Tag Archives: Provincial Politics
Alberta changing rules to help municipalities attract business with tax breaks
EDMONTON -- Alberta has introduced legislation that would give municipalities more flexibility to offer business tax breaks.The bill, introduced by Municipal Affairs Minister Kaycee Madu, would allow ...
Jun 04, 2019 Minister Madu, with MLA Jordan Walker, MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk, MLA Nate Glubish, Mayor Rod Frank and Patrick Shaver
Alberta makes it official; Bill passed and proclaimed to kill carbon tax
EDMONTON -- Alberta's consumer carbon tax is now officially gone.Members of the legislature voted last night to pass the bill that repeals the tax, and it was signed into law by Lt.-Gov. Lois Mitchell...
Jun 04, 2019 Alberta Legislature - LethbridgeNewsNOW
Alberta makes it official: Bill passed and proclaimed to kill carbon tax
EDMONTON - Alberta's consumer carbon tax is now officially gone. Members of the legislature voted last night to pass the bill that repeals the tax, and it was signed into law by Lt.-Gov. Lois Mit...
Jun 04, 2019
Trudeau says carbon tax can help deal with extreme weather, Alberta fires
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal carbon tax will help deal with extreme weather events such as fires in northern Alberta. Trudeau says Canadians are seeing the impact of...
Jun 04, 2019
Kenney says carbon taxes won't help stop forest fire threat
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says forest fires have always been around and carbon taxes won't do anything to change that. Kenney says a number of factors, including climate change,...
May 31, 2019
Alberta passes law to kill provincial carbon tax, as federal tax looms
EDMONTON -- Alberta's consumer carbon tax is dead, setting the stage for a showdown with Ottawa over the imposition of a new one. The province cancelled its tax on gasoline at the pumps and on home he...
May 30, 2019 Premier Jason Kenny - The Canadian Press
Alberta passes law to kill provincial carbon tax, federal tax looms
EDMONTON - Alberta's consumer carbon tax is dead, setting the stage for a showdown with Ottawa over the imposition of a new one.The province cancelled its tax on gasoline at the pumps and on home heat...
May 30, 2019
Alberta throne speech followed by bill to repeal provincial carbon tax
EDMONTON, AB - The new Alberta government has set its first legislature sitting in motion with a throne speech followed immediately by a bill to repeal the provincial carbon tax. Lt.-Gov. Lois Mitchel...
May 22, 2019 Throne Speech at the Provincial Legislature
Alberta UCP members sworn in at legislature and new Speaker elected
EDMONTON -- It's officially a full house at the Alberta legislature.The 63 members of the United Conservative caucus, including Premier Jason Kenney, have been sworn in at the legislature.They join 24...
May 21, 2019 LethbridgeNewsNOW
UPDATE: Permission granted to raise Pride flag in Taber
Taber, AB - UPDATE: Terence Harding, Infrastructure Ministry Spokesperson confirms to LNN that the Pride Flag will fly in front of the provincial building in Taber for one week, beginning June 1. Hard...
May 21, 2019 Rainbow Pride Flag