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Labour federation says energy companies made millions exploiting government loophole
Mar 7, 2012

EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour says energy companies exploited a loophole in the province’s drilling stimulus programs, forcing the province to spend about $2.9 billion, more than double […]

Tories must not use public purse for partisan gain
Mar 7, 2012

Government advertising should be used to inform the public about programs and services, not to promote the party in power. The Redford government’s new $425,000 ad campaign on its recently […]

Alberta politics in dire straits
Mar 7, 2012

Politics in Alberta. Money for nothing and the cheques for free. Dire straits indeed. Let’s hope somewhere in their skulls or souls they know it’s wrong. We can always hope […]

Corbella: Tory bullies lose their hand with poker-faced advocate
Mar 6, 2012

Linda Sloan would make one great poker player. The president of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association was handed a royal flush late last week, and when given the opportunity to […]

Byproducts of power can be strange
Mar 6, 2012

Low-level bullying is bad, but high-level bulling is fine. There’s the latest news flash from an inconsistent government. For writing a stupid letter to a local school board, PC MLA […]

Political funding spurs 52 probes
Mar 6, 2012

Alberta’s chief electoral officer is now investigating more than 50 cases of alleged illegal donations to political parties – and actively weighing how best to penalize those responsible. According to […]