Here’s your weekly news recap. Hope you’re having a great weekend! -Your United Conservative Team
Premier Smith and Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams are reining in high-density infill after hearing from Albertans about parking pressures, traffic and buildings that tower over the houses around them. Edmonton now has three months to amend its bylaw and bring back the housing type, density and height rules in place before 2024, along with the on-site parking requirements in place before 2020. As Premier Smith put it, we can build more homes without asking people to give up the things that make their neighbourhood a place they want to call home. Read more.
Premier Smith welcomed $8 billion in federal investment modernizing and expanding the bases at Edmonton, Cold Lake, Suffield and Wainwright, along with confirmation that Alberta will become the Western Main Operating Base for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CC-330 Husky fleet. The work means up to 38,000 Alberta jobs and contracts for the companies that build, maintain and supply these projects. Read more.
Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration Minister Joseph Schow welcomed new job numbers showing Alberta added nearly 26,000 full-time jobs last month while Canada as a whole shed 68,000. Unemployment fell to 6.4 per cent, now below the national average, and youth unemployment dropped to its lowest level in almost three years. Since Premier Smith took office Alberta has gained more than 300,000 jobs, one of the largest increases in the country. Read more.
Another huge win for Alberta. The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that C-69 remains largely unconstitutional, backing what United Conservatives have said all along about the no-more-pipelines law. Thank you to everyone who stood with us in this fight. Read more.
Premier Smith and Justice Minister Mickey Amery welcomed two new judicial appointments in Alberta, made after collaboration with our government. The Premier noted this is the first time in decades we have seen truly non-partisan cooperation on judicial appointments between a federal Liberal government and a conservative provincial government, a clear sign Ottawa is starting to treat Alberta as an equal partner. Read more.
Premier Smith welcomed the federal government’s decision not to proceed with expanding medical assistance in dying to those whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness. Our government passed legislation last spring prohibiting exactly that, and Ottawa has now followed Alberta’s lead. Read more.
Children and Family Services Minister Searle Turton and Mental Health and Addiction Minister Rick Wilson announced funding for 14 community-based projects supporting young Albertans, from the United Way’s school-based programs to Free Play for Kids, which uses sport to connect kids with trusted adults. Since 2024 these grants have reached more than 3,270 young people across the province. Anyone who needs support can call or text 211 any time. Read more.
Hospital and Surgical Health Services Minister Adriana LaGrange , Infrastructure Minister Martin Long and MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk announced a renovation of Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital that will increase surgical capacity by nearly 50 per cent, supporting more than 3,000 additional procedures a year. Great news for local residents, building on other expansions happening around the province. Read more.
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