Tag: Central Alberta

Provincial Greens want to see the provincial government support job creation but not just any job.  Greens support creation of jobs that move Alberta away from its current heavy dependency on hydrocarbons. According to Green Party of Alberta leader Janet Keeping “Public money should only be spent to further the public interest and ever more…

  Protecting our land, property rights and conserving Alberta’s beauty. The campaign team travelled to the Whaleback (Friday). For those who haven’t been there, it is an extraordinarily beautiful place, a gem on the map of Alberta. It comprises a full two percent of the province’s land and attracts outdoor enthusiasts and nature-lovers alike. But…

  EDMONTON, AB (April 13, 2015): Today, the Wildrose committed to expand the “Sunshine List” salary and severance disclosure and the disclosure of vendors to all levels of government, including agencies, boards and commissions (ABCs). “Unlike the PCs, the Wildrose is committed to standing up for greater transparency and accountability across government,” Wildrose Leader Brian…

Saturday, Alberta Party Leader Greg Clark launched the Alberta Party’s 2015 campaign to a large crowd of supporters at his Calgary-Elbow campaign headquarters. The speech was broadcast live on the Internet to Alberta Party candidates and supporters spread out across the province. Greg reminded the crowd that the PCs have increased our government’s dependence on…

EDMONTON – Hundreds of supporters turned out (Sunday) for Rachel Notley’s Rally for Change, as she wrapped up the first week of her Leader’s Tour in Edmonton. Fire code regulations forced supporters into two separate overflow rooms as space in the main hall was quickly exhausted. Supporters watching live-feed TVs chanted her name as Notley…

  By Janet Keeping Greens base their approach to politics on basic principles, such as sustainability, social justice, ecological wisdom, respect for diversity and sincere democracy.  Measured against tenets such as these, the 2015 Alberta budget is both unfair and unimaginative.  And because it was introduced in a manipulative way, the whole process feels unsavoury,…

CALGARY, AB: Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann released the following statement at the launch of the Alberta Liberal Party Campaign 2015: “This campaign is about building and maintaining trust with Martha and Henry’s family, the new generation of Albertans who are now driving this province. PROGRESSIVE ISSUES “Over the last three years, Albertans have learned they…