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URGENT ACTION: Join campaign to stop the dismantlement of the Canadian Wheat Board
Dec 12, 2011

Issue: The Harper government’s bid to dismantle the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and undermine rural Prairie communities through Bill C-18, now before the Senate. Action Requested: Take part in an […]

Western premiers meet here to stoke ‘economic powerhouse’
Dec 12, 2011

EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Alison Redford will host her counterparts from Saskatchewan and B.C. on Tuesday to discuss the direction of the New West Partnership. The partnership, established in April […]

2011 Dec Submission on 2012 Budget
Dec 9, 2011

2011 Dec Submission on 2012 Budget

Labour group offers real solutions to Alberta’s deficit problems: Wealthy province can afford to protect services by adopting simple revenue fixes, says AFL
Dec 9, 2011

The Alberta government must do a better job of collecting revenue to provide the vital public services Albertans have clearly said they want, according to the 2012 Budget submission sent […]

New evidence shows Lobbyist Registrar missed the mark in his report on cozy relationship between government and energy industry: AFL calls for new investigation based on documents showin…
Nov 30, 2011

EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour today released new evidence that sheds more light on the energy industry’s extraordinary influence over government public communication plans on shale gas and […]

Labour federation asks ethics commissioner to reopen lobbying investigation
Nov 30, 2011

EDMONTON – Two days after an investigation declared the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers not guilty of breaking lobbying laws, Alberta’s ethics commissioner said he will review newly released government […]