Anger over Alberta royalty plan to reward companies for cleaning up oil wells
Alberta's United Conservative Party government is facing growing criticism for a plan to give oil companies a royalty credit for cleaning up their old wells.
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The uncomfortable handshake between Alberta Premier Smith and Prime Minister Trudeau
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met face to face with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, in a photo opportunity punctuated by short statements and a very awkward handshake.
Notley calls Smith's plan to pull out of Canada's pension plan a 'risky gamble'
Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith’s government needs to end its fixation with pulling the province out of the Canada Pension Plan.
Liberals ready to delay expansion of medically assisted dying regime
The federal government is expected to introduce a law as early as Thursday to delay the extension of medically assisted dying eligibility to people whose sole condition is a mental disorder.
Feds promise a peek at its sustainable jobs plan in the spring
The Liberals have promised a "just transition act" since at least 2019, and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has been saying it will finally happen this year.
NDP says Alberta premier's review into alleged political interference in prosecutions was bogus
Alberta’s Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith's assurance of a thorough investigation into allegations of interference with Crown prosecutors is "an empty talking point" given new details on the search itself.
Preston Manning's COVID review to replace long-promised Alberta public health panel
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s promise to assemble a panel of medical experts to deliver ongoing advice on public health and COVID-19 will be covered off by former Reform Party Leader Preston Manning’s pandemic review, her office said on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.
Danielle Smith just can’t quit the pandemic
Maybe she’s doing this because she feels beholden to the far-right anti-vaccine supporters in the United Conservative Party, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
No pharmacare bill this year, no more cooperation with Liberals: Jagmeet Singh
New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says if the Liberal government does not introduce and pass a pharmacare bill in the House of Commons this year, he will consider it a deal-breaker.
Ex-Reform leader Preston Manning to chair Alberta's COVID response review
Premier Danielle Smith has struck a committee to investigate how the Alberta government responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, and has appointed former Reform Party leader Preston Manning to chair it.
The ‘just transition’ act won’t cost Alberta jobs — but Danielle Smith might
Danielle Smith says she's fighting the "just transition" in order to protect Alberta jobs. So why is she saying and doing things that could end up costing thousands of them?
Oilsands execs not worried about just transition as they prep for next 'big boom'
The CEOs of some of the biggest oilsands companies in Alberta say transitioning their workforce for a net-zero emissions future isn't about cutting jobs, it's about creating them.
Federal government gives $9.7 million to support jobs in Alberta's hydrogen industry
The federal government delivered nearly $10 million on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, to support Alberta's growing hydrogen industry as the province continues to accuse Ottawa of wanting to shut down jobs in its energy sector.
Danielle Smith is lying to Albertans about the ‘just transition’
Is the federal government planning to phase out hundreds of thousands of jobs in Alberta (and millions across the country) through its "just transition" act? Of course not. But that's not what Alberta's premier and pundits would have us believe.