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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
ALBERTA
Health unions keep up call for 'collective' meeting with health minister
Story by Madeline Smith • Sunday, Nov. 27,2022 - Edmonton Journal
The president of the union representing Alberta nurses says despite speaking with government officials separately, labour groups for health workers have yet to have the “collective” meeting they want as the health-care system strains under pressure again.
United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) president Heather Smith takes part in a news conference where Alberta's health-care unions advocated that the government take steps to fully address the staffing crisis in health care on Oct. 24, 2022.
Shortly after Premier Danielle Smith’s new cabinet was sworn in last month, the United Nurses of Alberta (UNA), Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA), Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) came together to “insist” on meeting with the health minister to talk about improving the health-care system.
When the government announced just a few weeks later that the Alberta Health Services board would be dismantled and replaced with a single official administrator, Smith said she and Health Minister Jason Copping had just spoken with AUPE, HSAA and UNA leaders.
Related
AHS board dismantled as Dr. John Cowell named new administrator
The premier said the major shift in AHS management is aimed at accelerating change that will ease the current burden on the health system and help the burned-out front line.
“We’re doing all of this to be able to support them, create a better working environment to make sure that they feel valued,” she said.
“They know that we know what the solutions are. They want us to work on them,” she said, adding the province intends to take a consultative approach.
Related video: Provinces call on Ottawa for more health-care fundingDuration 8:31 View on Watch
UNA president Heather Smith confirmed she spoke with the premier and health minister ahead of the AHS administrator announcement, but said Saturday it wasn’t the type of meeting unions have requested.
She still thinks a broader discussion is warranted because “the deficits here in the province are clearly across the entire continuum of workers.”
The November meeting provided advance notice about the decision to change the AHS leadership structure, a move that the UNA leader said comes with its own challenges.
“The announcement of the elimination of the board and subsequent comments in terms of AHS and getting rid of managers — it’s rather unfortunate,” Smith said.
“It causes a great deal of uncertainty at higher levels of the organization, but uncertainty in terms of what that means on the ground as well.”
HSAA president Mike Parker, who represents numerous health workers including paramedics, issued his own statement raising concern about the possibility of “organizational chaos” in health care, while AUPE’s Guy Smith added workers need stability, “not the chaos that could result from a change in administration and direction.”
But the groups said they’re encouraged to hear the premier and health minister talk about the need to address staffing shortages. New administrator Dr. John Cowell has been told to focus on decreasing wait times in emergency rooms and for surgeries, improving EMS response times and consulting with front-line workers on reforms.
The HSAA’s Parker said his message to the premier was the need for direct support for health workers.
“The premier says we have entered the ‘action phase’ of reforming health care,” he said.
“That means overcoming staffing shortages and improving working conditions so we can care for Albertans.”
The November meeting provided advance notice about the decision to change the AHS leadership structure, a move that the UNA leader said comes with its own challenges.
“The announcement of the elimination of the board and subsequent comments in terms of AHS and getting rid of managers — it’s rather unfortunate,” Smith said.
“It causes a great deal of uncertainty at higher levels of the organization, but uncertainty in terms of what that means on the ground as well.”
HSAA president Mike Parker, who represents numerous health workers including paramedics, issued his own statement raising concern about the possibility of “organizational chaos” in health care, while AUPE’s Guy Smith added workers need stability, “not the chaos that could result from a change in administration and direction.”
But the groups said they’re encouraged to hear the premier and health minister talk about the need to address staffing shortages. New administrator Dr. John Cowell has been told to focus on decreasing wait times in emergency rooms and for surgeries, improving EMS response times and consulting with front-line workers on reforms.
The HSAA’s Parker said his message to the premier was the need for direct support for health workers.
“The premier says we have entered the ‘action phase’ of reforming health care,” he said.
“That means overcoming staffing shortages and improving working conditions so we can care for Albertans.”
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Union worried AHS reviving plan to privatize laundry services
FLASHBACK RALPH KLEIN DID THIS IN THE NINETIES, AND SOLD OUR TAXPAYER FUNDED
LAUNDRY SERVICES TO TORY BACKERS WHO OWNED K BRO LAUNDRY SERVICES,
KLEIN SOLD THEM THE HOSPITALS LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS SERVICES.
K BRO IS NOW NORTH AMERICAN WIDE, AS A PRIVATE LAUNDRY PROVIDER
PART OF THE ORACLE OF OMAHA'S BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY GROUP.
AND OF COURSE K BRO HAS NEVER DECREASED THEIR PRICES TO SERVICE
OUR HOSPITALS.
