Families Would Know Best

      As many of you have heard, Alberta’s new Agriculture Minister has announced plans to extend Occupational Health and Safety legislation to farmers. The announcement came with no legal details or timeline, or even an explanation of how the policy shift would impact family farms across Alberta. Rather, it seems this decision was made without…

  • Standing Up For Students: Mandatory School Fees a Regressive Tax That Must Be Abolished

    Standing Up For Students: Mandatory School Fees a Regressive Tax That Must Be Abolished

      EDMONTON, AB: On day two of Wildrose Standing Up for Students week, Wildrose Shadow Education Minister Mark Smith is calling into question the spike in school fees to record levels as kids head back to school. A key campaign promise of the NDP was to cut school fees by half. Instead, after forming government,…

  • NDP Hires Anti-Kinder Morgan Pipeline Activist for Calgary Office

      EDMONTON, AB (September 11, 2015): The NDP hiring of anti-Kinder Morgan pipeline activist, Marcella Munro, into the senior role of communications and stakeholder outreach in the premier’s office in Calgary is a sign of a disturbing trend spreading across government, Wildrose Shadow Energy Minister Leela Aheer said today. “At a time when Alberta is…

  • Statement from Premier Rachel Notley on Alberta’s representative to the U.S.

    Statement from Premier Rachel Notley on Alberta’s representative to the U.S.

    Premier Rachel Notley provided the following statement on Alberta’s Senior Representative to the United States: “I would like to sincerely thank Rob Merrifield for all of his efforts advancing Alberta’s economic and policy interests with our largest trading partner – notably his recent work on the Country of Origin Labelling file. As Alberta’s senior representative,…