Author: David | Date: November 27, 2009 | Please Comment!

The Stelmach administration’s latest quarterly financial update is short on details but paints a compelling picture of Conservative leadership failures.
The update claimed $430 million in savings, but noted $575 million in new expenditures. It also notes that over half the Stelmach administration’s cuts are to core public services, which are vital to Alberta’s [...]

Author: David | Date: November 17, 2009 | Please Comment!

This week, the Stelmach administration will attempt to ram Bill 50 through the Legislature. Bill 50 takes away the rights of Albertans to have a say over the construction of new electricity infrastructure. Not only is the Premier taking away your say – the Stelmach administration’s plans to build billions of dollars worth of new [...]

Author: David | Date: November 11, 2009 | Please Comment!

November 11th is a bittersweet occasion, for it commemorates the end of a great war and a return to relative peace, while at the same time honouring and mourning the sacrifices of our veterans.
November 11th is a day of hope and gratitude, sadness and reflection. Though I’m not a veteran, I’ve seen firsthand the [...]

Author: David | Date: November 3, 2009 | Please Comment!

Pandemic influenza is here but should not cause panic. It is similar to seasonal influenza and personal hygiene can prevent much disease.  High risk individuals must be given first access to the vaccine. Then others should be vaccinated to reduce spread.
 
As line-ups continue across the province today, I am hearing from many concerned Albertans about [...]

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Author: David | Date: November 2, 2009 | Please Comment!

As leader of the Official Opposition, I’m calling on Ron Liepert to resign, or be fired.
 
Thousands of high-risk Albertans who should be inoculated against H1N1 have not had access to the potentially life-saving vaccine. After days of six-hour line-ups and inconsistent messages from both the Premier and the Health minister, the Stelmach administration abruptly [...]