Alberta Politics

[Greenspace]

"I am pleased to uncork this potential relationship and allow our partnership to flow. Water to wine, so to speak"

From vine to wine, B.C. and Alberta reach deal

An agreement between the governments of Alberta and British Columbia (B.C.) will allow wineries in B.C. and Alberta to sell directly to consumers in these provinces.

www.alberta.ca

 

[David A]

Smith has probably been too busy attacking the new Federal dental program to pay attention to the shortcomings in Alberta's prescription and dental programs.

Report reveals low-income Albertans falling through cracks of health benefits program​

MSN

 

[kcantor]

Sooo…

Also in the news today it’s being reported that “the size of Canada's public service has ballooned by 42 per cent since the 2015 election of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, while Canada's population increased by around 14 per cent.”

“In a report from earlier this year on the federal government's third supplementary estimates of the 2023-24 fiscal year, Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux pointed out that personnel spending within the federal government was steadily increasing, reaching a record high $67.4 billion in 2022-23.”

“Personnel spending rose steadily since the 2016-17 fiscal year, when payroll costs amounted to $40.2 billion.”

It’s worth emphasizing that this isn’t a 2/3 increase in the cost of programs and services provided by our federal government, it’s a 2/3 increase in the cost of our federal bureaucracy in less than 8 years.

 

[David A]

Adult supervision is needed and has been for some time. Its a common theme Federally and Provincially here in Alberta.

More unfortunately for the Feds, they do not have a current windfall from resource revenues to help cover up their budgeting and management shortcomings.

 

[MacLac]

"I am pleased to uncork this potential relationship and allow our partnership to flow. Water to wine, so to speak"

From vine to wine, B.C. and Alberta reach deal

An agreement between the governments of Alberta and British Columbia (B.C.) will allow wineries in B.C. and Alberta to sell directly to consumers in these provinces.

www.alberta.ca

I'm still of the opinion of Redford back in her day of boycotting BC wine! Since they didn't want our oil "running through our province," why should we buy their wine? Coincidentally they also didn't want "us" running through their province either. Remember when AB license plates and corresponding vehicles were being targeted?

Haven't bought a bottle since and never will.

 

[The_Cat]

Tyler Shandro cleared of professional misconduct by Law Society of Alberta tribunal

A Law Society of Alberta tribunal has cleared former Alberta cabinet minister Tyler Shandro of professional misconduct.

edmontonjournal.com

 

[YEG imagineer]

So you can be an a hole and worse and still be a lawyer. And lawyers wonder why the public doesn't really like them.

 

[David A]

Not surprising, given he has friends in high places. Sadly, I suppose now there is a precedent for every other lawyer who behaves badly to get away with it too.

 

[Whattagame]

I'm dealing with a lawyer right now who keeps breaking the law, so this is just super.

 

[Gronk!]

Marlaina is skirting the rules again

Smith says no wrongdoing under new ethics rules after Oilers playoff tickets gifted

Alberta's premier is defending her decision to accept Edmonton Oilers playoff tickets after the UCP government loosened ethics rules.

edmonton.ctvnews.ca

 

[David A]

$70 million and all we really got was a few hockey tickets for UCP cabinet ministers. Sounds like a heck of a deal Dani!

Lots of money wasted, but hey no laws were broken, at least not after the government changed them.

 

[Gus Haynes]

Convenient (and disgusting) how she loosened the old rules to permit this type of personal enrichment.

I'm old enough to remember when she would have cried bloody murder if Alison Redford pulled this type of stunt.

 

[trevorhayden]

Did anyone hear about Steve Wong, the young man who was diagnosed with gastric cancer with a good prognosis? He tragically died on Friday, 16 weeks after his diagnosis. His final days were extremely painful as the tumour grew and fractured his spine. He never got an oncologist appointment. Danielle Smith, the health minister, and the whole UCP caucus have Steve's blood on their hands. I was wondering why he was ignored. Do you think it was due to racism?

 

[TAS]

Alberta’s renewable energy pause has left legacy of cancelled development: study | Globalnews.ca

The report also says none of the guidelines for renewables development have been finalized.

globalnews.ca

"Alberta’s seven-month moratorium on renewable power approvals has left a legacy of dozens of cancelled projects and legal uncertainty, says an analysis done on the one-year anniversary of the move.

The clean energy think tank the Pembina Institute says in a report released Friday that 53 wind and solar projects were abandoned after the United Conservative Party government paused approvals for seven months then failed to clarify new rules for those developments."

 

[SarcasticMarmot]

Alberta’s renewable energy pause has left legacy of cancelled development: study | Globalnews.ca

The report also says none of the guidelines for renewables development have been finalized.

globalnews.ca

"Alberta’s seven-month moratorium on renewable power approvals has left a legacy of dozens of cancelled projects and legal uncertainty, says an analysis done on the one-year anniversary of the move.

The clean energy think tank the Pembina Institute says in a report released Friday that 53 wind and solar projects were abandoned after the United Conservative Party government paused approvals for seven months then failed to clarify new rules for those developments."

So many jobs.