«55 of the
PC MLAs in the legislature were elected on promises to increase funding to education, build many new long - term care homes and eliminate child poverty to name a few.
Comments, tweets and Facebook posts promoting climate change denial and skepticism have been rampant among the former
Wildrose MLAs in the UCP caucus.
The increasingly public struggle between Premier Alison Redford and a group of disgruntled
MLAs in the Progressive Conservative Party continues this week.
Scattering a little differently, the group
of MLAs who supported the three eliminated candidates have begun to throw their support among the remaining candidates.
The Liberal Caucus, led by Edmonton - Meadowlark MLA Raj Sherman, will undergo staff and research budget downsizing due to the number of
Liberal MLAs shrinking from 8 to 5.
And in 2014, after two years as a loud and enthusiastic critic of the government, he was one of 9 Wildrose
MLAs who crossed to the PC Caucus in December 2014.
VICTORIA — All 44 elected
MLAs from the B.C. New Democrat and B.C. Green caucuses have ratified an agreement pledging to work together to support a stable New Democrat government that works for people.
This is a way of
electing MLAs that fully ensures that the number of seats a party wins is directly in proportion to the share of votes.
Gordon Campbell's reigning BC Liberals having denied the two
NDP MLAs party status.
Three of nine Progressive
Conservative MLAs left during Kenney's rise, each worried he was dynamiting the moderate side.
During GL Days, Realtors met
with MLAs from across B.C. to ask the provincial government to examine shelter taxes and take measures to encourage housing affordability and tax fairness for British Columbians.
The government could reduce the 50 percent deviation to 25 percent and direct increased funding
for MLAs representing large electoral districts for the cost of multiple constituency offices and an increased travel / outreach budget.
VICTORIA — New Democrats are calling on
MLAs on both sides of the house to support a bill that would protect the job security of victims of domestic violence.
Due to floor crossings and a by - election, more
opposition MLAs resided in Calgary between the 2008 and 2012 elections.
There's a throng of former
Tory MLAs and cabinet ministers who backed Kenney in hopes of getting back on their familiar gravy train, and while the new leader will want some experienced hands on his team, an abundance of them may prove problematic.
It formed government with the support of three
Green MLAs who also opposed the project.
Despite pledging to build a big tent conservative party, Jason Kenney and his United Conservative
Party MLAs appear to be doing their best this week to define themselves as the voice of social conservatism in Alberta.
Of the 28
UCP MLAs represented in Alberta's Legislative Assembly, nineteen have endorsed candidates in this leadership race (I am including Jean, the only sitting MLA in the contest, who has obviously endorsed himself).
Aside from the obvious choice of Premier Jim Prentice, here is a list of a dozen
Alberta MLAs worth watching in 2015.
On Dec. 17 Chestermere - Rocky View MLA Bruce McAllister along with eight other Wildrose
MLAs crossed the floor to join the Progressive Conservatives (PCs).
Almost immediately after the government announced the appointment of new cabinet ministers, Innisfail - Sylvan Lake Wildrose MLA Kerry Towle took to Twitter to ask why Wildrose leader Danielle Smith, whose Highwood constituency includes High River, was not approached to fill one of these positions (although Wildrose
MLAs represent all but three southern Alberta constituencies outside of Calgary, it still would be highly irregular for an opposition leader to be appointed to cabinet).
This appears to be a new addition to the cabinet, though the release was unclear what role this MLA will have at the cabinet table, as there now only remain 29 PC
MLAs not included in the list of cabinet positions.
James and New
Democrat MLAs Adrian Dix and Jane Shin met with franchisees at the B.C. legislature on Wednesday before introducing the Franchise Act in the house.
It is unclear whether the other
remaining MLAs — Rick Strankman and Pat Stier — are interested in contesting the leadership.
His interactions with the
other MLAs on the panel were similar.
Richard Starke (Progressive Conservative — Vermilion - Lloydminster): The former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister and leadership candidate opted not to join his fellow PC
MLAs when they joined the Wildrose - heavy UCP caucus in July 2017.
Alberta PC
MLAs voted to invite Independent MLA Mike Allen back into the government caucus after a year in the opposition benches.
A never - before - convened committee of
MLAs now has 90 days to decide whether to opt for the legislative or referendum route.
Seen by many as a scapegoat, his dismissal was the result of a vote by PC
MLAs at the Standing Committee of Legislative Offices.
The handful of contested PC nominations have been overshadowed by the nearly forty acclamations by incumbent PC
MLAs across the province.
Those new NDP
MLAs include Jon Carson in Edmonton - Meadowlark, Lorne Dach in Edmonton - McClung, Thomas Dang in Edmonton - South West, and Sarah Hoffman in Edmonton - Glenora.
Political Action Committees will be back up for debate
before MLAs depart Edmonton for the Christmas break at the end of next week.
When the dust settled, there were only 3 Liberal
MLAs left in the capital city.
Table 1 shows the various technologies embedded in the 12
core MLAs.
And the province can do much more to clean up provincial election laws, something that a new all - party committee will be tasked to do soon (and they should consider adopting some of the amendments made by Wildrose
MLAs during recent debates in the Legislature).
This scenario is new for the Progressive Conservatives, who spent 37 years dominating rural Alberta and is certainly new for the 17 MLA Wildrose opposition, which includes 15
rookie MLAs.
Heather Forsyth (Calgary - Fish Creek): The interim leader of the Official Opposition is one of the longest
serving MLAs in the Legislature.
As a third case of doctor intimidation was made public, opposition
MLAs continued their chorus calls for a full public inquiry.
VICTORIA —
Local MLAs say students in Victoria and Saanich will benefit from safer, more efficient and comfortable schools thanks to over $ 7 million in provincial funding for school upgrades in the Greater Victoria and Saanich School Districts.
Many
MLAs say the top issue by far that constituents bring to them is crime.
Former PC
MLAs Thomas Lukaszuk, Doug Griffiths, Teresa Woo - Paw, and Stephen Khan and current Independent PC MLA Richard Starke have been mentioned as potential candidates, though bringing in former politicians associated with an unpopular old government might not be the best strategy for the newly rebranded party.
Aside from the obvious choices of Premier Rachel Notley, Finance Minister Joe Ceci and Wildrose leader Brian Jean, here is a list of eleven Alberta
MLAs worth watching in 2016.
And the quality of our democratic system will be weaker tomorrow with the loss of these nine opposition
MLAs into the government backbenches.
Liberal
MLAs Ken Nicol and Debby Carlson ran as federal Liberals in the 2004 election and Sue Olsen and Frank Bruseker stood in the 2000 federal election.
5) Edmonton - Glenora Represented by both PC and Liberal
MLAs over the past twenty years, this constituency could be a key battleground for five opposition parties in the next election.
Tears were shed repeatedly in the chamber this week as a procession of
retiring MLAs gave what - assuming an impending election - will be their last membersâ $ ™ statements before moving on to gr...
A close look at the voting records of Progressive Conservative and Wildrose
MLAs suggests the two parties agree on most of the issues facing Alberta, according to analysis done by the Manning Centre.