Tag Archives: Rick Strankman

The Wildrose and PCs Weigh In On Medically Assisted Dying

Posted on June 5, 2016 by

We’ve seen a lot of fireworks in the Alberta Legislature but nothing can match the rhetoric and misinformation that characterized the response of the Wildrose (and to a lesser extent the Progressive Conservatives) to the government’s motion to regulate medical … Continue reading →

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Bill 6: What are we really talking about?

Posted on December 7, 2015 by

“Between what was explicitly stated, and what was intended, fear and miscommunication has filled the gap.” – Rachel Notley on Bill 6 Safety is paramount. Everyone says so. And yet all hell broke loose when the NDP government tried to … Continue reading →

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Civil Disobedience the Wildrose Way

Posted on June 28, 2015 by

For a brief and shining moment we had détente. The NDP government and the Opposition met in the Legislature, engaged in healthy debate and came together to pass a landmark piece of legislation, Bill 1, which bans union and corporate … Continue reading →

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