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20695

Provincial Politics | 206961 hits | 6:24 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

Sources who have seen the government’s plan say the announcement will come in Thursday’s provincial budget. It’s not known yet how much the facility will cost or when it would open, but money has been set aside in this year’s budget for “start-up funding.

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Provincial Politics | 207163 hits | 6:14 PM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz

56,000 signatures fill petition organized by the B.C. Federation of Labour and tabled by NDP Leader John Horgan.

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Provincial Politics | 206939 hits | 7:30 PM on Tuesday | posted by Alta_redneck

If Marie Casey was alive when she received a bill from the province, demanding she return her $100 rebate from the NDP’s carbon tax, the feisty great grandmother wouldn’t have minced words. “She’d tell them to stuff it and (she’d) keep it,”

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Provincial Politics | 207109 hits | 10:50 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

Alberta’s unemployment rate continues to decline with the addition of 19,000 full-time jobs, according to numbers released Friday by Statistics Canada.

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Provincial Politics | 206976 hits | 6:49 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb

Wildrose On Campus Calgary has fired its communications director and cancelled a film screening planned for Wednesday at the University of Calgary following public uproar over an email promoting the event which read, in part, "feminism is cancer."

20707

Provincial Politics | 207073 hits | 6:50 AM on Friday | posted by shockedcanadian

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s electricity plan is short term gain for long term pain.

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Provincial Politics | 207228 hits | 2:22 AM on Friday | posted by shockedcanadian

Premier says the plan will deliver the largest reduction in electricity costs in province’s history

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Provincial Politics | 207316 hits | 6:09 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

Alberta is rolling out an energy savings program which will cover the cost of LED light bulbs, low-flow showerheads, smart thermostats and other cost savers — including installation — as part of a five-year, $645-million program funded by the province's c

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Provincial Politics | 208081 hits | 6:08 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb

The Alberta government is putting up $36 million over two years for a rebate program to encourage rooftop solar panels on homes and businesses.

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Provincial Politics | 206828 hits | 10:20 AM on Friday | posted by shockedcanadian

“As they say, hindsight is 20-20,” Thibeault said in a speech prepared for the Economic Club of Canada in Ottawa on Friday

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Provincial Politics | 207956 hits | 8:45 AM on Friday | posted by Alta_redneck

A new Mainstreet/Postmedia poll shows 51 per cent of Albertans said the provincial carbon tax has had a major impact on their lives, while 42 per cent said the has had a minor impact.

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Provincial Politics | 207800 hits | 8:27 AM on Friday | posted by Alta_redneck

Back in February 2016, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation first pointed out that Smith and her fellow panelists had racked up a $26,895.67 in limousine bills in just one year.By October 2016, Smith and her cohorts had racked up an additional $12,000

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Provincial Politics | 207225 hits | 8:27 AM on Friday | posted by shockedcanadian

Ottawa criminal lawyer Michael Spratt says the province is getting a "kickback" from commissions it receives on collect calls made from provincial jails. Inmates can only make collect calls, and nearly 300,000 phone calls are made each month.

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Provincial Politics | 208015 hits | 6:44 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

The Alberta government had some good news to report with its latest quarterly update - real GDP is expected to grow by 2.4 per cent in 2017, meaning the province may be finally moving out of recession and into a modest recovery.

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Provincial Politics | 206811 hits | 8:11 PM on Wednesday | posted by Alta_redneck

The Wildrose Party want an investigation after documents obtained through Freedom of Information revealed the NDP Energy Department’s Assistant Deputy Minister ordered the Balancing Pool CEO to delete an email due to “sensitive and transitory” information

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Provincial Politics | 207945 hits | 6:27 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

A report commissioned by the previous Progressive Conservative government shows it was aware that Alberta farm workers needed workplace insurance protection.

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Provincial Politics | 206995 hits | 9:44 AM on Saturday | posted by shockedcanadian

If an election were held today, the Progressive Conservatives would be the choice of 39 per cent of decided and leaning voters compared to 29 per cent for Wynne’s ruling Liberals

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Provincial Politics | 208172 hits | 2:59 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog

Premier Kathleen Wynne’s approval rating has increased four percentage points and still comes in at under 20%.

