#CANADA: Jason Kenney's United Conservatives Defeat Notley's NDP In Alberta Election

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Alberta's Jason Kenney dreamed of uniting his province's two conservative parties in order to stop splitting the vote in provincial elections. His dream paid off as his United Conservative Party roared into power in yesterday's election, defeating the left-of-center New Democrats.

Kenney ran a campaign promising to scrap the carbon tax and usher in a new era of fiscal conservatism.

Kenney, 50, was first elected to the Alberta legislature when he won a byelection in Calgary-Lougheed in December. In 2017, he successfully campaigned to merge the Wildrose Party with the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta, ending vote-splitting that was causing them to lose elections to the New Democrats. He was then elected the party's leader.

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#CANADA: Alberta Premier Calls April 16th Provincial Election

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Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has called for an election to be held on April 16th.

Notley's New Democratic Party will face Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party, a new party established in July 2017 after a merger of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta and the Wildrose Party.

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#CANADA: Cutting Alberta Oil Production Will Raise Gas Prices, Help Address Province's Fiscal Crisis

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When gas prices suddenly rise again in January all across America, they will have Alberta Premier Rachel Notley to blame, in part.

The head of government for Canada's oil-rich province says cutting provincial oil production will push up the price of Alberta crude, which she says will help to temporarily address the province’s economic crisis.

It's the province's first cut in output of oil since 1980, by about 325,000 barrels per day.

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#CANADA: Amid Soaring Deficits, #Alberta's Premier Notley Will Unveil Budget Balancing Plan

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Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says 2018 will focus on Alberta's fragile economy, specifically a road map to get back to budget balance in five years. This year's deficit is pegged at $10.3 billion, with a long-term debt that will spike above $42 billion in the spring. Opposition parties say Notley is optimistic, but not realistic. United Conservative leader Jason Kenney says Alberta spends 20 per cent per capita more than B.C. and that the deficit can be eradicated in six years with a spending freeze coupled with moderate economic growth.

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#CANADA: Alberta Premier Won't Support Federal Carbon Tax Without Pipelines

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Alberta Premier Rachel Notley backs a national carbon price but won’t support the federal Liberal government’s plan, without progress on pipelines, which will help fund the tax. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will set a minimum carbon price for provinces in 2018 of $10 per ton, rising to $50 by 2022. But Notley, a New Democrat, will introduce her own carbon tax based on the equivalent of $20 per ton of carbon emissions on Jan. 1, 2017.

#CANADA: Alberta Premier Threatened On Facebook Over Workers' Comp Legislation

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Alberta Premier Rachel Notley was threatened by a Facebook user over pending legislation that would extend worker's compensation to paid farmers. “Someone’s gotta man up and kill her,” one person wrote on Facebook. “Burn down parliament and put a pitchfork through notleys neck." Opposition Wildrose Party Leader Brian Jean condemned the posts along with Notley.

#CANADA: New Democrats Win In Alberta, Ending 44 Years Of Progressive Conservative Governments

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Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley has won a majority government, ending the 44-years of Progressive Conservative governments. the NDP will form the next government and Brian Jean's Wildrose Party will form the official opposition. Jim Prentice’s PC Party, which went into the election with 70 seats, finished in third place.

#CANADA: Alberta New Democratic Party Ldr Distances Herself From National NDP Ldr Mulclair

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Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says Federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair is playing no role in her campaign. Mulcair is a polarizing figure in Alberta, because of his criticism of oil pipelines. She says she hasn't spoken to him in months. Notley's NDP is leading in the polls.