Dean Bennett

Reporter with The Canadian Press

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Alberta finance minister Nate Horner speaks to the media at a news conference in Calgary on June 29. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta government rejects amendments to Canada Pension Plan exit plans

Premier Danielle Smith’s government has rejected a proposal that would have compelled it to respect the results of a referendum on whether Alberta should quit the Canada Pension Plan.

News, Politics | December 7th 2023

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks during a news conference in Edmonton on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Danielle Smith invokes sovereignty act in green electricity fight with feds

Premier Danielle Smith said she wanted to invoke the act to send a message that her government is serious about pushing back against Ottawa’s plan to green Canada’s electricity grid by 2035, a plan she says could wreak havoc on Alberta’s natural gas-based grid.

News, Politics | November 27th 2023

Preston Manning takes part in a panel discussion during the Canada Strong and Free conference in Ottawa on Friday, May 6, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Preston Manning urges federal Conservatives to attack opposition with COVID panel findings

The chair of a taxpayer-funded panel reviewing Alberta’s COVID-19 response is urging the federal Conservatives to weaponize his findings in the next election against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s governing coalition.

News, Politics | November 21st 2023

University of Calgary Chancellor Jim Dinning looks on during fall convocation ceremonies in Calgary, on Friday, Nov. 12, 2010. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta panel participants say split from Canada Pension Plan a "no brainer"

The panel hearing feedback on whether Alberta should quit the Canada Pension Plan heard multiple callers tell them on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, it’s time to embrace a “no-brainer” provincial program.

News, Politics | November 17th 2023

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. File photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Both sides call for transparency ahead of Alberta, Ottawa meeting on CPP-exit proposal

The two sides exchanged duelling public letters Wednesday as federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland prepares to host the virtual meeting of finance ministers from across Canada to discuss Alberta’s CPP-exit campaign and its ramifications for the rest of the country.

News, Politics | November 2nd 2023

Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner speaks to the media at a news conference in Calgary, on Thursday, June 29, 2023.File photo by The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta pension exit consults are biased, manipulative: Canada Pension Plan

The board of the Canada Pension Plan says Alberta’s consultation with its citizens on quitting the CPP is not a straightforward fact-finding exercise but rather a biased manipulation of public opinion.

News, Politics | October 18th 2023

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, looks on as City of Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek, announces the signing of agreements on the new NHL arena deal in Calgary, Alta., on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Photo by The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Deal struck between Calgary and Alberta for new $800M arena for Calgary Flames

The deal is sealed: the NHL’s Calgary Flames are getting a new $800-million arena.

News, Politics | October 6th 2023

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, July 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Danielle Smith says she is prepared to use Alberta sovereignty act against feds' net-zero grid plans

Alberta's premier says achieving net zero 12 years from now is not realistic, adding that it could lead to power blackouts because Alberta wouldn’t have a reliable source of baseload power, such as natural gas.

News, Politics | September 28th 2023

Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta, speaks to media in Winnipeg, on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. File photo by The Canadian Press/John Woods

Alberta wants to grab half of the Canada Pension Plan if it splits

Alberta’s premier fired the starter’s pistol on Thursday for a provincewide consultation on whether to quit the Canada Pension Plan while releasing a report that estimates the province deserves more than half CPP's assets.

News, Politics | September 22nd 2023

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks to the media in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Report to be released on whether Alberta should ditch CPP for homegrown pension plan

The Alberta government is set to release its long-promised report on whether the province should quit the Canada Pension Plan and pursue its own provincial program.

News, Politics | September 21st 2023