Rachel Notley

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Jagmeet Singh slams Trudeau government for 'betrayal' of B.C.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is slamming the Trudeau government for betraying the people of British Columbia in order to support the interests of a large corporation, Texas-based multinational pipeline operator Kinder Morgan.

By Canada's National Observer | News, Energy, Politics | November 29th 2017

Businessman, Harper Tory, pal of Putin, Mossad operative - the bizarre life of Nathan Jacobson

Israeli spy, Harper Tory, friend of Vladimir Putin, accused of bribery and money laundering - Canadian businessman Nathan Jacobson has led a colourful life with extreme highs and lows

By Bruce Livesey | News, Politics | November 29th 2017

Justin Trudeau, Calgary, town hall, oilsands

Trudeau government to introduce new law in 2018 to make polluters pay

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provoked outrage as well as glowing praise when he first announced that the free ride for climate polluting industries would end. Today, as the deadline looms, the office of Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna says the government is ready to take action.

By Mike De Souza | News, Energy, Politics | November 27th 2017

Donald Trump, Keystone XL pipeline, TransCanada, executive order, White House

Are Kinder Morgan and Keystone XL locked in race to be Canada's last big pipeline?

With parts of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain expansion already under construction and a brand new permit for TransCanada's Keystone XL, experts discuss the economic viability of what could be Canada's last big oil pipeline.

By Elizabeth McSheffrey | News, Energy, Politics | November 24th 2017

Alberta's Rachel Notley urges Trudeau to speak up for pipelines

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley arrived at the doorstep of federal power today to deliver a stern message to the Trudeau government on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion: “step up.”

By Carl Meyer | News, Energy, Politics | November 21st 2017

Alberta Minister of Education, David Eggen, cabinet meeting, Calgary,

Alberta legislature passes contentious bill strengthening gay-straight alliances

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's government has passed a bill strengthening rules around gay-straight alliances in schools.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | November 16th 2017

Mansplaining, hepeating roiling debate at the Alberta legislature

Gender and vocabulary are clashing on the floor of the Alberta legislature as Premier Rachel Notley accuses one male opponent of mansplaining, and calls out another for "hepeating."

By Dean Bennett | News, Politics | November 10th 2017

Minister of Natural Resources, Jim Carr, Canadian Council of Forest Ministers,

Jim Carr explains why Ottawa won't intervene to speed up Kinder Morgan pipeline

Attorneys general from B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan have all given notice that they intend to intervene in the upcoming hearing, but the federal government's attorney general, Jody Wilson-Raybould, has opted to sit this one out, leaving the matter in the hands of the NEB.

By Carl Meyer | News, Energy, Politics | November 8th 2017

Alberta premier going on tour to stump for Trans Mountain pipeline project

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is to go on tour later this month to stump for the Trans Mountain pipeline, but is resisting opposition calls to wield a big stick against its opponents.

By Dean Bennett | News, Energy, Politics | November 7th 2017

Brad Wall refuses to apologize for Burnaby accusations

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is refusing to apologize for his government's accusations against Burnaby after getting a letter from the British Columbia coastal city's lawyer. The provincial government accused the City of Burnaby last Friday of "deliberately slowing down" permits for Texas-based Kinder Morgan and the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

By Mike De Souza | News, Energy, Politics | November 7th 2017

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