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Provincial Politics | 206967 hits | 9:52 AM on Thursday | posted by shockedcanadian

The four members of an expert panel that sided this week with the Ontario government in its battle with the Auditor General over the province’s debt level are eligible for a taxpayer-funded payday of up to $435,000.

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Provincial Politics | 207122 hits | 6:59 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb

In 2016, there were 412 reported incidents involving Notley, 26 of which were forwarded to police as they approached a criminal threshold

20702

Provincial Politics | 207023 hits | 11:30 AM on Sunday | posted by Strutz

Behaviour in the B.C. Legislature has been described as intolerable, and Gregor Craigie says it's gotten so bad that he's questioning if he should take his children to watch question period.

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Provincial Politics | 207173 hits | 2:57 PM on Friday | posted by Strutz

British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has apologized to New Democrat Leader John Horgan over her accusations that the Opposition was involved in criminal hacking of her Liberal party's website.

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Provincial Politics | 207163 hits | 7:14 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

A long-time member of Alberta's Progressive Conservatives has filed a complaint, calling on the party to disqualify Jason Kenney from its leadership race.

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Provincial Politics | 207066 hits | 9:43 AM on Thursday | posted by Alta_redneck

“This is not the massive economic shock that the opposition would have us believe because the things that they were saying were going to happen haven’t happened – because the things that they were saying were not true,” she said.

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Provincial Politics | 207401 hits | 9:11 PM on Wednesday | posted by Alta_redneck

There are concerns Alberta could lose out on top medical talent if the number of physicians is capped, which is one of the options the province is considering as it tries to curb health-care spending.

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Provincial Politics | 207981 hits | 11:43 AM on Sunday | posted by Strutz

A group of B.C. paramedics have launched a citizen's initiative campaign to have paramedics declared an essential service in the province.

20702

Provincial Politics | 207022 hits | 10:13 AM on Sunday | posted by Alta_redneck

Recently, I ran into Wildrose MLA Derek Fildebrandt and we had a chance to chat about the carbon tax, what Albertans are are doing with Notley’s “gimmicky” rebate and what this all means for the NDP going forward.

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Provincial Politics | 208053 hits | 6:19 PM on Friday | posted by Strutz

B.C. Premier Christy Clark brushed off cash-for-access questions the morning after a $5,000 per plate fundraiser in Kelowna.

20805

Provincial Politics | 208052 hits | 5:54 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb

Complicated and often unpopular, carbon taxes are already ripe for misunderstanding, a vulnerability that's only compounded in a post-truth political world.

20696

Provincial Politics | 206963 hits | 4:33 PM on Thursday | posted by Alta_redneck

Brian Jean released a video message Thursday afternoon, saying Albertans have told him to “pursue unity” and announcing he’ll be travelling across the province to ask for feedback on the creation of a single conservative party.

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Provincial Politics | 206993 hits | 4:59 PM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian

In line with expectations and prior evidence, it's found phasing out coal was responsible for only very small changes in Ontario air pollution levels

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Provincial Politics | 207263 hits | 6:18 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb

Environment Minister Shannon Phillips says energy efficiency programs to help Albertans save money are now in the final stages and will be launched as early as March.

20692

Provincial Politics | 206909 hits | 10:47 AM on Thursday | posted by Robair

Government workers in B.C. are paid 7.4 per cent higher wages on average than workers in the private sector, according to a study conducted by the Fraser Institute.

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Provincial Politics | 207044 hits | 6:45 AM on Thursday | posted by shockedcanadian

One woman's plea for the Ontario government to give people a break on hydro rates has resonated with thousands of people. Libby Keenan, who operates Sunhall Equestrian Center in Amherstburg, Ont., has seen her hydro rates skyrocket. In an open letter to

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Provincial Politics | 206914 hits | 10:28 PM on Wednesday | posted by Alta_redneck

British Columbia gave its blessing Wednesday to the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline as Premier Christy Clark announced all five conditions her government placed on the project have been met with a financial deal that will help fund environmental

20693

Provincial Politics | 206940 hits | 11:30 AM on Tuesday | posted by shockedcanadian

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is shortchanging Canadians on health-care funding, warns Premier Kathleen Wynne.

