Category: Politics

  • NDP Continue to Chip Away at Small Business Confidence

    NDP Continue to Chip Away at Small Business Confidence

      EDMONTON, AB: NDP policies have chipped away at small business confidence to the point where business optimism remains by far the weakest in the country according to a recent Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) report, Wildrose Jobs Shadow Minister Grant Hunter said. “It’s a sad state of affairs that only one third of…

  • Harper’s Early Election Call Will Cost Canadians Millions

    Harper’s Early Election Call Will Cost Canadians Millions

    OTTAWA – While middle class Canadians are struggling to make ends meet, the Harper Conservatives will needlessly waste public money with an early election call, said Liberal MP Marc Garneau. “While the economy is stalled, Canadians will pay the price for Stephen Harper’s early election call, which will cost taxpayers millions of dollars,” said Mr.…

  • Rick Hansen Urges Canada to Enact Federal Disabilities Act

    Rick Hansen Urges Canada to Enact Federal Disabilities Act

      Vancouver, BC  – Rick Hansen is urging government leaders, influencers and the public to support a new non-partisan campaign to introduce federal legislation to ensure accessibility, inclusion and equal opportunity for Canadians with disabilities. Barrier-Free Canada is an initiative to advocate for enactment of a strong and effective Canadians with Disabilities Act (CDA), a…

  • John Barlow, MP Makes Canada 150 Fund Announcement in Black Diamond

    John Barlow, MP Makes Canada 150 Fund Announcement in Black Diamond

    John Barlow, MP for Macleod Riding visited Black Diamond last Wednesday, July 29th, to make a major announcement affecting our community. A total of $171,765 has been allocated to six communities in the northern part of the Macleod Riding. It includes $78,297 to the Town of Black Diamond for the Sheep River Valley Multi-Use Recreational…

  • Bob Hawkesworth Selected as Alberta New Democrat Candidate for Calgary Foothills by-election

    Bob Hawkesworth Selected as Alberta New Democrat Candidate for Calgary Foothills by-election

      Alberta New Democrats met Tuesday night to elect Bob Hawkesworth as their candidate for the Calgary-Foothills by-election. Bob has extensive experience working diligently on behalf of the people of Alberta. He served two terms as the New Democrat MLA for Calgary-Mountain View and served as a Calgary City Councillor for 23 years. “I’m very…

  • Harper uses Senate to Dodge real Reform

      Harper undecided about Senate abolition. Maybe it’s time to take a stand for real democratic reform: Fair Vote Canada Stephen Harper can’t make up his mind about Senate abolition. But if he is really interested in democratic reform, he should drop his opposition to proportional representation in the House. Unlike Senate reform or abolition,…

  • Liberals once again urge Harper to bring Mohamed Fahmy home to Canada

    Liberals once again urge Harper to bring Mohamed Fahmy home to Canada

      OTTAWA – The Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau, today sent the following letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the issue of Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy’s retrial in Egypt: Dear Prime Minister, I am writing you today regarding the upcoming verdict on Mohamed Fahmy’s re-trial, set for July 30th, which…

  • Stronger Oversight Needed in Electricity Market: MacIntyre

    Stronger Oversight Needed in Electricity Market: MacIntyre

      EDMONTON, AB (July 28, 2015): Today, Wildrose Shadow Minister for Electricity and Renewables Don MacIntyre called for stronger oversight in Alberta’s electricity system, following a regulatory finding of market manipulation and price rigging. The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) announced Monday that TransAlta Corporation intentionally planned power outages at its plants during peak times in order to…

  • Ceci Set to Rubber Stamp Higher Royalty Rates: Wildrose

    Ceci Set to Rubber Stamp Higher Royalty Rates: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB (July 27, 2015): Finance Minister Joe Ceci needs to explain why the NDP government is planning to boost royalty rates before the pending royalty review has even started, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. In an interview with Rick Bell of the Calgary Sun, Ceci is quoted saying a new royalty scheme…

  • Energy Minister statement on Nexen pipeline spill

    Energy Minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd provided the following statement to the news media after visiting the Nexen spill site: “I would like to thank the Fort McMurray First Nation for the invitation extended to me and my colleague, Minister of Environment and Parks. “Our government came together today with the Fort McMurray First Nation to meet…

  • Government Debt Risking Alberta’s Future

      By Pat Stier, MLA We all know the crippling effects of debt, which is why we try our best to prudently manage our finances in both our personal and professional lives. In Europe, the banks recently shut down, pensioners and public servants were locked out of their contracts and the Eurozone almost collapsed, after…

  • NDP Promises On CCS Were Just Hot Air: Wildrose

    NDP Promises On CCS Were Just Hot Air: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB (July 23, 2015): The NDP government needs to explain why just three months after the election they are breaking one of their key campaign promises to scrap funding for present and future carbon capture projects (CCS), the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The NDP campaign platform promised to reallocate funding from the…

  • Alberta Green Party: Janet Keeping’s Thoughts on the NDPs’ First Days in Government

    Alberta Green Party: Janet Keeping’s Thoughts on the NDPs’ First Days in Government

    It’s early days yet, but here are some thoughts from Janet on how the new NDP government is doing. 1. I am still very pleased about the change of government:  I had hoped I would live long enough to see the end of the PCs’ domination of our political culture and government, and I wasn’t…

  • Anderson Calls on Privacy Commissioner to Investigate Service Alberta

      EDMONTON, AB (July 21, 2015): Today, Wildrose Shadow Service Alberta Minister Wayne Anderson has sent a letter to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner calling on the office to investigate Service Alberta making up legislative language in order to deny documents to Wildrose. Currently, there is an ongoing investigation into political interference…

  • PM Announces Expanded and Modernized Free Trade Agreement with Israel

    PM Announces Expanded and Modernized Free Trade Agreement with Israel

      Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that negotiations toward an expanded and modernized Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA) have concluded. The modernized CIFTA will notably provide expanded market access opportunities for agricultural, fish and seafood products through the reduction or elimination of Israeli tariffs on a large number of products, and duty-free access under…