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CTV News
3 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Province hopes to grow tourism economy to $25B by 2035 through sports events: ministers
Alberta cabinet ministers Andrew Boitchenko and joseph Schow at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce earlier this week, discussing the role sporting events can have in boosting provincial tourism numbers. It's an ambitious goal -- grow Alberta's tourism economy to $25 billion by 2035 -- and a pair of provincial ministers say sporting events are set to play a bigger role. During a fireside chat hosted by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, ministers Joseph Schow and the new tourism and sports minister Andrew Boitchenko fielded questions about facility upgrades, funding like the Olympic Oval -- and Calgary's need for a new soccer field. The ministers didn't offer any timelines, but said all three levels of government need to commit. On the topic of attracting international sporting events, the jobs and economy minister said Alberta must choose wisely to avoid unwanted cost overruns and opportunities that fit best. Schow added that he thought Calgary really missed out hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics. '(It was a) huge missed opportunity,' said Schow, 'and to this day, it breaks my heart. Calgary residents voted down the opportunity to submit a 2026 Winter Olympic bid, which ultimately went to Italy. 'It looks like it (the Winter Olympics) is spoken for well into 2040.' Schow also presented former Tourism Calgary CEO Cindy Ady with the King's Coronation medal in recognition of her work promoting the city.
Calgary Herald
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Calgary Herald
Points of order: Who were Alberta's most unparliamentary MLAs this sitting?
Alberta MLAs returned to their constituencies this week following the early Thursday conclusion of what was at times a combative spring sitting of the legislative assembly. Article content Article content Tension often ran high inside the chamber during debates, with MLAs from both parties periodically running afoul of the assembly's standing orders that set out the rules for debate MLAs must follow. Article content Article content Such alleged violations, known as a point of order, are called out in real-time by MLAs and adjudicated by the Speaker, with those found to have have breached the rules typically apologizing and withdrawing their remarks. Article content That analysis shows that violations were most frequently called for making allegations about a fellow MLA, and while members of both parties were found to have broken parliamentary rules, the numbers show the most recurrent violator was Edmonton-Gold Bar representative Marlin Schmidt. Article content Government house leader Joseph Schow was the most frequent MLA to rise and call for a point of order and sometimes joked in the chamber about 'not skipping leg day.' Article content 'This is an important place where we come to work every day, argue and to debate the things that matter most to Albertans. Sometimes those debates get heated,' he said last week. Article content Article content 'It's a unique workplace,' said Opposition house leader Christina Gray. 'Standing up to ask questions while there's a wall of noise of people yelling at you.' Article content Making allegations against a fellow MLA amounted to just under one-quarter of both all alleged points of orders and those that were upheld, with other violations including insulting language, imputing motives, language creating disorder, as well as more minor transgressions such as referring to a member by his or her name rather than riding.
Edmonton Journal
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Edmonton Journal
Alberta government cites 19 bills as spring sitting ends in shadow of talk on tariffs, separation vote
"Our government has always been and will continue to be unapologetic in our fight to protect and promote a strong and sovereign Alberta within a united Canada, because we are relentless in our work to create a brighter future for Albertans," said government house leader Joseph Schow
Calgary Herald
15-05-2025
- Health
- Calgary Herald
Alberta government cites 19 bills as spring sitting ends in shadow of talk on tariffs, separation vote
Article content Alberta MLAs rose in the wee hours of Thursday morning to mark the end of the legislature's spring sitting, which saw the government pass 19 pieces of legislation but was also overshadowed by allegations of corruption related to health-care procurement that prompted the resignation of a cabinet member, a response to American tariffs, and the potential of an independence referendum. Article content Article content Article content Speaking with reporters at the legislature on Thursday, government house leader Joseph Schow pointed to the bills that had been put into law over the past weeks and said the government would take stock of its priorities over the summer. Article content Article content 'Our government has always been and will continue to be unapologetic in our fight to protect and promote a strong and sovereign Alberta within a united Canada, because we are relentless in our work to create a brighter future for Albertans,' he said. Article content 'We're going to take the summer to go back to our constituents and the people that hired us to do this job, and listen to them, hear what they have to say.' Article content Among the bills passed since the sitting began on Feb. 25 was legislation formalizing the overhaul of auto insurance rules, taking a further step towards a provincial police force, eliminating municipal codes of conduct, and changing how justice system non-profits are funded. Article content Major pieces of legislation were left for closer to the end of the sitting. Those include the Compassionate Intervention Act, which would allow for adults and youth to be placed into involuntary addiction treatment if they are deemed to likely cause significant harm to themselves or others. Article content Article content It also includes Bill 55, which moves public health roles from Alberta Health Services (AHS) to Primary Care Alberta, and Bill 54, which drew attention for lowering the bar for a potential citizen-led separation vote while also reintroducing union and corporate campaign contributions. Article content Article content Bill 54 prompted a backlash from First Nations and led the government to introduce some last-minute amendments late Wednesday. Article content In February, the government faced questions raised in the statement of claim by former AHS head Athana Mentzelopoulos about health-care procurement, with those allegations being the main subject of many question periods throughout the sitting. Article content And the threat of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and the potential impact on Alberta's economy was also at the forefront of legislative debates, most notably around the provincial budget tabled in February that delivered the government's long-promised tax cut but also forecast a $5.2-billion deficit.
CBC
13-05-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Alberta cabinet minister Ric McIver voted in as new legislature Speaker
Calgary legislature member Ric McIver is the new Speaker of the Alberta legislature. McIver was selected in a vote of his peers in the chamber, defeating Opposition NDP candidate Heather Sweet. Just hours earlier, McIver resigned from his job as minister of municipal affairs. The Speaker's job became vacant last week after Nathan Cooper announced he was stepping down in order to represent Alberta's interests in Washington D.C. The role of the Speaker is to be the non-partisan referee during question period and debate. Tourism Minister Joseph Schow will take on McIver's portfolio on an interim basis.