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Provincial Politics | 206710 hits | 8:59 AM on Tuesday | posted by shockedcanadian

A new report cautions that “cost drivers” in the system — such as aging baby boomers — raise questions as to whether current service levels can hold if growth in spending is kept to 2 per cent a year

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Provincial Politics | 206948 hits | 8:34 PM on Monday | posted by shockedcanadian

Those outside the faith, and mere loitering agnostics, see nothing here but a catalogue of burdens. Shackles of an alien god. But to those within the covenant, they are the way stations on the hard and stony path to delicious rewards reserved for the elec

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Provincial Politics | 207230 hits | 8:05 PM on Saturday | posted by Alta_redneck

The carbon tax will cost Alberta school boards an extra $8 million to $12 million this year, and as much as $18 million next year, according to a government briefing note obtained by the official Opposition.“The numbers are just huge,

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Provincial Politics | 206791 hits | 12:32 PM on Saturday | posted by Alta_redneck

Alberta has, in the past, greatly profited from the policy missteps of competing oil jurisdictions. Probably its biggest boost came from Hugo Chavez, the late Venezuelan despot who raised royalties, revised contract terms and talked tough against oil comp

20695

Provincial Politics | 206948 hits | 10:49 PM on Thursday | posted by Alta_redneck

The headline “Wait Watchers” was printed in the newspaper on Wednesday, along with a photo of Hoffman’s face and a pull quote that read, “Overall, the big-picture strategy is still a work in progress.” Some took to social media to express their outrage

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Provincial Politics | 207210 hits | 7:07 PM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb

The next stage of Alberta's carbon plan is under way, with carbon tax rebate cheques arriving to low and middle-income families.

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Provincial Politics | 207442 hits | 7:01 AM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian

Business people in the province are astonished that such a half-baked scheme is actually going ahead

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Provincial Politics | 207164 hits | 7:36 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb

What impact will Alberta's new carbon tax have on your electricity bill? Very little, according to those who follow the province's electricity market.

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Provincial Politics | 207048 hits | 8:50 PM on Tuesday | posted by Alta_redneck

The Alberta government is employing what is being viewed as a promotional blitz regarding its controversial carbon tax. Environment Minister Shannon Phillips is hosting province-wide telephone town halls on Tuesday and Wednesday to provide details about t

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Provincial Politics | 207101 hits | 10:44 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is calling on the prime minister to release an un-redacted version of a secret memo prepared for the finance minister that states carbon pricing would “cascade throughout the economy and prices would increase most for goods

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Provincial Politics | 206902 hits | 8:45 AM on Thursday | posted by Alta_redneck

Premier Rachel Notley is planning to meet with B.C. Premier Christy Clark in Ottawa on Friday. One discussion topic will be the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Notley has yet to meet with Clark since the Trudeau government approved the Kinder Morgan pr

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Provincial Politics | 207404 hits | 12:16 PM on Monday | posted by Alta_redneck

Government house leader Brian Mason has called on Wildrose Leader Brian Jean to denounce “Trump-style hate politics” in Alberta. Mason made the comments on his way into Cabinet Monday morning, in response to an anti-carbon tax rally in Edmonton over the

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Provincial Politics | 206931 hits | 2:22 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog

Federal Conservative leadership hopeful Chris Alexander says he didn't stop a crowd calling for Alberta Premier Rachel Notley to be locked up because politicians need to listen to constituents.

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Provincial Politics | 207029 hits | 11:20 PM on Saturday | posted by Alta_redneck

Premier Rachel Notley must rethink her government’s plan to impose a carbon tax on already cash-strapped Albertans, a boisterous crowd of protesters, conservative politicians and commentators said Saturday during a rally at the legislature.The “Families f

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