Kevin Taft has written an op-ed in today’s Edmonton Journal on the province’s most recent budget. One of the big issues he raises is the lack of funding to curb climate change. This government continues to stall and dither on reducing CO2 emissions despite all it’s positive rhetoric.
Please let me know of your thoughts on [...]
On Tuesday unfortunate comments were made by Ted Morton, the Minister of Sustainable Resource Development, disparaging the Charter and making reference to his extreme views on an Alberta ‘firewall’ (independent police force, pension plan and health system, etc) to protect Alberta from Ottawa! This was in response to real concerns about pine beetle threat in [...]
I realize that some people are confused by my statement in the Legislature last week that I did not believe that Alberta could meet the Kyoto target of 6% reduction in greenhouse gases below 1990 levels by 2012. This position is based on two facts: firstly the Alberta government has fiercely denied and delayed action, [...]
I was very pleased to see so many people come out to the rally last Friday at the McDougall Centre to demonstrate to the government that the citizens of Alberta demand responsible use of our land and water resources. There was lots of media coverage, and I hope that the message got across to the [...]
I have received many letters in the past few days regarding the resource development plans in the Marie Lake area. Thank you to everyone who has done this, it definitely helps to keep up the pressure on the government! Below are two recent articles about the issue, as well as the transcripts from [...]
We debated Bill 3 (Climate Change and Emissions Management Amendment Act) for the past two days with two amendments introduced by me yesterday – both of which were rejected by the Conservative and NDP members.
My amendments were:
1)Add to the 12% emission intensity reduction required in the Bill by also requiring a 10% reduction annually until [...]
Marie Lake is a recreational gem in northeastern Alberta but is rapidly becoming a defining issue for Albertans who care about values beyond the exploitation of oil sands. The contested Marie Lake seismic survey kicks off a five to seven year project. It will eventually include a 500-metre vertical mine shaft, horizontal tunneling, upward sloping [...]
Well here I am trying to get active. Since October, 2006 I’ve been trying to meet with my Member of Parliament, Lee Richardson, Conservative, Calgary Centre. I finally got to see him April 04, 2007.  I decided to go there because the Conservative government had withdrawn from the Kyoto Accord. Years earlier I took pride [...]
Several hundred thousand Darfuris have perished in horrible conditions created through the vicious leadership of Sudan. Millions of Sudanese have also been languishing in refugee camps, unheard by the world after three years. Bureaucracy at the UN conspires to block the UN force from going in against the Khartoum government, despite their ‘responsibility to protect’ [...]
Last week we all received a cost-of-living increase of 4.9% as well as a $500 boost to our RRSP. The decision is made every year by the Member Services Committee of the Legislature. We have objected to the process of MLA’s setting their own salaries and requesting an independent committee. No change. I would be more comfortable [...]