AND LAST TIME THE WORKERS FOUGHT BACK AND WE ALMOST HAD A GENERAL
STRIKE IN SUPPORT, UNTIL THE UNIONS SOLD THE WORKERS OUT FOR A DEAL
EFF LABINE Updated: February 10, 2020
Alberta Health Services. IAN KUCERAK / POSTMEDIA
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is looking to save money by possibly outsourcing laundry services in communities outside of Edmonton and Calgary, but doing so could see hundreds of jobs cut.
In a letter sent out to the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) on Monday, AHS gave the heads up about possibly contracting out laundry services. The notice states that the cost to offer that service could be up to $40 million. The potential impacts on staffing, if the plan moves forward, would be about 275 positions spread across 54 health-care sites.
On the list includes Whitecourt, Peace River, Athabasca, Barrhead, Cold Lake, Drayton Valley, Red Deer, Stettler, Canmore, Okotoks, Medicine Hat and Wainwright. Laundry service would stay the same in Edmonton and Calgary.
AUPE responded to the idea with a news release decrying the potential move as AHS pushing for privatization of hospital laundry.
Mauro Chies, vice president of Cancer Control Alberta and Clinical Support Services with AHS, said in an email outsourcing is being considered following the Health Ministry’s review of the provincial health authority.
“Outsourcing of all linen services would be an evolution of the existing linen services business model, as we currently outsource just more than 68 per cent of our linen services,” Chies said. “We understand and appreciate that for some this feels like uncertainty. We have assured our staff, their unions and our community partners that we will be prudent in our decision-making, keeping Albertans at the core of all our considerations. This is about Albertans, and the health system that cares for Albertans, every day.”
The AHS review, released on Feb. 3, looked at ways the health authority could save money. According to the review, laundry and linen services has a budget of roughly $60 million. Edmonton and Calgary are covered by six AHS-operated regional processing plants and 44 on-site facilities. The review notes equipment and plants at several AHS-run facilities are nearing end of life and would need more than $200 million to maintain operations.
This isn’t the first time AHS has looked at outsourcing laundry.
In 2015, plans to avoid multimillion-dollar upgrades to laundry facilities by outsourcing the service to a private company were undone by the NDP government.
AUPE vice-president Susan Slade said the plan is just another step towards privatization.
“It doesn’t really need to happen,” she said. “It is taking out those services that are provided right at the hospital. When you keep it in-house, you have that constant supply of laundry. You aren’t going to run out whereas that does happen in the larger centres sometimes, especially on a busy weekend.”
Slade added the money being spent is a public service as opposed to providing a profit to a shareholder. She said the union plans to take action against the plan but didn’t provide any details.
If AHS does move forward with this plan, a request for a proposal would go out in late May. A contract would then be awarded and an implementation plan developed in November. The estimated timeline once a vendor is picked would be between three to 18 months for laundry to be outsourced.
jlabine@postmedia.com
Twitter.com/jefflabine
Alberta Health Services. IAN KUCERAK / POSTMEDIA
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is looking to save money by possibly outsourcing laundry services in communities outside of Edmonton and Calgary, but doing so could see hundreds of jobs cut.
In a letter sent out to the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) on Monday, AHS gave the heads up about possibly contracting out laundry services. The notice states that the cost to offer that service could be up to $40 million. The potential impacts on staffing, if the plan moves forward, would be about 275 positions spread across 54 health-care sites.
On the list includes Whitecourt, Peace River, Athabasca, Barrhead, Cold Lake, Drayton Valley, Red Deer, Stettler, Canmore, Okotoks, Medicine Hat and Wainwright. Laundry service would stay the same in Edmonton and Calgary.
AUPE responded to the idea with a news release decrying the potential move as AHS pushing for privatization of hospital laundry.
Mauro Chies, vice president of Cancer Control Alberta and Clinical Support Services with AHS, said in an email outsourcing is being considered following the Health Ministry’s review of the provincial health authority.
“Outsourcing of all linen services would be an evolution of the existing linen services business model, as we currently outsource just more than 68 per cent of our linen services,” Chies said. “We understand and appreciate that for some this feels like uncertainty. We have assured our staff, their unions and our community partners that we will be prudent in our decision-making, keeping Albertans at the core of all our considerations. This is about Albertans, and the health system that cares for Albertans, every day.”
The AHS review, released on Feb. 3, looked at ways the health authority could save money. According to the review, laundry and linen services has a budget of roughly $60 million. Edmonton and Calgary are covered by six AHS-operated regional processing plants and 44 on-site facilities. The review notes equipment and plants at several AHS-run facilities are nearing end of life and would need more than $200 million to maintain operations.
This isn’t the first time AHS has looked at outsourcing laundry.
In 2015, plans to avoid multimillion-dollar upgrades to laundry facilities by outsourcing the service to a private company were undone by the NDP government.
AUPE vice-president Susan Slade said the plan is just another step towards privatization.
