Tag: Central Alberta

Calgary, AB – Albertans will be getting poorer under an NDP plan — and that’s according to numbers from the ND’s themselves. According to the NDP budget document, the NDP anticipates raking in an additional $1.1 billion in personal income tax revenue under their tax hike scheme 2015-16. However, that number falls to $730 million in…

  CALGARY, AB – (Yesterday), Wildrose Leader Brian Jean delivered an important address in Calgary saying the only way to stop the PC Coalition for Higher Taxes, and the NDP is to vote Wildrose. The speech in full can be read here. “After asking for the trust of Albertans, the PC party has collapsed under the…

By Greg Clark Stronger municipalities means a stronger Alberta Municipalities provide the majority of services that we use on a daily basis, including water, transit, recreation, fire protection, sewer, policing, roads and parks. Even though municipalities own 60% of all public infrastructure and deliver critical services, they only receive 8 cents of every dollar paid…

EDMONTON – The NDP platform would increase Alberta’s dependency on oil and gas revenue, costing taxpayers an additional $22 billion over five years with no plan to restrain government spending and no plan to contribute to the Heritage Savings Trust Fund. With more spending as the only NDP solution, Albertans won’t see a balanced budget…

Rachel Notley told the Calgary Herald on Friday that she supports pipelines to get Alberta energy resources to market – where there is a realistic chance of them being built. Here is the relevant portion of the article (Calgary Herald, April 25th): “‘Gateway is not the right decision. I think that there’s just too much…

CALGARY – A shocking email released Saturday by NDP Leader Rachel Notley, revealed that Paramedics are being asked to fund the purchase of medical equipment by a voluntary payroll deduction. The email, sent to the NDP by a concerned worker, comes from a private foundation and asks paramedics to pay for EMS equipment including basic necessities such as…

  FORT McMURRAY, AB – The Wildrose’s popular 10/10 MSI Plan will provide predictable, sustainable, direct funding for Alberta’s cities, towns and municipal districts, while it allocates new funding for important regional projects, the Wildrose said Sunday. The 10/10 MSI Plan would guarantee 10 per cent of provincial tax revenue and 10 per cent of budget surpluses go to…