Province
NDP Social Services Critic says AISH changes puts recipients at financial risk
Changing the date on which Albertans receiving AISH and Income Support get their monthly payments may seem like a simple administrative move. […]
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Local News
Shawna Gawreluck chosen as NDP candidate for Morinville-St. Albert
The NDP announced Thursday night that Shawna Gawreluck is the Alberta NDP’s candidate for Morinville-St. Albert in the upcoming 2019 provincial election.
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Columns
National Column: Timing not on Singh’s side to win a federal seat
Jagmeet Singh just can’t catch a break.
With the call of a byelection in the Vancouver-area riding the rookie NDP leader is hoping to soon represent in Parliament only days away, he is losing yet another MP – in this instance to British Columbia’s provincial arena. […]
Columns
National Column: Jagmeet Singh digs himself a deep hole
by Thomas Walkom New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh has opened a new can of worms. His decision to bar […]
Columns
National Column: Singh’s leadership has set the NDP back
Were the federal New Democrats to conduct a leadership review this fall, Jagmeet Singh would likely be handed his walking papers.
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Local News
Gawreluck seeking NDP nod in Morinville-St. Albert
Shawna Gawreluck has announced her intentions to run for the NDP nomination in the new Electoral Division of Morinville-St. Albert.
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Province
Government claims success on the economy; opposition calls it a failure
The Government of Alberta sang its praises Thursday for a growing economy, returning jobs and a decrease in the deficit by $2.5 billion.
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Columns
National Column: Many questions left in Weir ousting
Justice should be blind. It should also not be opaque. In the case of the ousting of Saskatchewan MP Erin Weir from the NDP caucus on Thursday, neither of those fundamental principles was respected. […]
National News
Conservatives call for unity against Trudeau government on pipeline rules
The United Conservatives are calling for MLAs to stand together against the federal Liberal government’s Bill C-69, which they say would make it more difficult for new pipeline projects to get approved, putting a key driver of Alberta’s economy and the thousands of jobs that depend on it in jeopardy. […]
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National Column: Singh must unite a fractious NDP
It’s a divided NDP family that will gather in Ottawa late next week for the party’s first national convention under leader Jagmeet Singh.
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National Column: ‘To demand better, to dream bigger’
Singh’s victory brings diversity, heralds end of baby boomers’ reign in Canadian politics
With the selection of Jagmeet Singh as NDP leader, the 2019 federal leadership lineup is now complete. […]
Province
Government looking to modernize Alberta’s workplace legislation
The Fair and Family-friendly Workplaces Act would support family-friendly workplaces and bring Alberta’s standards into alignment with the rest of Canada, the government said Wednesday.
The government says the proposed changes are the result of previous government reviews as well as consultations with Albertans in a variety of sectors. More than 7,000 submissions were received.
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Province
Van Djiken and other opposition members join business in urging government for more labour consultations
The Wildrose and Progressive Conservative caucuses have joined representatives from Alberta’s business community in calling on the NDP government to “extend and enhance the consultation process” in its review of the Labour Relations and Employment Standards Codes. […]
Columns
National Column: Byelections give Liberals some cause for concern
Gender parity was the hands-down winner of Monday’s five federal byelections. The Conservative brand was a close second, but not necessarily for reasons related to the continuing federal leadership campaign.
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Province
Wildrose report calls for overhaul and transparency in FOIP system
The Wildrose have released a new report to improve transparency and accountability in what they see as a “deteriorating and increasingly secretive” Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) process under the NDP government. […]
Columns
National Column: Rising star is PQ’s latest existential threat
Depending on who one talks to, the NDP’s first Quebec leadership debate drew anywhere from 250 to 400 people on Sunday afternoon in Montreal.
Those are decent enough numbers considering the party could not fill a 500-seat hall in Quebec City for one of the marquee debates that led to the election of Thomas Mulcair as Jack Layton’s successor in 2012. […]