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Descrease article font size Increase article font size One day before a governance agreement between the Alberta government, Legal Aid Alberta and the Law Society of Alberta was set to expire, a new five-year deal has been announced between the three parties. “The provision of legal aid services in Alberta …
Read More »Critic of school pronoun policy is one of two new Alberta senators
A corporate lawyer and a professor who has been a vocal critic of Alberta’s planned legislation on pronouns in schools are both now senators representing the province. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday that Gov.-Gen. Mary Simon has named Daryl Fridhandler and Kristopher Wells to fill vacancies in the Senate. …
Read More »NDP leader Naheed Nenshi on coming out of retirement: ‘We need pragmatic, thoughtful, smart government’
It’s been a month since the newly crowned leader of Alberta’s New Democrats, Naheed Nenshi, came into power. The former Calgary mayor took over from departing NDP leader Rachel Notley in a landslide June vote, capturing 86 per cent of members’ support. With more than 85,000 signed up following the …
Read More »Alberta provides one-time infusion of cash into education following historic enrolment
Alberta schools are seeing an explosion in their enrolment numbers, causing the province to announce a one-time infusion of cash for education. News Source link
Read More »Federal minister Randy Boissonnault defends business ties to lobbyist
A lobbyist with business ties to federal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault met with high-level political staff in six federal departments, including one where Boissonnault was also associate minister, a Global News investigation has found. The meetings, which took place in 2021 and 2022, helped raise $110 million in federal grants …
Read More »Alberta uses Sovereignty Act for 1st time. What happens now?
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s using the province’s Sovereignty Act for the first time to challenge Ottawa’s requirements to have a net-zero electricity grid by 2035. Smith said she wanted to invoke the act to send a message that her government is serious about pushing back against Ottawa’s plan …
Read More »As Alberta eyes more than half of CPP assets, what could a split look like?
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith‘s push for her province to establish its own pension plan and break away from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) leaves many questions swirling for Canadians across the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said earlier this week he is “deeply concerned” over the proposed plans, and that …
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