Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Lisa Johnson
Publication Date: September 11, 2024 - 20:28
Alberta Premier Smith says she wants Calgary Green Line to proceed as first pitched
September 11, 2024
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s committed to Calgary’s multibillion-dollar Green Line light-rail transit project, but as it was originally envisioned.Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Smith declined to say how much her government is now willing to fund.But she said she is concerned the line is getting shorter while its budget has ballooned from the original price tag of $4.5-billion.
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The past was as much a part of British Columbia’s televised election debate as any vision of the future as the leaders squared-off ahead of the Oct. 19 vote.New Democrat Party Leader David Eby repeatedly attacked Conservative Leader John Rustad for his record when he was a part of the Liberal government. In turn, Mr. Rustad declared that nothing the NDP government has done has left British Columbians better off. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau, who is open about her hopes of providing the balance of power in what polls are suggesting will be a minority government, repeatedly...
October 9, 2024 - 00:56 | Justine Hunter, Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
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October 8, 2024 - 22:01 | Carrie Tait | The Globe and Mail
British Columbia’s Conservatives have pledged to combat the province’s toxic-drug crisis by expanding access to treatment and recovery services, while scrapping some harm-reduction policies introduced under the incumbent NDP.However, many of the Conservatives’ promises closely mirror NDP initiatives already underway, and the Green Party and health experts criticize the plan as offering populist platitudes for a complex crisis with no simple solutions.
October 8, 2024 - 21:19 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
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