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Sometimes journalists forget it's the right of authorities like those at Alberta Health Services to spend our money without being bothered by questions (RT @DonBraid: Love this @JenGerson detonation! Delete the scoop?
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In May 2012, Alison Redford, fresh from electoral victory, was invited to address the Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations, the lobby group that represents metro area not-for-profits and charities.
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Simons: These reforms will sever long-standing relationships of trust that clients have formed with their caregivers. Agencies will have to lay off dedicated, experienced staff, and our community will lose years of expertise. The personal human cost, for caregivers and clients, will be high. And the not-for-profit sector, which evolved and expanded to fill the gap in services left by government years ago, will be rewarded for its hard work and commitment with a slap in the face. Delete the scoop?
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Investigation ordered into AgeCare facilitiesBrooks BulletinLast Wednesday a group of residents publicized concerns which were followed by questions about the facilities by the Wildrose Party led by Brooks-Strathmore MLA Jason Hale.
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Late last night, when he would have been better advised to be doing other things, the Minister of Enterprise & Advanced Education thought it fitting to tweet the following message to Ian Urquha... (RT @MandiDeren: Ugh.
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"The link for this post will therefore be tweeted to Alison Redford. I propose that it be retweeted and retweeted by everyone concerned about the cuts to postsecondary education in the Government of Alberta’s budget of March 7th and this Minister’s conduct until Premier Redford takes action in which she makes clear that the conduct of this Minister is not conduct of which her Government approves, and chooses immediate reinvestment in postsecondary education and academic research in Alberta. Delete the scoop?
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Alberta Tories should return Katz donation despite ruling, say oppositionCBC.caThe Alberta Liberals called for the adoption of federal election laws prohibiting large donations from individuals, corporations and unions.
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Edmonton Journal Party critic shut out of the Alberta New Democratic Party - Edmonton Journal Edmonton Journal But Finkel went too far in his public comments about the party, especially when ChangeAlberta endorsed Liberal or Alberta Party...
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On March 7, the government of Alberta tabled a budget that included funding cuts to the distance learning reimbursements for school districts, predominantly used to enrol students at Alberta Distance Learning Centre.
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"Alberta Education has promoted Inspiring Education, a government-led vision that includes the guiding principle of inclusive and equitable access. Inspiring Education states that “every learner should have fair and reasonable access to educational opportunities regardless of ability, economic circumstance, location or cultural background.” Distributed learning has been a godsend to students in Alberta for the past 90 years. Now, when the technology is available to provide every student with a high-quality education, the recent funding cuts have effectively limited the ability of schools to afford learning opportunities for some of our most vulnerable students." Delete the scoop?
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We learn with some dismay that the fresh-faced, newly minted Mount Royal University has decided to take the coward’s way out by hacking music and theatre. Delete the scoop?
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Imam Says Anti-Gay Comments Were Taken Out Of Context - Huffington Post Huffington Post Canada On Wednesday, the Alberta Liberals said the Edmonton Islamic Academy is promoting hate and intolerance and called on the province to pull $4 million in... Delete the scoop?
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Mount Royal University officials plan to suspend some diploma and certificate programs in wake of Alberta's funding cuts to post-secondary institutions.
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IQ measures raw intelligence, sure, but what we need is a test for how we actually think
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Like the people who live in the Canadian province of Alberta, President Barack Obama wants to balance strong environmental policy, clean technology development, energy security and jobs for the middle class and returning war veterans.
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Here’s the way things usually work in Alberta. 1) The province creates “arm’s-lengths” boards to run various public institutions, everything from universities to health authorities.
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Simons: The board defied the wishes of the minister. Horne had to fire them — if only to send a message to other provincially funded boards, like university boards of governors, the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, or even elected school boards, that defiance will not be tolerated. Wednesday’s putsch doesn’t just throw the management of our provincial health care system back into disarray, yet again, it sends a chill through the ranks all of those who populate Alberta’s government-appointed boards. Delete the scoop?
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Enrique MassotThe County News Concerned Rocky View is digging itself into a fiscal dead end, a group of councillors have requested the provincial government to take a look at the County books. “The...
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Four Councillors from Rocky View County wrote a letter to Municipal Affairs Minister, Doug Griffiths, requesting his intervention. The basis of their request was "fiscal mismanagement"
Section 282(1) of the Municipal Government Act states: The Minister may appoint one or more auditors to audit the books and accounts of a municipality if the Minister considers the audit to be needed or (a) on the request of the council, (b) on the request of not fewer than 1/3 of the Councillors on the council, or (c) on receiving a sufficient petition from the electors of the municipality rquesting the appointment of an auditor
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Editorial: Alberta's political donation rules are in need of reform - Calgary ...
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"The premier would be well advised to eliminate the possibility — and the perception — that government decisions can be manipulated." Delete the scoop?
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Three Edmonton MLAs top list of legislature constituency spendersglobalnews.caCalgary-Hays MLA Ric McIver ranked fourth among the big spenders ($6,500), and Lac La Biche-St.
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The northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to Nebraska will still likely be approved, (More intrigue on Keystone, but approval still likely, U.S.
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Calgary Herald Redford blames tough provincial budget for low poll numbers - Calgary Herald Calgary Herald A Leger Marketing poll commissioned by the Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal and released Saturday shows Redford's Progressive... Delete the scoop?
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A high-ranking health executive who billed taxpayers $7,000 for a trip to the Mayo Clinic also expensed more than $10,000 for lavish dinners, booze and charity balls in support of Catholic organizations.
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Apparently, the PC Party leader takes no responsibility for the actions of any of its previous elected government members...and can't understand why anyone would even suggest they would. It is the ultimate in "blank slate" politics. "Opposition parties and journalists have filed freedom-of-information requests for expense records for health executives going back more than five years. Some have been released, others are tied up in the legal process. Redford said she has “absolutely no doubt” the opposition will continue dragging skeletons out of fiscal closet, but reiterated that Alberta Health Services will handle the release of the records. “To sort of tar and feather this government with that system is ridiculous, because we created a different system, we created a different set of rules with respect to expense guidelines, we’ve changed the administration and the governance of AHS,” Redford said. “To somehow suggest that this government would defend those actions is ridiculous.” Delete the scoop?
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CTV News Former Capital Health CEO to pay back money expensed by executive in 2007 CTV News The letter, dated Thursday, April 18, comes days after the Wildrose Party released expense documents obtained through a Freedom of Information request,... Delete the scoop?
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Edmonton Journal Thomson: Wildrose embraces opposition role - Edmonton Journal Edmonton Journal “Give us a winning platform and a roster of candidates that will see our Wildrose party come surging into government in 2016.” Smith would call this... Delete the scoop?
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Pulitzer prize winning journalism on #pipelines and #dilbit (diluted bitumen)
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Pipeline ruptures, including one on an Exxon pipeline that caused a major oil spill in Arkansas last month, are raising fresh questions about the safety of pipes made decades ago using obsolete welding techniques.
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