Under the Radar: Question Period items you may have missed for the week of March 15-18, 2010

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Every day the Legislature is convened, Alberta Liberal MLAs ask between seven and nine questions to the Premier and his ministers. Typically only the first two or three questions are picked up by the media. Here are some questions and government responses Albertans might be interested in: 

Bridget Pastoor asks why the Stelmach administration is replacing the nonprofit Corps of Commissionaires in Lethbridge with a private security firm to handle security at Lethbridge hospitals – see http://bit.ly/aW2Iw7

Dave Taylor holds the Stelmach administration accountable for capping renter assistance at 80,000 people when 90,000 qualify for aid – see http://bit.ly/b8ojfM

Bridget Pastoor fights to have farm workers covered by provincial labour laws – see http://bit.ly/aYOBpg

Hugh MacDonald asks the Stelmach administration why they’re exporting construction and steel manufacturing jobs overseas while Alberta lost nearly 15,000 jobs last month – see http://bit.ly/a37W1J

Kevin Taft asks the Minister of Health how he expects to move public health care to activity-based funding starting April 1 when five out of six positions to manage the new system are still vacant – see http://bit.ly/9RHUoV

And introducing our Puffball Question of the Week – the lamest PC MLA question of the week

PC MLA Naresh Bhardwaj asks why Alberta Health Care cards don’t include pictures of the cardholders, like they do in Ontario – see http://bit.ly/b45oFJ

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