Closure of Michener Centre is heartbreaking for residents, families and staff Dear Premier Redford, In 1971, when Peter Lougheed became Premier of Alberta, we had been on the wait list for three difficult years to have our daughter Karen admitted full time to Alberta School Hospital which later became Michener Centre. It was huge, crowded and too far [...]
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 [...]
Investigation discovers one prohibited contribution from Katz Group An investigation into alleged illegal campaign donations from the Katz Group to the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta during the last election has determined that only one contribution was in violation of the Elections Act. Outgoing chief electoral officer Brian Fjeldheim found that a $25,000 donation to [...]
Safety concerns by Alberta jail guards sparked the illegal wildcat strike An agreement between the provincial government and the union representing striking Alberta jail guards was reached late Tuesday night that will end the five-day illegal strike. The strike began last Friday after an employee was suspended for complaining about safety issues at the Edmonton Remand [...]
Alberta deputy premier doesn’t have skills to solve Alberta jail strike “You know what a tense, sensitive and dangerous situation like an illegal strike at a prison needs? Thomas Lukaszuk.” So Tweeted well-known Edmonton New Democrat Lou Arab yesterday, the self-described political geek, Internet junkie, father, husband and smartass sarcastically nailing the problem with the [...]
Alison Redford says construction company donations had no effect on awarding of contracts New documents that reveal large political donations to the Alison Redford Progressive Conservative party from a coalition of construction companies should be investigated as possible bribes, says a national democracy watchdog group. The correspondence, obtained by the Alberta Federation of Labour under [...]
AUPE hopes province will reverse decision to close Red Deer Michener Centre Opponents of the province’s decision to close the Red Deer Michener Centre will gather for a rally in downtown Red Deer on Wednesday. The rally is being organized by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) and will take place at City Hall Park [...]
Alison Redford public support only slightly higher than BC’s Christy Clark Public support for Alberta Premier Alison Redford is falling fast, according to a new poll released Monday. An Angus Reid Public Opinion Poll, which surveyed 7,091 Canadians in nine provinces in early March, shows Alison Redford’s government plunging in popularity while the Opposition Wildrose [...]
Alberta Environment Minister says she’s working on climate change policy Alberta Environment Minister Diana McQueen says the province is a long way from imposing higher carbon levies on its energy industry. Responding to a story in the Globe and Mail, McQueen acknowledges she’s working with her federal counterpart on a new climate change policy. But [...]
Alberta Premier Redford says thoughts are with gravely ill former premier Ralph Klein Alberta Premier Alison Redford says her thoughts are with Ralph Klein and his family following reports that the former premier’s health has taken a turn for the worse. Redford calls Klein a great leader who has made a profound impact on the [...]
