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Hard times hit Alberta in 1983 and the government began to cut jobs. AUPE's membership had touched 52,500, but by 1984 had dipped to 47,500. The Union responded with aggressive organizing in municipal government and the health care sector. Patricia (Pat) Wocknitz was elected president at the beginning of this difficult period. One of her first ...
In 1921, the government created the Scientific and Industrial Research Council of Alberta (SIRCA). SIRCA was the first provincial R&D organization in Canada. [1] SIRCA's initial mandate was "[support] industries in developing new research, [map] out Alberta’s geological resources and [discover new commercial uses for things Alberta produced."
The Government of Alberta (French: gouvernement de l'Alberta) is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of Alberta.In modern Canadian use, the term Government of Alberta refers specifically to the executive—political ministers of the Crown (the Cabinet/Executive Council) who are appointed on the advice of the premier.
The Mantle of Leadership : Premiers of the Northwest Territories and Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-2-8. Taft, Kevin (1997). Shredding the Public Interest: Ralph Klein and 25 years of one-party government. Edmonton, Alta.: University of Alberta Press and Parkland Institute. ISBN 978-0-88864-295-0.
All Alberta elections have resulted in a majority government, a trend unseen in any other Canadian province. (But frequently the most popular party was the choice of less than half the voters.) Even with crossing the floor or by-elections, Alberta has never had a minority government. Each government has held a majority of seats in the Legislature.
Thomas Adam Lukaszuk ECA ICD.D B.Ed. (born April 5, 1969) is a Polish-born Canadian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.He represented the constituency of Edmonton-Castle Downs from 2001 to 2015 as a Progressive Conservative.
The Executive Council of Alberta (the Cabinet) is a body of ministers of the Crown in right of Alberta, who along with the lieutenant governor, exercises the powers of the Government of Alberta. Ministers are selected by the premier and typically (but not always) sit as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).
An administrative history of the Government of Alberta, 1905-2005 (1st ed.). Edmonton: Provincial Archives of Alberta. Edmonton: Provincial Archives of Alberta. ISBN 978-0-7785-4714-3 .