Alberta Update: November 17, 2023
This Week Pushing back on federal government’s labelling of plastic: Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Rebecca Schulz released a joint statement after the Federal Court of Canada sided with Alberta. The court ruled that the federal Liberal government’s decision to list plastics as toxic was unreasonable and unconstitutional. In September 2022, former Premier […]
Alberta Update: November 10, 2023
This Week Legislation: 2 pieces of government legislation were introduced this week. The proposed bills include: Refocusing health care: The week the Government of Alberta announced significant changes to the way health care is delivered to Albertans. The new system will be organized into four organizations operating under a single health care system. The four organizations are: Alberta Health Services (AHS) […]
Alberta Update: November 3, 2023
This Week Speech from the Throne: On Monday, the Legislature kicked off the fall session with the Speech from the Throne. Read the highlights from the Speech from the Throne here. Legislation: 6 pieces of government legislation were introduced. These proposed bills include: Protection from future tax hikes: Bill 1, the Alberta Taxpayer Protection Amendment Act, 2023, delivers on the government’s campaign promise that Albertans […]
Alberta Update: October 20, 2023
This Week Improving access to healthcare: As one of the government’s top priorities, Minister LaGrange announced the adoption of several recommendations from the Modernizing Alberta’s Primary Health Care System (MAPS) report. These recommendations include creating a primary health care division within Alberta Health, increasing funding for family doctors and nurse practitioners, and introducing a payment system to […]
Alberta Update: October 13, 2023
This Week Premier Smith’s one-year anniversary: This past week marked one year since Premier Smith was sworn into office. On the occasion, the Premier released a statement reflecting on the progress made in the past 12 months giving special attention to Alberta’s work fighting against the federal government, addressing the affordability crisis, getting Alberta’s fiscal house in […]
Alberta Update: October 6, 2023
This Week $330 million to revitalize downtown Calgary: This week, the Government of Alberta’s commitment to invest $330 million into the City of Calgary was approved by cabinet and Treasury Board. The investment is targeting improvements in the Calgary arena and entertainment district that are estimated to result in four million square feet of mixed-use development. Once complete, […]
Alberta Update: September 29, 2023
This Week Opposing federal electricity regulations: Alberta is launching a national advertising campaign to inform Canadians about the effects of the federal Liberal government’s proposed Clean Electricity Regulations (CER). Alberta’s advertising campaign highlights risks such as increasing power bills, driving out investment, and putting grid reliability at risk. Alberta is still moving towards a carbon-neutral power grid by 2050 through the Emissions Reduction […]
This Week In Alberta August 25, 2023
This Week $13.6 million for emerging digital technology: Alberta’s government announced it would invest $13.6 million to support emerging technology companies. The program will support 19 partners ranging from university researchers to Alberta IoT allowing them to access resources to advance their prototypes for the marketplace. The funding is part of the Alberta Innovates’ Ecosystem Development Partnerships […]
This Week In Alberta August 18, 2023
This Week Increasing access to lab testing: Earlier this month, Alberta Precision Laboratories began offering lab services to Calgarians to address delays and wait times. In addition to offering services in hospitals and services to Calgarians, Alberta Precision Laboratories and DynaLIFE have agreed to work together to offer services in all regions of the province. The move […]
This Week In Alberta August 4, 2023
This Week 4 new mandate letters: As of last week, mandate letters for eighteen ministries were released. This week, the Premier issued a further four letters outlining the priorities of the government. These include mandate letters for the following ministers: $45 million for hydrogen innovation: In conjunction with Alberta’s Hydrogen Roadmap, the province announced two hydrogen funding competitions through the Alberta Innovates’ […]