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UCP informs unions it is slashing thousands more public sector jobs
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.
Read MoreGovernment fires Election Commissioner Lorne Gibson in the midst of investigation into UCP leadership race
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.
Read MoreGovernment distances itself from $900K contract between public inquiry commissioner and his son’s law firm
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.
Read More‘Unprecedented’ trio of investigations uncover conflicts of interest, gross mismanagement of public funds and oversight failures at AER
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.
Read MoreGovernment ‘very likely’ to offer curtailment exemptions for companies that pick up crude-by-rail contracts
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.
Read MoreBattle over plastics simmers as Alberta looks to diversify its economy
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.
Read MoreGovernment appoints panel for supervised consumption site review
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.
Read MoreA look inside Jason Kenney’s premier’s office
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.
Read MoreLegislature pulls all-nighter to pass bargaining rights bill as unions prepare for court challenge
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.
Read MoreWorking group to end conversion therapy ‘disbanded’
An NDP-created working group to ban the practice conversion therapy has been “disbanded,” but the minister of health denies responsibility.
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