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Alberta Minute: Referendum Opportunity, Summer Reopening, and Taxpayers On The Hook Again

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

 

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Alberta Minute: Staged Reopening, Amendments Fail, and Sky Palace Shenanigans

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

 

Alberta Legislature by IQRemix on Flickr

 


Referenda and Recall Must Be Fixed

 

 

Recently, the Alberta government introduced Bill 51, the Citizen Initiative Act and Bill 52, the Recall Act.

While both bills are a big step forward for democracy in Alberta, both bills also contain major flaws that need correcting before they are passed into law.

Please read on for an explanation of the problems with these two bills, and how you can get involved and help fix them!

 


Alberta Minute: COVID Reopening, Tap Turning, and a Pandemic Misery Report

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

 

Alberta Legislature by IQRemix on Flickr

 


Alberta Minute: Legislature Returns, School Returns, and Drone Spying Shot Down

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

 

Alberta Legislature by IQRemix on Flickr

 


Alberta Minute: MLAs Expelled, Judges Vacant, and a Pipeline Dispute Delayed

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

 

Alberta Legislature by IQRemix on Flickr

 


Alberta Minute: More Restrictions, More Protests, and a Lapsed Law Will Return

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

 

Alberta Legislature by IQRemix on Flickr

 


Alberta Minute: Legislature Paused, More Restrictions, and Trans Mountain Pipeline Blocked By Hummingbirds

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

 

Alberta Legislature by IQRemix on Flickr

 


Alberta Minute: Federal Budget, Provincial Response, and More Schools Move Online

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

 

Alberta Legislature by IQRemix on Flickr

 


How The Federal Budget Impacts Alberta

 

 

The federal government just tabled their budget (finally!).

The headline?

The deficits are alarming, the debt is staggering, and Ottawa clearly has no intention of stopping their intrusions into areas of provincial jurisdictions anytime soon.

In short, bad news for Alberta.