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Yesterday, Premier Prentice released ‘Mandate Letters‘ for his cabinet; essentially, his expectations for the men and women he has appointed. Mandate letters are fascinating to politicos for a whole bunch of reasons, but they’re actually critical to us because of the signals they send about the government’s priorities going forward. I met with Mr. Prentice… Read More
Earlier in February, the provincial government enacted most of the provisions of MLA Jeff Johnson’s 2009 Legislative Session private member’s Bill 203, the Local Authorities Election (Finance and Contribution Disclosure) Act. I had previously requested a report on what Bill 203 could mean for Edmonton, as well as on changes that Calgary had enacted in the fall;… Read More
Just moved the following motion at Council which was approved unanimously (the controversial discussion will come in late February when the report comes back): That Admin provide an information report to Council on: recent bylaw changes in Calgary to disclosure and campaign finance rules coming into effect for the 2010 election (including voluntary commitments) and… Read More