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April 2010
- David Swann on the Departure of Dave Taylor from the Alberta Liberal Caucus (12 Apr)
As reported in the media this morning, Dave Taylor has decided to leave the Alberta Liberal Caucus and sit as an independent MLA.
- Alberta postsecondary students pay for Stelmach administration’s money woes (7 Apr)
Edmonton – Alberta postsecondary students saw this coming. The Stelmach administration is hiking tuition fees even though a so-called “tuition cap”…
March 2010
- Stelmach administration’s health plan delays demonstrate continued incompetence (31 Mar)
Edmonton – Today Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky announced the delay of the seniors drug plan rollout and the capital plan for constructing new health…
- Slamming the door on accountability: is Stelmach preparing to muzzle the Auditor General? (26 Mar)
Edmonton – Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann says that Premier Stelmach’s fear of potential scandal is so elevated that he’s testing the waters…
- Under the Radar for March 22-25, 2010 (26 Mar)
Every day the Legislature is convened, Alberta Liberal MLAs ask nine questions to the Premier and his ministers. Typically only the first two or three…
- Swann wants the Premier to reinstate Alberta Cancer Board (22 Mar)
Edmonton – Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann wants the Stelmach administration to reinstate the Alberta Cancer Board, which the Premier eliminated…
- Under the Radar: Question Period items you may have missed for the week of March 15-18, 2010 (19 Mar)
Every day the Legislature is convened, Alberta Liberal MLAs ask between seven and nine questions to the Premier and his ministers. Typically only the…
- Official Opposition votes against key sections of Stelmach deficit budget (18 Mar)
Edmonton – Official Opposition Deputy Leader Laurie Blakeman says that the Alberta Liberals will vote against the worst parts of Premier Stelmach’s…
- An Open Letter to Premier Stelmach on Tory MLA Behaviour (16 Mar)
On March 16, David Swann delivered an open letter to Premier Stelmach regarding the behaviour of government MLAs during the Motion 504 debate. …
- Where’s the $2.3 million meant for the new Grande Prairie Care Centre? (16 Mar)
Edmonton – Official Opposition Leader David Swann is wondering what happened to the $2.3 million the Tories granted Chantelle Management to begin…
- Kevin Taft and PAAFE challenge sexual exploitation in Alberta (16 Mar)
Edmonton – Statistics surrounding sexual exploitation in Alberta are startling. Over the past 27 years, there have been 31 verified murders of vulnerable…
- MacDonald’s Motion 504 aims to make schools safer for students with life-threatening allergies (15 Mar)
Edmonton – Hugh MacDonald, Alberta Liberal MLA for Edmonton-Gold Bar, will ask MLAs to support his Motion 504 today in the Legislature. MacDonald’s…
- Under the Radar: Question Period items you may have missed for the week of March 8-11, 2010 (12 Mar)
Every day the Legislature is convened, Alberta Liberal MLAs ask between seven and nine questions to the Premier and his ministers.
- Children of PC elite sent to private schools abroad while Alberta’s public schools face closure (11 Mar)
Edmonton – As up to one hundred schools in the urban cores of Edmonton and Calgary face possible closure due to budget cuts, the Stelmach administration…
- Swann asks Stelmach to stop destroying urban cores with school closures (10 Mar)
Edmonton – During Question Period today, David Swann, Leader of the Official Opposition, will demand Premier Stelmach stop hurting Calgary and Edmonton…
- David Swann: Amazed in Grande Prairie (10 Mar)
Edmonton – After spending just a day with the athletes at the 2010 Arctic Winter Games, Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann is proud to say he was…
- Statement from David Swann on the Anniversary of Mayerthorpe Incident (3 Mar)
Canadians value law and order very highly; it’s part of our national culture.
February 2010
- Under the Radar: Question Period items you may have missed for the week of February 22-25, 2010 (26 Feb)
Every day the Legislature is convened, Alberta Liberal MLAs ask between seven and nine questions to the Premier and his ministers.
- Kang appeals to fellow MLAs to support Calgary’s airport tunnel (24 Feb)
Calgary – Darshan Kang, Alberta Liberal critic for Infrastructure and Transportation, has sent a letter to all Alberta’s MLAs asking them to support…
- Pastoor’s Motion 501 asks MLAs to stop setting their own salaries and benefits (22 Feb)
Edmonton – Bridget Pastoor, Alberta Liberal MLA for Lethbridge-East, is introducing her Motion 501 at the Legislature this afternoon. The motion calls…
- Under the Radar: Question Period items you may have missed for the week of February 16-19, 2010 (19 Feb)
Every day the Legislature is convened, Alberta Liberal MLAs ask between seven and nine questions to the Premier and his ministers.
