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Alberta Politics
at a Glance

Week ending 15 Jan 2010 Vol 24, No 19

Feature Article: A cabinet shuffle leaves many critics unimpressed by the level of change involved; comments that it moves the government in a right-wing direction are off-base and miss some of the real implications. (New cabinet announced)

Also in this week's edition:

The unprecedented defection of two Progressive Conservative MLAs amounts to the Wildrose Alliance's biggest blow yet against the governing party.
One MLA's explanation of why he left the PC party opens a small window on the secretive operations of the Conservative MLAs' caucus. (Anderson essay explaining why he left the PC party to join the Wildrose Alliance)
The CKUA radio network loses an important government contract - it can survive but it has been damaged, and there's still no sign of whether the government would save the network in a worse situation. (CKUA 2008-09 annual report, PDF, 2.8 MB)
The premier's office gets a new communications director, and announces changes to the responsibilities of other staff.
Premier Ed Stelmach attends a world energy summit that looks in large part to be a forum for ideas on renewables and climate change policy. (Ed Stelmach trip to World Future Energy summit, World Future Energy summit, World Future Energy summit speakers list)
Could a harmonized sales tax proposal avoid the law requiring a provincewide referendum on a more restricted sales tax? (Parkland Institute paper on taxation in Alberta, PDF, 240 KB, C.D. Howe Institute analyst's recommendation for a sales tax in Alberta)