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Summer sitting winds down after two overnight debate sessions

By Catherine Griwkowsky July 30, 2020

Standing next to a stack of 34 government bills and one UCP backbencher bill, Premier Jason Kenney recapped the summer sitting, which wrapped up after an evening session that lasted until 8 a.m. on Wednesday.

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School to resume this fall under ‘near normal’ conditions

By Catherine Griwkowsky July 22, 2020

Premier Jason Kenney and Education Minister Adriana LaGrange confirmed schools will be reopening under near-normal conditions, with no cap on class sizes, in September and won’t get additional money for upgrades.

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UCP closing Lethbridge safe consumption site following financial audit

By Catherine Griwkowsky July 17, 2020

Associate Minister for Mental Health and Addictions Jason Luan is shutting down Lethbridge’s supervised consumption site, ARCHES, after an audit turned up more than $1.6 million in financial irregularities.

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Revamped petrochemical grant program will have no funding cap

By Catherine Griwkowsky July 10, 2020

The UCP government is switching Alberta’s petrochemical diversification program (PDP) from a royalty credit deferral to a grant program.

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UCP overhauls municipal election rules ahead of 2021

By Catherine Griwkowsky June 25, 2020

The UCP tabled new legislation that makes a fleet of changes to municipal fundraising rules ahead of the 2021 elections.

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Panel recommends a Wexit from the RCMP, CPP

By Catherine Griwkowsky June 18, 2020

A month after the Fair Deal panel’s report was handed over to the government, Premier Jason Kenney and Solicitor General Doug Schweitzer publicly released it Wednesday.

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UCP aims to temporarily ban commercial evictions, but questions linger over the legislation’s mechanisms

By Catherine Griwkowsky June 17, 2020

A new Alberta bill aims to ban commercial evictions until the end of summer for businesses hard hit by the pandemic, but questions remain over how the legislation will be enforced.

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Coal mining to be permitted in previously protected areas

By Catherine Griwkowsky May 25, 2020

All but the most environmentally sensitive areas in the Rocky Mountains and foothills are now available for open-pit mining, following the government’s recent repeal of a series of coal regulations covering the Eastern Slopes.

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Premier promises action after Joe Biden vows to quash Keystone XL

By Catherine Griwkowsky May 20, 2020

U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden will rip up the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline if he takes a seat in the White House early next year, according to his campaign team.

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School reopening plans hazy

By Catherine Griwkowsky May 7, 2020

Education Minister Adriana LaGrange outlined three potential paths for how Alberta’s students will resume their education in September, but she was scant on the details.

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