Category: Politics

  • Just the Facts: Hawkesworth Wrong on Energy East

    Just the Facts: Hawkesworth Wrong on Energy East

      CALGARY, AB: As a career politician, NDP Calgary-Foothills candidate Bob Hawkesworth should know better than making up his own facts. But that’s exactly what he tried to do last night in order to soften the NDP’s ideological ideas on the economy and energy development when he claimed that within three months in government the…

  • Sigurdson MIA on Jobs and Advanced Ed Portfolio

    Sigurdson MIA on Jobs and Advanced Ed Portfolio

      EDMONTON, AB – Wildrose Shadow Innovation and Advanced Education Minister Wes Taylor raised concerns that while Alberta’s economy is facing its most trying time since the Great Recession and the province’s major online university faces insolvency, Jobs and Advanced Education Minister Lori Sigurdson is busy campaigning for Tom Mulcair in BC. Athabasca University is one of…

  • Jobs Minister Should Focus on Economy, Stop Campaigning in BC

    Jobs Minister Should Focus on Economy, Stop Campaigning in BC

      EDMONTON, AB (August 25, 2015): Alberta’s Job Minister Lori Sigurdson needs to get off the campaign trail for Thomas Mulcair and start paying attention to the economy, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. On Monday, Sigurdson was in BC campaigning for North Okanagan-Shuswap candidate Jacqui Gingras. That same day, oil dipped to new six-year lows…

  • New official administrator appointed to lead Alberta Health Services

    New official administrator appointed to lead Alberta Health Services

    Health Minister Sarah Hoffman has named David Carpenter the Official Administrator of Alberta Health Services, while work continues on a long-term governance plan for the organization. Carpenter was the mayor of Lethbridge from 1986 to 2001 and has a long history of board governance roles in the public and private sectors. He was the Chair…

  • Jean Launches Final Leg of Provincial Tour

    Jean Launches Final Leg of Provincial Tour

      WHITECOURT, AB (August 25, 2015): Today, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean commenced the final leg of his month-long, province-wide tour, continuing his commitment to meet with Albertans, receiving their feedback and listening to their concerns about the state of the province. This week, the tour will make stops in northern Alberta, including Whitecourt, Valleyview, Clairmont,…

  • Notley Doubling Down on Risky Economic Agenda

    Notley Doubling Down on Risky Economic Agenda

    CALGARY, AB (August 21, 2015): Premier Rachel Notley’s remarks today that the government will double down on the NDP’s risky economic agenda will only put more Alberta jobs at risk and hurt the economy, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean said. According to reports, Notley confirmed Friday plans for a royalty review and higher taxes remain fully…

  • NDP Continue to Pile on While Unemployment Numbers on the Rise

      EDMONTON, AB (August 20, 2015): Bad economic policies from the NDP continue to harm Alberta’s economy with news of employment insurance recipients spiking 73.9 per cent from just one year ago, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. With analysts saying Western Canada Select is selling as low as $25 per barrel due to poor…

  • Alberta strengthens economic relations with Missouri

    Alberta and Missouri have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) focused on promoting economic development and trade. The MOU, signed during Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s visit to Alberta, provides a framework to collaborate on economic development initiatives in areas such as agriculture, environmental policy, and research and innovation. The agreement focuses on enhancing economic development,…

  • With Price of Oil Continuing to Drop, NDP Must Back Down from Risky Economic Experiments

    With Price of Oil Continuing to Drop, NDP Must Back Down from Risky Economic Experiments

      EDMONTON, AB (August 19, 2015): With a barrel of Alberta oil now worth less than a case of beer, the NDP government must move away from their risky, ideological experiments that will drive jobs out of Alberta, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. “Albertans are worried about being able to pay their bills, making…

  • Loewen Welcomes Panel Members, Policies must be Focused on Keeping Economy Strong

    Loewen Welcomes Panel Members, Policies must be Focused on Keeping Economy Strong

      EDMONTON, AB – Wildrose Shadow Environment Minister Todd Loewen released the following statement on Alberta’s new climate change panel and discussion documents. “Wildrose welcomes the addition of the climate change panel members, chaired by Dr. Andrew Leach, in holding consultations and recommendations on the issue of climate change. “There’s no question, there are tangible…

  • Jean Launches Southern Leg of Provincial Tour

    Jean Launches Southern Leg of Provincial Tour

      LETHBRIDGE, AB (August 18, 2015): Today, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean commenced the southern leg of his month-long, province-wide tour, continuing his commitment to meet with Albertans, receiving their feedback and listening to their concerns about the state of the province. This week, the tour will make stops in Lethbridge, Fort MacLeod, Pincher Creek, Crowsnest…

  • A Brief Conservative History

    A Brief Conservative History

      By E.P. Whinters Sometimes, in the quest to find your answer, it is good to look back on the roots and beginning of what we have now. If a party gives themselves a name, it is likely that their stand today is influenced by the traits they hold in common with their political ancestors.…

  • NDP Must End Stonewalling in PC FIOP Interference Investigation: Nixon

    NDP Must End Stonewalling in PC FIOP Interference Investigation: Nixon

      EDMONTON, AB (August 17, 2015): Following a CBC Investigation into political interference in freedom of information requests in Alberta, Wildrose Accountability Shadow Minister Jason Nixon is calling on the NDP to fully participate in the investigation and to hand over the documents requested. In 2014, Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton issued formal…

  • Greens Promise Opposition with Integrity, says Keeping

    Greens Promise Opposition with Integrity, says Keeping

      CALGARY – The leader of Alberta’s Green Party and a candidate in the September 3 by-election in Calgary-Foothills says intelligent opposition in the provincial legislature is sorely needed. Janet Keeping says, “We would provide constructive criticism using sound logic and reliable information when criticism is warranted. We would support the government when to do…

  • Government Makes Changes at the Senior Official Level

    Changes to the senior official ranks in the Government of Alberta put a strong focus on important work related to government’s overall policy development, seniors and water quality. John Heaney, who has been in a temporary position as Acting Associate Deputy Minister of Policy and Planning since May, has been appointed Deputy Minister of the…