The CTF’s Alberta director Franco Terrazzano says it is clear we are not all in this together and is calling on Premier Jason Kenney to assure these pay raises do not increase taxes for Albertans.
Alberta
So a Segway cop rolls up to an anti-lockdown protest in Red Deer, Alberta…
Albertans are experiencing something we would have thought was unthinkable just a few short months ago. The government of Alberta has made protesting the government itself illegal.
Canada’s first case of South African COVID-19 variant found in Alberta
Alberta’s chief medical health officer made the announcement about the new variant in a tweet late Friday afternoon. Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the person is believed to have contracted the illness while travelling and is in quarantine.
Should voters be able to fire politicians between elections?
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has promised to move ahead with voter recall legislation, which would give voters a mechanism to oust their municipal and provincial elected officials without having to wait until the next election, assuming certain criteria are met.
Charges laid after pro-Trump rally in Red Deer
The RCMP has charged the organizer of a pro-Trump rally in Red Deer for breaking the Alberta government’s lockdown orders.
Fort McMurray MLA is still in Mexico, with party unable to reach him
Tany Yao, the United Conservative Party representative from Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo, Alberta, is the latest Canadian politician to feel that he is above the COVID-19 travel restrictions put in place by his own party.
Family of murdered Calgary police officer issues statement
The family of slain Calgary police officer Sgt. Andrew Harnett has issued a statement Monday about his love of Calgary, Canada and duty.
Harnett was killed New Year’s Eve in a hit-and-run after pulling over a car in Falconridge that had mismatched licence plates.
Police allege a 17-year-old male was the driver along with a 19-year-old passenger. Both have been charged with first-degree murder.
Alberta restaurant shut down for serving laid-off staff
Alberta announced a mandatory closure of all dine-in service at restaurants, pubs, bars, lounges and cafes on Dec. 13. Restaurants can only provide take-away and delivery service.
Aloha, Allard: Angry constituents hang sign greeting Alberta minister from Hawaii
A minister who vacationed in Hawaii against the advice of her own government to stay at home to slow the spread of COVID-19 is returning to a number of voters upset over the hypocrisy.
A sign hung over the weekend in front of Tracy Allard’s constituency office reads, “Welcome Home. #AlohaAllard.”
Ford and Kenney shed their populist skins to reveal their inner elitist
Federally, the Conservatives regularly rail against Justin Trudeau’s entitlement, slamming the perception that he believes the rules apply to everyone else, but not to him.
And yet, we are watching and seeing that Conservative politicians are turning out to be a bunch of entitled hypocrites, who demonstrate the same behaviour they attack in others.
Alberta Minister of Municipal Affairs Tracy Allard will face no consequences for her Hawaiian vacation
CBC News reported on New Years’ Eve that Allard, the rookie UCP MLA for Grande Prairie, visited Hawaii on a family vacation earlier in December. She was out of the province from December 19 to December 26.
Hate crime committed at Catholic church in Edmonton
Police say on Dec. 13, a man allegedly interrupted the service with offensive comments and gestures. He also filmed the incident, before posting it on social media.
Premier Kenney refuses to discipline Alberta MLAs, government staff over international travel
Kenney made the remarks in a New Year’s Day press conference after revelations that MLA Pat Rehn travelled to Mexico and Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard travelled to Hawaii.
PM Trudeau tops CTF’s naughty list; UCP party comes in second
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau topped the Canadian Taxpayers Federation 2020 Naughty List.
“Lying to Canadians and hiking the cost of heating our homes is a sure-fire way to land you on the Naughty List and the prime minister has achieved that in spectacular fashion,” said Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director of the CTF.
After promising not to increase taxes, Trudeau is more than tripling the carbon tax to $170 per tonne by 2030 and he’s also announced a second carbon tax.
Alberta’s United Conservative Party took the second top spot for taking the federal wage subsidy, a payment meant for struggling businesses.