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Alberta Politics
at a Glance

Week ending 11 Sep 2009 Vol 24, No 4

Feature Article: The Wildrose Alliance party would do some things quite differently from the current government and some things much the same, but first it has to interest people in its leadership election. (Wildrose Alliance party policy)

Also in this week's edition:

The premier spends two weeks courting Calgary during a byelection campaign, but also says his government can take a loss in stride.
The long-awaited provincial lobbyist registry will go into operation within weeks. (Federal government lobbyist registry, Ontario lobbyist registry, Toronto lobbyist registry)
School boards are unexpectedly drawn in as MLAs wrangle over who to invite to make oral presentations on a proposal to create a municipal auditor general. (Legislature committee on community services, Bill 202, Municipal criticism of Bill 202)
A surprise review of casino rules will take place on unusually tight time lines. (Casino review announcement)
Recent data show the shape of the recession in Alberta.
The government likes to applaud itself for creating a huge fiscal sustainability fund - it's the largest in North America in sheer dollar amount, but far from the only one. (Rainy day funds in U.S. states [ 1 , 2 ], Use of "rainy day funds" in U.S. states)
A surprising personal statement from a labour leader on mental illness.
Former staff in the Utilities Consumer Advocate office wanted to find out how many Albertans fail to qualify for retail electricity contracts.