Day Three of campaigning
Posted Mar 28, 2012 10:31 pm.
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It’s day three of the election campaign and the party leaders are all over the province.
The PC’s Alison Redford was in Fort McMurray for an announcement at Suncor Wetlands.
“A Progressive Conservative government is committed to establishing Alberta as the world’s most competitive jurisdiction for energy production that honours and preserves the environment. This initiative is not about picking winners and losers, it is about leadership, about paving the way for the future, about creating a marketplace for environmental technology development.”
“We know that Alberta has the most innovative geologists, engineers, and environmental scientists – this is an incredible opportunity to leverage our invaluable human capital, industry and oilsands to once again pioneer on a world class scale,” said Redford.
Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith began her day in Edmonton then to Redwater, St. Paul and ending in Fort Saskatchewan.
“Yesterday I announced the first part of the Wildrose Pledge: the Balanced Budget and Savings Act. It’s a clear and responsible plan that will get Alberta back on the path of fiscal responsibility,” said Smith. “By contrast, the PC legacy of waste and mismanagement is everywhere. Huge salary hikes, new MLA offices, handing corporations billions of taxpayer dollars, and accepting paychecks for doing no work are only some instances in the long list of PC waste that has come to define this government as out of touch and only out for themselves.”
The Liberal’s Raj Sherman continues his healthcare focus starting in Red Deer, then participating in a health services forum in Edmonton.
“If your health care is 100km away, you don’t have health care.” said Sherman. “We need to provide incentives for medical professionals to choose generalist fields over specialist ones and to expand medical programs into regional colleges, integrating medical training with smaller Alberta communities.”
NDP leader Brian Mason is also in Edmonton, where he unveiled a five-point plan to keep the province’s electricity prices stable and affordable.
“Almost every single Alberta family has suffered because the Conservatives have tilted the tables in favour of power corporations, which are making record profits. Electricity is an essential service that needs to be carefully regulated so it’s affordable for families and businesses,” Mason said.
