A former Alberta justice minister and MLA has been accused of professional misconduct by the province’s law society. In a hearing schedule posted on the website for the Law Society of Alberta (LSA), lawyer Jonathan Denis faces two citations. The LSA alleges Denis, a King’s Counsel, acted for an individual identified as R.M. while in…
Alberta Government Says Feds’ Budget Lacks Fiscal Responsibility
The Alberta government expressed concern about the level of spending in the federal budget tabled Tuesday, which anticipates $43 billion in net new spending over six years, even as federal debt has hit an eyewatering $1.18 trillion. President of the Alberta Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Travis Toews said the province was analyzing the…
Alberta Announces Plan to Crack Down on Oil Companies Owing Unpaid Property Taxes
The province of Alberta announced Monday it will order that any oilpatch company that owes unpaid municipal taxes will not be able to receive a new license or transfer an existing license. Energy Minister Peter Guthrie said he is issuing a ministerial order under the Responsible Energy Development Act that will require the Alberta Energy…
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s First Budget Has $2.4 Billion Surplus, More Spending on Health Care, Education, Police
Alberta’s United Conservative government delivered the 2023 budget on Feb. 28, the last one before a scheduled May election, and it includes a $2.4 billion surplus by 2024, despite more spending across the board. The budget is balanced, with debt on the decline, according to Finance Minister Travis Toews. He said Albertans pay $20 billion…
Alberta Government Commits $158 Million in Budget to Recruit More Doctors, Nurses
The Alberta government pledged Thursday to earmark $158 million in the Feb. 28 budget to frontline health care and medical staff. Health Minister Jason Copping said an aging population is increasing demand and the province’s hospitals need more physicians and health care professionals. More than half of the amount budgeted, $90 million, will be directed to the…
Alberta to Require Universities and Colleges to Provide Free Speech Report Annually
The Alberta government has announced that post-secondary institutions will be required to provide reporting annually on their efforts to protect free speech directly to Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides. Nicolaides told The Epoch Times it became apparent after the University of Lethbridge (U of L) cancelled a planned public lecture by guest academic Frances…
Alberta Health Forced to Cancel Non-Urgent Surgeries, Reduce Lab Services After Network Outage
EDMONTON—A network outage that affected Alberta Health Services (AHS) for much of the day on Jan. 23 has been resolved and services are returning to normal, according to a 2 p.m. local time update on a temporary website the government health agency created to provide ongoing information. The outage resulted in the postponement of some…
Alberta to Use Shuttles, Taxis to Transport Some Patients in Effort to Improve EMS
The Alberta government is hoping to improve ambulance response times by having community shuttles and wheelchair-accessible taxis transport some patients. Premier Danielle Smith announced a provincewide program Wednesday to free up some ambulances and paramedics so they can respond to emergency calls more quickly. “Starting today, Alberta Health Services will use alternate modes of transportation for non-emergency transfers of…
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