Category: Alberta

Current members Member Party First elected Adriana LaGrange United Conservative 2019 Martin Long United Conservative 2019 Todd Loewen United Conservative (2019-2021) 2019 Independent (2021-) Who are the elected officials in Alberta? Cabinet Danielle Smith. Danielle Smith was sworn in as Premier of Alberta and Minister of Intergovernmental Relations on October 11, 2022. Kaycee Madu. Nathan […]

Quebec has declared itself officially unilingual (French only). Alberta and Saskatchewan are also considered unilingual (English only). Which province in Canada is officially bilingual? New BrunswickYes, New Brunswick is Canada’s only officially bilingual province. This is because the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms specifically recognizes that English and French are the official languages of […]

Look for public lands where you can find raspberries, strawberries and saskatoons. Be aware that foraging in protected city, provincial and national parks is unlawful, as it disrupts the local ecosystems those plants support. Is foraging legal in Alberta? For example, it’s illegal to collect plants or mushrooms in Canada’s national parks and picking in […]

Alberta currently has just over 1200 MW of coal generating capacity left on its system. The Genesee units 1, 2 and 3 at Warburg will be converted to natural gas before the calendar turns to 2023. At that point, Canada’s fourth-largest province will be fully transitioned from coal-fired electricity. Does Alberta still have coal power […]

Current members Member Party First elected Thomas Dang New Democratic 2015 Jasvir Deol New Democratic 2019 Devin Dreeshen United Conservative 2018 (by-election) David Eggen New Democratic 2004* Who is the youngest MLA in Alberta? Thomas Kyle Dang (born April 7, 1995) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to […]

Danielle Smith. Danielle Smith was sworn in as Premier of Alberta on October 11, 2022. Who is in power in Alberta? Politics of Alberta Appointer Canadian monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister Head of Government Title Premier Currently Danielle Smith Who is the new prime minister of Alberta? “I congratulate Danielle Smith on […]

United Conservative Party President Cynthia Moore Executive Director Dustin van Vugt Founded July 31, 2017 Merger of Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, Wildrose Political Association Which party is in control of Alberta? The current premier of Alberta is Danielle Smith of the United Conservative Party. Alberta uses a unicameral Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the […]

Examples of civil actions that a person may bring against the police in the provincial and superior courts include the negligent use of force, illegal searches and seizures, assault, battery and wrongful arrest and detention (Steps to Justice). Can police be sued in Canada? You can sue police officers in Ontario if you are injured […]

There are numerous invasive species such as Canada thistle, Dutch elm disease, silver carp, and earthworms are found in Alberta. We have also introduced thousands of beneficial non-native species like dandelions, wheat, honeybees, elm trees, brown trout, and all livestock. Is dandelion invasive in Canada? Dandelions are a non-native species in Canada and much of […]

Which invasive species affect Alberta? The biggest, and most likely well-known invasive species is the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), which was introduced into North America in the 1700s and followed the spread of colonisation across the continent, with the earliest recorded in Alberta in the 1950s. What plants are invasive in Alberta? Alberta Invasive Plant […]