Reading Time: 3 minutes The government has all the information it needs if it’s going to appeal to the rest of Canada for a fairer equalization deal
Tag: Alberta politics
Corporate welfare no way to help the economy
Reading Time: 3 minutes A comment by Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews sounds like he is getting the same corporate welfare itch that plagued the New Democrats
Alberta should seek more autonomy in health care
Reading Time: 4 minutes Welfare reform in the 1990s provides a starting point for reforming health care today
Albertans still waiting for recall, referendum rules
Reading Time: 3 minutes Kenney should fulfil his campaign promise, committing to a culture change and reaffirming the role of citizens as boss
Alberta’s vaping bill fails to protect children, youth
Reading Time: 3 minutes The industry will now be popping champagne: no Alberta nicotine cap, no flavour ban
UCP shouldn’t take handouts from struggling taxpayers
Reading Time: 3 minutes Federal wage subsidy should go to struggling Albertans, not to a political party with plenty of money in the bank
Alberta spending restraint must start with MLAs
Reading Time: 3 minutes Unfortunately, the UCP’s rhetoric has been on-point but its bite hasn’t matched its bark
Struggling Albertans can’t afford a sales tax
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s telling that the people pushing for a PST never talk about looking Albertans in the eye and asking for permission
Alberta’s politicians need to help shoulder the burden
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s time for politicians to show solidarity with Albertans and make the tough, but right, decision to reduce their own pay
Bring back the Alberta Provincial Police
Reading Time: 5 minutes The RCMP hasn’t lived up to the standards Albertans expect. As more of the cost of policing falls on small communities, it’s time to act