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Alberta Paramedics blame PC budget cuts for EMS system breakdown, urge Albertans to vote for change
A group of Alberta Paramedics are blaming Premier Jim Prentice’s Progressive Conservatives for the “complete system breakdown” that brought Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Edmonton Zone to a grinding halt yesterday, and are urging Albetans to vote at today’s election.
PC royalty miscalculation robs Alberta of $13.5 billion
NDP leader Rachel Notley has vowed to carry out a cautious royalty review
A royalty miscalculation by Alberta’s governing Progressive Conservatives robbed the province of $13.5 billion, according to a University of Alberta study. Alberta introduced new royalty formulas in 2009, expecting to collect an additional $2 billion per year in royalties, but,