April 1st 2001 - Alberta - Policy Options

The Alberta Agenda

The Alberta Agenda

Dear Premier Klein, During and since the recent federal election, we have been among a large number of Albertans discussing the future of our province. We were not dismayed by the outcome of the election so much as by the…

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March 17th 2001 - Archive - Calgary Herald

Dion gave us a shake and a slap

Dion gave us a shake and a slap

In a 20-minute speech in Regina, Ottawa’s point man on Western Canada breezily dismissed all of Alberta’s longstanding concerns with the Canadian federation and suggested all would be solved because he, Stephane Dion, minister of intergovernmental affairs, respects us. Dion…

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March 5th 2001 - Archive - The Ottawa Citizen

The great EI ripoff: You’re being gouged, and only Ralph Klein or Mike Harris can save you

The great EI ripoff: You’re being gouged, and only Ralph Klein or Mike Harris can save you

Auditor General Denis Desautels said last week that the federal government may be illegally hoarding billions of dollars in Employment Insurance (EI) premiums. The auditor general reported that, last year alone, the federal government collected $7.2 billion more in EI…

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February 24th 2001 - Archive - Calgary Herald

Alberta could put a stop to the great EI ripoff

Alberta could put a stop to the great EI ripoff

In his most recent report, the Auditor General reported that Ottawa collected $7.2 billion dollars more in Employment Insurance (EI) premiums than Jane Stewart managed to shovel out the door in unemployment benefits and various other sundry programs. Just for…

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February 21st 2001 - Archive - La Presse Forum

La grogne de l’Ouest Un “Programme pour l’Alberta”

La grogne de l’Ouest Un “Programme pour l’Alberta”

Harper, Stephen; Flanagan, Tom; Morton, Ted; Knopff, Rainer; Crooks, Andrew; Boessenkool, Ken Alors que l’échec de l’Alliance canadienne, lors des dernières élections fédérales, n’a toujours pas été digéré dans l’Ouest canadien, le sentiment de mécontentement prend de l’ampleur. Que se…

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