Tag Archives: Provincial Politics

Premier vows to fight for oilpatch as drillers forecast almost no growth in 2020
Premier Jason Kenney vowed Wednesday to keep fighting for Alberta's slumping oil and gas sector as the industry unveiled another disappointing drilling forecast and criticism surfaced from an unlikely...
Nov 14, 2019 (Photo: The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh)

Western municipal leaders team up to advocate for prairie provinces
Medicine Hat, AB - Since the election, talks of western alienation have left tensions high among the prairie provinces.That's why the Federation of Canadian Municipalities has announced the "Western E...
Nov 13, 2019 Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba coat of arms

UCP top advisor billed taxpayers for lavish trips London: NDP
For the second time in as many weeks, the UCP Government is being accused of mismanaging taxpayer dollars.The NDP Opposition released documents on Wednesday showing that David Knight Legg, a principle...
Nov 13, 2019 David Knight Legg (Twitter photo)

Alberta independence ideas would increase costs, says Calgary mayor
Calgary's mayor says ideas being floated to give Alberta more independence from the federal government would be costly. Naheed Nenshi says wresting control from Ottawa over things like ...
Nov 13, 2019

Political scientist weighs in on the number of UCP panels
Medicine Hat, AB - Since being elected in April, Premier Jason Kenney has announced multiple panels looking at topics such as supervised consumption sites, minimum wage, and provincial spending.With t...
Nov 13, 2019 Jim Groom is a political science instructor at Medicine Hat College (Photo: CHAT News Today)

Kenney says proposal to pull out of CPP due to hostility from others
KANANASKIS, Alta. - Premier Jason Kenney is defending his idea that Alberta could pull out of the federal pension plan by saying times have changed. He says bold action is nee...
Nov 12, 2019

Red Deer Public Library pleased with provincial funding stability
Officials with the Red Deer Public Library (RDPL) are pleased to learn the Alberta government is maintaining its funding support for libraries in this year's budget.On Friday, the government announced...
Nov 12, 2019

Father of Broncos player who died says Alberta organ donation bill needs work
EDMONTON - The father of a Broncos hockey player whose organs were donated after he died in a catastrophic bus crash says a presumed consent bill before the Alberta legislature is ...
Nov 12, 2019

Kenney announces 'Fair Deal Panel' to advance Alberta's interests
RED DEER, Alta. - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced the creation of a panel that will examine ways to make his province more independent of Ottawa in a speech to the conservative Manning Centre o...
Nov 09, 2019

Kenney criticized for $16,000 flight for other premiers
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Jason Kenney spent more than $16,000 of taxpayer money to fly Conservative premiers and their spouses on a charter flight, NDP Opposition Leader Rachel Notley said Thursday...
Nov 08, 2019 (File photo from The Canadian Press)