- Kang calls for cooperation to build Calgary’s airport tunnel (12 Feb)
Calgary – Darshan Kang, Alberta Liberal critic for Infrastructure and Transportation, says that the construction of a tunnel to compensate for the…
- Ed pushes Ted Morton off-balance (9 Feb)
Say goodbye to the Sustainability Fund
Edmonton – The Official Opposition is condemning today’s budget as further evidence that…
- Throne speech lowers expectations for ailing Stelmach regime (4 Feb)
Today, as Lieutenant Governor Normie Kwong read the speech from the throne, it became increasingly apparent that the Stelmach Conservatives are completely…
January 2010
- Chase’s advice to Advanced Education Minister Horner: reject proposals to increase tuition (29 Jan)
Alberta Liberals would protect students from backdoor tuition increases
Advanced Education Minister Doug Horner has given postsecondary…
- Taft: user fees won’t shorten ER wait times – and they violate the Canada Health Act (28 Jan)
Edmonton – Kevin Taft, Alberta Liberal critic for Health and Wellness, says that new Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky is creating more confusion and…
- Alberta Liberals put a human face on PDD funding cuts (27 Jan)
Hehr and Taylor news conference to highlight impact of cuts on vulnerable Calgarians
The Stelmach administration is cutting funding…
- Alberta Liberal Caucus Podcast - Social Media: The Game Changer (26 Jan)
Edmonton – Social media is shredding the conventional idea of how the game of politics is played in our province. More people are bypassing mainstream…
- Alberta Liberals move to provide stability for the energy sector (25 Jan)
New policy and open letter redefine Liberal approach
Calgary – Energy critic Dave Taylor has released an open letter to the energy…
- Statement from David Swann on Haiti Earthquake (13 Jan)
On behalf of my colleagues in the Alberta Liberal Caucus, I send thoughts and prayers to the people of Haiti and to the Haitian community here in Alberta.…
- In the face of Alberta’s biggest challenges in years, Stelmach offers no new faces (13 Jan)
Conservative cabinet shuffle reveals lack of leadership, vision, ambition and just plain common sense
Edmonton – David Swann, Leader…
- Alberta Liberal Caucus Podcast: Our Predictions for Upcoming Cabinet Shuffle (12 Jan)
Edmonton – In the first Alberta Liberal Caucus Podcast of 2010, it’s right down to business. We discuss the recent Tory defections; are there…
- Children and Youth Services planning to hide cuts to programs (8 Jan)
Edmonton – Just a couple weeks after persons with developmental disabilities were stripped of $12 Million of vital funding here in Alberta, more news…
- Statement from David Swann on Orthodox Christmas (7 Jan)
On behalf of all of us in the Alberta Liberal Caucus, I wish all Albertans observing Orthodox Christmas a very festive season and a wonderful New Year.…
December 2009
- Another assault on free speech: Stelmach administration orders takedown of www.liepertmustgo.ca (30 Dec)
Edmonton – The Official Opposition has received an order from the Clerk of the Alberta Legislature to take down http://www.liepertmustgo.ca.…
- Lack of leadership ruins Christmas for vulnerable Albertans (21 Dec)
Calgary – Calgary-Buffalo MLA Kent Hehr is disgusted by indiscriminate cuts to supports for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD), and this…
- Merry Christmas from David Swann (21 Dec)
With Alberta covered in a soft blanket of snow and families preparing to gather for holiday celebrations, Laureen and I wish you and yours the very…
- PDD cuts show Stelmach administration’s cruelty (17 Dec)
Lethbridge – Bridget Pastoor, Alberta Liberal critic for Seniors and Community Supports, says that the Stelmach administration’s coldhearted decision…
- Premier Swann would have gone to Copenhagen (17 Dec)
Edmonton – David Swann, Leader of the Official Opposition, is appalled that the Premiers of Quebec and Ontario are shamelessly blaming Alberta for…
- Alberta taxpayers are on the hook for elite Tories’ outrageous private school fees (13 Dec)
Edmonton – Hugh MacDonald, Alberta Liberal critic for Finance, revealed today that taxpayers are out of pocket for thousands of dollars so that select…
- Statement from David Swann celebrating Hanukkah (11 Dec)
My caucus colleagues and I wish Alberta’s Jewish communities a happy Hanukkah, which begins at sundown today.
- Statement from David Swann on Human Rights Day (10 Dec)
On behalf of all Alberta Liberal MLAs, I encourage all Albertans to take a moment today to acknowledge Human Rights Day, which is celebrated around…
- Podcast: Harry Chase says times haven’t changed much since Oliver Twist days (4 Dec)
Edmonton – This week on the Alberta Liberal Caucus podcast, Children and Youth Services Critic Harry Chase talks about Bill 209, and how it could…
- Blakeman renews call for better air quality for Alberta (4 Dec)
Edmonton – Laurie Blakeman, Official Opposition critic for Environment, wants cleaner air for Alberta – but that isn’t possible unless the Stelmach…
- Minister’s lost briefs raise troubling questions about Stelmach administration competence (2 Dec)
Edmonton – Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann is deeply troubled by the breaking news that a bag containing sensitive and confidential documents was…
- Statement from David Swann on World AIDS Day (1 Dec)
Tens of millions of human beings are living with AIDS, and millions have died from it.
November 2009
- Statement from Health Critic Kevin Taft: Privatization of Pharmacies in Calgary Hospitals (30 Nov)
Alberta Liberals believe in a publicly funded, publicly delivered health care system, but the Stelmach administration has just opened another door to…
- New Podcast: Laurie Blakeman on Stelmach administration’s use of closure tactics to limit debate (27 Nov)
Edmonton – In this week’s podcast, Alberta Liberal House Leader Laurie Blakeman…
- Under the Radar for November 23-26, 2009 (27 Nov)
Every day the Legislature is convened, Alberta Liberal MLAs ask between seven and nine questions to the Premier and his ministers. Typically only the…
- Quarterly update illustrates the Stelmach administration’s leadership failures (26 Nov)
Edmonton – The Stelmach administration’s latest quarterly financial update is short on details but paints a compelling picture of Conservative leadership…