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2000 May Discussion Paper Response Joint Worksite Health and Safety Committee Regulations
Mar 4, 2010

2000 May Discussion Paper Response Joint Worksite Health and Safety Committee Regulations

Stelmach’s Tories face gooey problem as more bitumen upgrading leaves Alberta
Mar 3, 2010

The amount of oilsands bitumen being upgraded in Alberta continues to sink — leaving the government well short of its target — with Syncrude the latest in a growing number […]

Minimum wage to remain the same
Mar 2, 2010

The Minister of Employment and Immigration Thomas Lukaszuk announced recently that minimum wage in the province would remain at $8.80 per hour, dismantling a system of wage increase less than […]

Construction industry had most workplace fatalities in Alberta
Mar 1, 2010

The construction industry had the highest number of workplace fatalities of any sector in Alberta in 2009, but this figure is the lowest in the last five years. Alberta’s Ministry […]

Big union campaign deflated by reality
Feb 25, 2010

It’s tough enough running a public sector union in a province like Alberta, where fat cats get a pass and working stiffs the straight-arm. So when the provincial government’s latest […]

Start moving forward,’ Alberta left urged: Parkland Institute head tells progressives to lay out their education and health-care vision for province
Feb 14, 2010

Alberta’s progressives should stop defending the status quo and start defining their own visions for provincial policy, the head of the left-wing Parkland Institute said Saturday. In a fiery address […]