Tag: Election 2012

‘Pork-barrel politics,’ says political science professor Several Alberta post-secondary institutions gave tens of thousands of dollars in illegal donations to the provincial Progressive Conservative party, in one case with the […]

Liberals say government is ‘hiding abysmal record’ until after election CALGARY — A regular Alberta Health Services three-month report card on wait times and medical data across the province will […]

EDMONTON – The spring session of the Alberta legislature moved close to the finish line Tuesday, beginning the countdown to the kickoff of the provincial election. MLAs debated several pieces […]

There have been more than 1,000 confirmed cases of elderly and disabled Albertans being abused in provincially funded facilities over the past seven years and thousands more have filed complaints […]

Hundreds face living on Calgary streets About 200 more people might be living on Calgary’s streets April 1 if the provincial government carries through with a plan to slash $575,000 […]

The Progressive Conservative government’s failure to move quickly on whistleblower legislation is a missed opportunity to improve accountability in a government plagued with accusations of heavy handedness, critics say. Premier […]

City council displayed a brilliant act of mathemagic Monday by shuffling the no-win hand dealt by the province to keep the property tax increase at six per cent. It’s still […]

The New Democratic Party has a candidate running in all 87 provincial ridings, beating even the ruling Tory government to full slate status. In Edmonton-Goldbar candidate Marlin Schmidt has been […]

Minister reaches out to medical association EDMONTON – Health Minister Fred Horne stood his ground on the nature of the province’s public health-care inquiry Saturday, indicating recent calls from representatives […]

The province will be making announcements about new school projects in the next few days, Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk told Alberta teachers at a pre-election forum Saturday. He added a […]

The management of Alberta’s 171 billion barrels of proven oil reserves will be a major election issue, with political parties at odds about everything from upgrading to pipelines to environmental […]

As shocking as it is an ambulance crew was used by a for-profit Edmonton nursing home to evict an 80-year-old grandmother afflicted with dementia and dump her at a public […]

EDMONTON – A group of “nervous nellies” within the Tory caucus have told colleagues they want the upcoming spring election pushed back into May to give the party more time […]

CALGARY — Alberta’s opposition parties are having a spectacular week. Day after day they pummel the PCs in the legislature, enjoying a free campaign platform courtesy of the Redford government. […]

Supportive living complexes may be unsafe, officials say Over a quarter of residents in Alberta’s supported living facilities may be unsafe because there is insufficient staffing and care for their […]

Liberals Raj Sherman and Hugh MacDonald questioned the Redford government in the legislature Tuesday over the “generous” donations party leadership candidates received during last year’s contest, noting that one donor […]

CALGARY — Usually full of hearty PC cheer, the latest newsletter from Premier Alison Redford’s party to its members comes close to pushing the panic button. The looming campaign “will […]

Statements from press conference, 10:00 a.m., March 14, 2012 Family Statement, March 14, 2012 Noel Sommerville Statement, March 14, 2012 Family of evicted long-term-care patient attacks plans for more privatization […]

When the business of politics is at its most cutthroat – which is to say during an election campaign – does a politician get what he or she pays for, […]

In a preview of upcoming provincial election debates, Health Minister Fred Horne took on four party leaders Monday night in a town hall discussion on the future of health care […]

Reimbursements by Opposition ‘stunts,’ Redford charges Premier Alison Redford on Monday ordered Conservative MLAs to stop accepting committee pay until a salary review is complete. She hasn’t, however, asked government […]

CALGARY — Blasted for days over the legislature committee that paid real money for fictional work, Premier Alison Redford must be kicking herself. The premier could have been the hero […]

For years, every health-care expert in Alberta has said that one of the main solutions for better emergency room access is more long-term care beds. The government has said it, […]

‘These are the issues that we need to talk about in an election,’ premier tells reporters Premier Alison Redford remains committed to calling an election immediately after the provincial budget […]