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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 […]

November 2011: Canadian Wheat Board; Keystone XL decision; Occupy Movement; health and safety blitzes
Nov 29, 2011

Prairie labour groups defend Canadian Wheat Board The The Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba Federations of Labour united to defend the Canadian Wheat Board against attack from the Harper government. In […]