Wildrose and abortion referendum

**Updated**

**Updated again at 7:14 p.m., April 5.

**Updated once more at 11:30 a.m., April 6.

According to a blog post by an email sent to Jane Cawthorne, a Calgary blogger (you should read her post) and the author of The Abortion Monologues, the Wildrose Party supports sending contentious moral issues, including abortion, to a referendum.

Fast Forward Weekly has not been able to confirm the authenticity of the email and is waiting for Cawthorne to return a request for further information.

Cawthorne writes that she sent this question to all major political parties vying for seats in the provincial election:

"Does your party support a woman's right to choose? What will your party do to expand access to abortion services in Alberta, especially in … Read More

Add comment      more in News & Views     |     posted Apr 5th, 2012 at 4:26pm

Redford changes mind on MLA compensation

Premier Alison Redford, after weeks of criticism, has changed her mind on retiring MLA transition payments and payments made to PCs for sitting on a committee that hasn't met since 2008.

In a press release from the PC war room, Redford said: "All Progressive Conservative MLAs will be expected to pay back every penny of money received from the Committee that has not met since 2008. Any MLAs who do not will not have a place in my Caucus.

"Further, the overly generous transition allowances paid to retiring MLAs are suspended from this day forward and I will not accept a transition allowance, win, lose or draw."

It's a significant reversal but it comes too late. It will also likely ruffle feathers in the PC caucus.

The government came under … Read More

Add comment      more in News & Views     |     posted Mar 29th, 2012 at 11:54am

Scientists pen letter to Stephen Harper

With rumours swirling about changes to the federal Fisheries Act (read our viewpoint here), specifically habitat protection as outlined in section 35 of the act, 625 prominent scientists have written an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper (below).

It's a pretty straightforward letter, outlining what should be common knowledge, such as habitat is necessary for the survival of a species and other pesky "facts" that this government dislikes.

The scientists, many of whom are leaders in their field (including David Schindler from the University of Alberta), are calling on the government to strengthen the habitat provisions in the Fisheries Act and other environmental acts, rather than water them down. They say we're … Read More

Add comment      more in Environment     |     posted Mar 22nd, 2012 at 10:13am

This is going to be a fun election race

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Never has a situation cried out more for a car bra.

Photo: CBC's John Archer

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Add comment      more in News     |     posted Mar 19th, 2012 at 1:02pm

Redford to help TransCanada win pipeline bid

Immediately after President Barrack Obama rejected Calgary-based oil company TransCanada's application to build the Keystone-XL pipeline, Alberta Premier Alison Redford held a press conference in which she vowed to work with TransCanada and "ensure that we are doing everything that we can to support the success of this project." Redford said she had spoken to TransCanada representatives about the company's intention to reapply and how the government could work with them to have a new pipeline plan approved. "We are going to support them any way that they will find helpful," said Redford. "I fully anticipate that at least I will be making another visit to Washington on this file … Read More
Add comment      more in International     |     posted Jan 18th, 2012 at 3:10pm

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