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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Registrar clears petroleum producers of breaking the rules: Group alleged to have influenced government PR strategy
Nov 29, 2011

Alberta’s lobbyist registrar has cleared the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers of any wrongdoing after allegations the group tried to influence government public relations strategy. “CAPP is not in breach […]

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Alberta worked with industry on fracking PR strategy
Nov 29, 2011

The Alberta government met privately with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers to discuss a joint public relations campaign designed to counter “misinformation” about the controversial shale-gas fracking industry in […]

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