Tag: Oil Sands and Energy

WHAT IS HAPPENING? The new Government of Alberta – following through on an election promise – has appointed a Royalty Review Panel to ensure Albertans get a fair price for […]

Urgent Action People versus Profiteers: Demanding justice and equity The Parkland Institute’s Annual Fall Conference will explore why, at a time of remarkable wealth production, the money seems to be […]

Third-party economist’s report shows value-added enterprises would be highly profitable in Alberta Edmonton — A new, comprehensive report on the economics of upgrading and refining in Western Canada shows that […]

Upgrading Our Future: The Economics of In-Province Upgrading The report, entitled “Upgrading Our Future: The Economics of In-Province Upgrading,” was released on Monday, Oct. 6, at an event featuring Alberta […]

Stop Sending Canadian Jobs Down the Pipeline!

2014 Ltr ro Prentice_request for meeting to present info and prespectives about the TFWP

2014 Backgrounder: ATIP Documents on Employers with TFW-Dominated Workforces Backgrounder Issued with AFL News Release: Sep 26 Prentice plan to re-open TFW floodgates would be bad news for working Albertans

Canadians deserve transparency, but Harper Government making it easier to hide TFW abuses Edmonton – In the wake of a series of scandals that have seen Canadians losing their jobs […]

Edmonton – In a press release on Feb. 6, 2014, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) made a mistake in how it identified the employer that had fired 65 Canadian […]

Employers are becoming emboldened as Harper Government continues to turn a blind eye to abuse of TFW program Edmonton – The time has come for Canadian construction workers to express […]

Conditions placed on approval won’t stop pipeline from shipping high-value jobs overseas Edmonton – Despite the evidence that the Northern Gateway will be detrimental to the interests of Canadians, the […]

Pipeline tolls are deductible from royalties; agreement could cost Alberta taxpayers Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour is warning that Albertans could be shortchanged for their natural resources if […]

Urgent Action Parkland Institute Annual Conference The Parkland Institute is putting Facts, Fictions, and the Politics of Truth under the microscope at their 17th Annual Conference, Nov. 22-24 at the […]

Federation of Labour supports East-West connections that keep refining and upgrading jobs in Canada Edmonton – The Alberta Federation of Labour President submitted final arguments to the National Energy Board […]

Energy East no solution on its own, but creates opportunity for upgrading in Canada EDMONTON – The Energy East pipeline is a two-edged sword warns the Alberta Federation of Labour. […]

The provincial government’s demand that Northern Gateway conduct full-scale unannounced marine emergency response drills is not practical, the pipeline company said in its final argument on Monday. Northern Gateway lawyer […]

URGENT ACTION Free Workshop on Access to Information on Friday, June 28 The Alberta Federation of Labour will host a “Lunch and Learn” workshop covering the basics of Alberta’s Freedom […]

2013 Backgrounder_Final Arguments against the Northern Gateway Pipeline

AFL Final Written Argument Northern Gateway Pipeline

TERRACE, B.C. — Enbridge Inc. shot back at critics of its proposed Northern Gateway pipeline Monday, arguing the project is making enormous and costly commitments to avoid accidents and that […]

The Alberta Federation of Labour gave its final arguments against the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline on Monday, begging the joint review panel to reject the project. At a hearing in […]

AFL to make final arguments against Northern Gateway Pipeline EDMONTON – The Alberta Federation of Labour is making the case that the Northern Gateway Pipeline is not in the best […]

When Alberta’s oil sands started being commercially developed almost 50 years ago, the biggest challenge for companies was finding cost-effective production technologies. Producers such as Sun Oil Company (now Suncor […]

Unconventional royalty breakscaused last year’s deficit: confidentialgovernment documents