Troy Media – By Dr. Roger Gibbins

 A reformed Senate, according to the Canada West Foundation, would create a healthier Canadian democracy.

“The Prime Minister has put Senate reform on the agenda, but Canadians need a clearer vision of why reform is necessary,” Robert Roach, co-author of  A New Senate for a More Democratic Canada, said. “Canadians need to see that it is the health of our democracy that is at stake.” Continue Reading

By Ted Menzies, M.P. Macleod

Did You Know That… Statistics Canada announced that Canada’s economy grew 5% in the 4th quarter of 2009. This represents the strongest quarterly rate of economic growth in almost a decade, and is well ahead of market expectations. Continue Reading

Photo of Naheed Nenshi on the Facebook page to draft him for mayor
By Markham Hislop, editor

In the wake of Mayor Dave Bronconnier’s decision not to run again, Calgarians are taking to social media in hopes of drafting mayoral candidates for the upcoming civic election in October.  Thus far, there are three Facebook pages dedicated to Calgary mayoral candidates, all of them prominent political figures.  Continue Reading

By Lee Richardson, MP 

On March 4, 2010, the Honourable Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty announced our Government’s 2010 Budget Plan that focuses on job creation and growth to support Canada’s economic recovery. The budget also includes a disciplined long-term plan to return to balanced budgets. Continue Reading

By Rob Anderson, MLA Airdrie-Chestermere

The PC Government’s first bill for 2010 is Bill 1 – the Competitiveness Act (kind of sad we need a law to force us to be more competitive…but I digress). Here was my response given in the Legislature: Continue Reading

Troy Media – By Mark Milke

If you care to know what governments desperately want to hide, it’s best to skip speeches and introductory fluff in the beginning of budget documents. Instead, dig deep until you find hard numbers that in past years would be trumpeted. Here’s a good example, this one on Canada’s federal debt after another five deficit years: Continue Reading

 By Alderman Joe Connelly, Ward 6

Your daily commute is about to become more challenging, if it hasn’t already. While I have been successful in securing over a billion dollars in new infrastructure for Ward 6, I do realize and hope that you do as well, that all this construction does come with a cost. Continue Reading

By Dave Rodney, MLA Calgary Lougheed

Surgeries increased, wait times reduced
Our AB gov’t recently announced a 6-week plan to immediately increase the number of surgeries in high-priority areas.  More than 2200 surgeries & non-surgical procedures with long wait lists have been approved for the initial surge:  cancer, orthopedics (including hip & knee replacements), neurosurgery, heart, & cataracts; & in addition 3,500 more MRI & CT scans will be added immediately.  This will continue through the spring & summer. Continue Reading

By MLA Rob Anderson

Like most Canadians, I found myself enraptured by the amazing spectacle that was the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. I can honestly say that for me personally, I have never been so proud to be Canadian. Continue Reading

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Economists and financial analysts across western Canada are largely in favour of a federal initiative to replace provincial regulatory bodies with a national securities regulator, but a smaller number felt that it would improve their province’s ability to raise capital, according to the results of a survey released today. Continue Reading