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NDP says it would cancel corporate tax breaks, raise income taxes on high earners in shadow budget

By Catherine Griwkowsky December 10, 2019

Alberta’s Opposition NDP outlined its own approach to the province’s finances Monday, proposing tax increases on corporations and high-income earners in its first shadow budget.

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UCP informs unions it is slashing thousands more public sector jobs

By Catherine Griwkowsky December 2, 2019

Public sector unions in Alberta learned of massive layoffs on Friday, with up to 5,900 full-time jobs on the chopping block over the next three years, including 2,500 Government of Alberta positions.

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Government fires Election Commissioner Lorne Gibson in the midst of investigation into UCP leadership race

By Catherine Griwkowsky November 19, 2019

A government bill tabled Monday aims to dissolve the Office of the Alberta Election Commissioner and fire its head, Lorne Gibson, partway through an ongoing investigation into the United Conservative Party’s 2017 leadership campaign.

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Government distances itself from $900K contract between public inquiry commissioner and his son’s law firm

By Catherine Griwkowsky November 15, 2019

NDP Democracy and Ethics critic Heather Sweet said Alberta’s ethics commissioner should investigate whether the man leading a provincial inquiry broke ethics rules when he awarded a $905,000 contract to a Calgary law firm where his son is a partner.

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‘Unprecedented’ trio of investigations uncover conflicts of interest, gross mismanagement of public funds and oversight failures at AER

By Catherine Griwkowsky October 7, 2019

Three investigations into the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) found "gross mismanagement and waste of public funds" by Jim Ellis, the agency's former CEO, that left taxpayers on the hook for $2.3 million.

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Government ‘very likely’ to offer curtailment exemptions for companies that pick up crude-by-rail contracts

By Catherine Griwkowsky September 17, 2019

Speaking to Bloomberg’s editorial board in New York City on Monday, Kenney gave his strongest indication yet that Alberta may ease oil production curtailments on companies that offer to increase shipping by rail.

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Battle over plastics simmers as Alberta looks to diversify its economy

By Catherine Griwkowsky September 5, 2019

For the provincial government and the petrochemical industry, plastic production is a beacon of hope for the future of Alberta’s natural resources industry. For environmentalists, it represents a threat to the planet.

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Government appoints panel for supervised consumption site review

By Catherine Griwkowsky August 20, 2019

An eight-person committee, chaired by former Edmonton police chief Rod Knecht, will review crime and safety issues associated with supervised drug consumption sites in Alberta, but will not touch on how the services they provide help reduce overdoses and save lives.

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A look inside Jason Kenney’s premier’s office

By Catherine Griwkowsky July 25, 2019

Premier Jason Kenney announced the first of his senior staff hires just days after winning the spring election — but two months into the job a clearer picture has emerged of who is working under his wing.

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Legislature pulls all-nighter to pass bargaining rights bill as unions prepare for court challenge

By Catherine Griwkowsky June 21, 2019

About 180,000 public sector workers in Alberta could lose some of their bargaining rights after the legislature held an all-night session to pass the contentious Bill 9, Public Sector Wage Arbitration Deferral Act.

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