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Alberta Politics
at a Glance

Week ending 9 Oct 2009 Vol 24, No 8

Feature Article: Auditor General Fred Dunn's semi-annual report provokes dismissive remarks from the government; he isn't happy with them either. (Auditor General's office, Auditor General's October 2009 report, PDF, 3.5 MB, Premier dismisses one of the auditor's top concerns)

Also in this week's edition:

The premier steps in to save the Alberta Hospital controversy from blowing up into a lasting symbol of poor health-care management. (Alberta Hospital implementation team announced, Implementation team members announced, Alberta Alliance for Mental Illness and Mental Health, Open letter to the premier from psychiatric staff at Alberta Hospital, PDF, 444 KB)
The "implementation team" for changes at Alberta Hospital was put together with blinding speed, by usual government standards.
A new poll shows surprisingly positive numbers for the Wildrose Alliance party, but there are reasons to be highly skeptical. (Report that Wildrose Alliance places second in Alberta poll, November 2002 poll had Alberta Alliance as second choice)
The public accounts committee looks into the gaming and liquor commission and two other bodies, but has trouble getting co-operation from Alberta Health Services.
Insight's annual review of pay and perks in the Alberta public sector.
A dispute over the formula used to determine teachers' pay raises should have been foreseen more than a year ago. (Alberta teachers file salary grievance)
The government embarks on an aggressive new communications strategy.