Alberta Minute: Filibusters, Taxes, and Pipelines

Alberta Minute - Your weekly one-minute summary of Alberta politics.

This Week In Alberta:

• In the Legislature, Bill 2 (An Act to Make Alberta Open for Business), Bill 3 (Job Creation Tax Cut), and Bill 4 (Red Tape Reduction Act), are all at Committee of the Whole.
  
  
• Bill 7 (Municipal Government Property Tax Incentives), and Bill 8 (Education Amendment), are at Second Reading.
  
  
• Bill 5 (Supplementary Supply) and Bill 6 (Interim Supply), originally expected to be introduced last week, will now be introduced this week.

Last Week In Alberta:

• The Legislature debated for more than 24-hours straight, from Wednesday night to Thursday night, as the NDP filibustered Bill 2, which changes labour laws. The Bill passed regardless.
  
  
• The Government re-announced their plan to create a $30 million Energy War Room. Other than it being based in Calgary, there weren't too many details about exactly how it will work.

• The Canadian Taxpayers Federation are conducting a Canada-wide tour highlighting the cost to Canada (and Alberta) of lost oil revenue due to a lack of pipelines.

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