Opposition parties say Peter Sandhu may have violated criminal code Progressive Conservative MLA Peter Sandhu removed himself from caucus and government duties Tuesday morning amidst allegations that the two-term MLA failed to disclose his business dealings and falsified statements in a sworn affidavit. Sandhu said Tuesday he asked the province’s ethics commissioner to look into [...]
Ironies abound in Alberta’s agitated politics as Alison Redford cranks up postage meter Am I the only one who sees irony in the leader of Alberta’s ultra-conservative Wildrose Party working up a full head of steam because the merely very conservative government of Premier Alison Redford plans to mail a colourful budget brochure to every [...]
Are Premier Alison Redford and PC government breaking promises to Alberta jail guards? Once upon a time, while Alberta’s premier was telling fairy tales to impressionable children, some of her senior officials were spinning fairy stories of their own. Actually, this all happened yesterday. The premier told a group of Grade 1 students at an [...]
Ex CEO pays back cash after taxpayers billed for Alberta health exec to get care in U.S. A former Alberta health official who signed off on private care for a colleague at public expense has repaid the money. Sheila Weatherill, the former CEO of Edmonton’s Capital Health Region, has notified the province by letter that [...]
Outrage expressed in legislature over another AHS executive’s health care expenses Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith accused the province of another instance of inappropriate spending by a health executive. At the Alberta legislature on Wednesday, Smith said Wildrose found evidence that Alison Tonge received fast-track private care at public expense. Premier Alison Redford fired back, saying that the [...]
Wildrose Party fundraising success creates challenges for Tories As Alberta prepares to bid a final farewell to Ralph Klein this afternoon, more evidence has emerged the province’s politically active right has given up on the party the market-fundamentalist avatar led for 14 years. Mainstream media reported this week Wildrose Party fundraising is outstripping that of [...]
Wildrose and Progressive Conservative parties plan to “reunite the right” The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party under Premier Alison Redford and the Wildrose Party under Opposition Leader Danielle Smith plan to schedule an initial meeting on “reuniting the right” sometime this summer. The parties are said to have agreed the time to reunite Alberta’s right is [...]
It’s interesting to juxtapose the results of two new polls on related but different topics that were released yesterday – a Think HQ poll of Alberta voter intentions and an Environics poll of Albertans attitudes about taxes and public services. The results of the former were published in the afternoon by CTV; the results of latter [...]
‘We’re going to need a Ralph Klein again …’ – Taxpayers’ federation re. Alberta Economic Summit By Christopher Walsh Faced with growing financial pressures – the scope of which is still not public – Premier Alison Redford is looking to experts for help in determining the economic future of the province. Redford will be hosting [...]
Popularity poll shows Alberta politicians in unexpected situations By David Climenhaga Alison Redford remains Canada’s second most popular premier behind Saskatchewan’s Brad Wall, who after months at a steady 67-per-cent level of belovedness is the unquestioned Mr. Congeniality of Confederation, according to the Vancouver-based Angus Reid Public Opinion popularity poll. Albertans who just can’t stand [...]
