Lets Dissect Ed Stelmach’s Big Plan’s for New Session

Summaries of nine pieces of legislation that the Conservatives plan to pursue this winter and spring offer a glimpse of the government’s agenda. 
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Alberta Competitiveness Act aims to increase partnerships between the government and industry and improve the province’s competitive edge in the global economy;

Is this giving the large Corporations more power inAlberta on an International scale along with more input into Government policy and Legislation?

• Professional Statutes Amendment Act requires professional regulatory organizations to consult with ministers before changing which education courses or programs are required for registry;

Does this mean that Regulatory Organizations have been picking and choosing on those who they wish to train or re-train?

• Securities Amendment Act will allow for the regulation of credit-rating agencies and will broaden the Alberta Securities Commission’s power to deal with faulty disclosure statements;

Is the Government saying that the credit rating agencies investigating into Alberta Securities Commission are faulty? Claiming that anyone that speaks out against their "private dealings" are wrong as the Alberta Government is wanting to protect all those investors who profited by these acts?

• Elections Statutes Amendment Act will streamline how provincial elections are held;

This so the Progressive Conservative Party can control the elections much more effectively and secretly then they already have been. After all hasn't Alberta brought in another politician to speak publicly and give his advice, that has been under question for elections tampering in his own country

• Fatal Accidents Amendment Act will make eligibility for bereavement damages less restrictive;

Does this pertain to death by employment (WCB);, by criminal acts; 3^rd party accidents; covered by work insurance; regular insurances or the uninsured ?

• Witness Security Act will establish a provincial witness security program to complement the current federal system;

This in place to protect those involved in the new Bill’s to be introduced? Certainly wouldn't be put in place for me or any other person that blows the whistle on Alberta Government

• Local Authorities Election Statutes Amendment Act clarifies rules of residency for local government elections;

Am interested to hear more, as there are many windows to this statement, which could go any direction, like does this pertain to the Candidate , the voter or where most of a certain partisan community lives?

• Emergency Management Amendment Act will improve liability protection for search and rescue members and their organizations;

After what happened in B.C this makes e wonder if it is to protect the Volunteers from law suit of the people they rescue or  the insurance companies that say the person was injured by the rescuers, so they can get their cost's back
The Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Amendment Act will harmonize provincial rules with federal legislation.

This  makes some sense as keeping all the Dangerous Goods rules of the road equal across Canada,only a professional truck driver would know of any implications here;
now can they do something about the rail roads?