Commentary The Alberta election campaign is now underway. Polls indicate that it will be a tight race between Danielle Smith’s UCP and Rachel Notley’s NDP. With the NDP well ahead in Edmonton and with most of rural Alberta locked in for the UCP, the election will almost certainly come down to Calgary, where the UCP…
Michael Zwaagstra: Alberta Election Will Impact Schools in a Big Way
May 1, 2023
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Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley Promises to Recruit Doctors, Fund Vaccination If Elected
As the first day of the Alberta provincial election began with the drop of the writ, New Democrat Party leader Rachel Notley was on the campaign trail in Calgary, promising to protect Albertans’ pensions and end the health care crisis. At a news conference on May 1, Notley said if elected on May 29, her…
Danielle Smith Begins Day 1 of Election Campaign With Promise of Tax Cuts
As the first day of Alberta’s provincial election officially kicks off on May 1, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is pledging to cut taxes if her UCP government is re-elected. Smith said she would create a new 8 percent tax bracket for families earning under $60,000 per year. This measure, according to Smith, would mean a…
UCP Questions NDP Leader Rachel Notley’s Husband’s Role in Alberta Election
With an election announcement imminent, Alberta Premier and United Conservative Party (UCP) Leader Danielle Smith is questioning whether NDP Opposition Leader Rachel Notley’s husband is using union funds to pay for attack ads against the UCP. Notley’s husband, Lou Arab, is a self-described “political field activist, union communicator.” According to his LinkedIn profile, he works…
Alberta Election Campaign to Officially Start on May 1
April 30, 2023
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On the eve of the election writ drop in Alberta, both candidates for premier are firing up political support with campaign-style rallies. As of May 1, the current official opposition New Democrat Party (NDP) and the reigning United Conservative Party (UCP) will have less than 30 days to convince voting-age Albertans whom to elect as the next…
Alberta Election Writ Days Away, NDP and UCP Pledge No Personal Tax Increases If Elected
EDMONTON—Days away from an expected election writ being dropped in Alberta, both the NDP and UCP have announced they will not increase provincial personal income taxes if elected, in what is shaping up to be a hotly contested leadership race. The United Conservative Party (UCP) and Premier Danielle Smith took that promise one step further…
Alberta’s UCP, NDP Launch Media Access Battles Ahead of Provincial Election
The Alberta United Conservative Party (UCP) and the Opposition New Democrat Party (NDP) are each suggesting that the other party is dodging media questions ahead of the provincial election on May 29. Premier Danielle Smith said on April 14 that she would accept just one question from each reporter at news conferences during the campaign…
Prairie Premiers Ask Trudeau to Distance Feds From Justice Minister’s Remarks on Resource Jurisdiction
April 11, 2023
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The three Prairie premiers have issued a joint statement demanding that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirm that his justice minister didn’t speak for the federal government when he told First Nations chiefs he would look into a request to rescind those provincial governments’ jurisdiction over natural resources. The April 11 joint statement said Trudeau “needs…
Prairie Premiers Ask Trudeau to ‘Immediately Retract’ Minister’s Remarks on Natural Resources Agreement
April 11, 2023
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The three Prairie premiers have issued a joint statement demanding that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirm that his justice minister didn’t speak for the federal government when he told First Nations chiefs he would look into a request to rescind those provincial governments’ jurisdiction over natural resources. The April 11 joint statement said Trudeau “needs…
Ethics Commissioner Launches Probe on Whether AB Premier Smith Interfered in Justice
Alberta’s Ethics Commissioner has started an investigation into whether Alberta Premier Danielle interfered with the administration of justice in a prosecution case related to COVID-19 restrictions. “The Premier welcomes this investigation, is fully cooperating with the Commissioner, and is confident this examination will confirm there has been no such interference,” Smith’s office said in a statement…
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