“It doesn’t really need to happen,” she said. “It is taking out those services that are provided right at the hospital. When you keep it in-house, you have that constant supply of laundry. You aren’t going to run out whereas that does happen in the larger centres sometimes, especially on a busy weekend.”
Slade added the money being spent is a public service as opposed to providing a profit to a shareholder. She said the union plans to take action against the plan but didn’t provide any details.
If AHS does move forward with this plan, a request for a proposal would go out in late May. A contract would then be awarded and an implementation plan developed in November. The estimated timeline once a vendor is picked would be between three to 18 months for laundry to be outsourced.
jlabine@postmedia.com
Twitter.com/jefflabine
Friday, April 21, 2006
AUPE gets off its ass
They have a great looking web page, they have up to date press releases and photos. So how come its taken them years to have their communications guy finally post their press releases to LabourStart?
I did it for them gratis for years cause they seemed to forget about this important source of labour news. Well I am happy to let the guy paid to do it, do it. Thanks Climenhaga. Took ya long enough.
Wonder when Gil the former PR guy for the AFL and now their president will get off his ass and do the same thing for the AFL website.He is after all a hands on kinda guy. Probably when he corrects all the dead links on their website and updates it to include Mayweek and Public Interest Alberta.
Find blog posts, photos, events and more off-site about:
Climenhaga, AUPE, Alberta, union, labour, Canada, labournews, media, LabourStart, AFL, McGowan
I did it for them gratis for years cause they seemed to forget about this important source of labour news. Well I am happy to let the guy paid to do it, do it. Thanks Climenhaga. Took ya long enough.
Canada/North America AUPE and Calgary Health Region reach tentative agreement for 5,200 GSS workers [Alberta Union of Provincial Employees] For more info 20-Apr-2006There are 4 more Canada stories today.
Wonder when Gil the former PR guy for the AFL and now their president will get off his ass and do the same thing for the AFL website.He is after all a hands on kinda guy. Probably when he corrects all the dead links on their website and updates it to include Mayweek and Public Interest Alberta.
Find blog posts, photos, events and more off-site about:
Climenhaga, AUPE, Alberta, union, labour, Canada, labournews, media, LabourStart, AFL, McGowan
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Labour Relations Board Scandal in Alberta
I have blogged here, and here, and here about the bankruptcy of the Alberta Labour Relations Board. How it is not impartial, nor an independent third party but a direct arm of the Government.
And it has been in disrepute for over a decade, despite union reps sitting on it, since the Klein government putsch that ousted LRB Chairman Robert Blair for being pro union, and replaced him with an Employer Rep Lawyer connected to the anti-union Merit Construction companies.
A set of emails between the LRB and the Government have been leaked to the Press and the Alberta Federation of Labour that shows collusion between the LRB and the Klein Government in passing Bill 27 which outlawed strikes in the Health Care sector and forced elections for union representation on hospital workers forcing them to choose between AUPE, CUPE, and HSAA.
Bill 27 caused an internecine battle between AUPE and CUPE over who would represent hospital workers in Alberta, a battle that proved divisive for the last four years, divisive enough to halt a unified fight back campaign that should have occured. A fight back against the ruling that made all health sector workers essential workers and removed their right to strike.
Now the chickens have come home to roost, and the whole nasty little affair of the governments attempt to castrate the labour movement in Alberta with Bill 27 has come to light. This is yet another scandal to add to a long list of scandals in Alberta. This is what happens when you have a real One Party Dictatorship.
The Edmonton Journal reported on it today.Labour board provided draft of regulations
Collaborated on Bill 27 to detriment of organized labour, says AFL head
Internal Alberta Labour Relations Board e-mails obtained by The Journal suggest the board collaborated with Ralph Klein's government and health-care employers to produce a bill that many in the labour movement consider the strongest anti-union legislation in the province's history.
NDP calls for labour board resignations
The NDP is calling for the resignation of the labour relations board, after news that the vice-chairman had input into controversial legislation that rewrote the labour code, allowing the restructuring of the health-care system. "And if they don't resign, they should be fired for compromising the labour relation's board independence and impartiality," NDP labour critic Ray Martin said. Martin and the United Nurses of Alberta joined the Alberta Federation of Labour in calling for a public inquiry into the board's role in the legislation.
Dan MacLennan, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, the largest union in the province, says a public inquiry should have a broader scope, looking at labour relations and labour law in Alberta in general. "I've never viewed them as totally impartial," he said of the board. "They're an extended arm of the government and this is further proof of that. "I don't think we've ever gone there in terms of job action or legislation viewing it as a fair process. Publication of e-mails requires prompt, honest answers about conduct of Labour Relations Board, AUPE president says
The AFL has issued the following press release, claiming the Government is attempting to censor them and demanding the emails back. Even though it was the Privacy Commissioner who released them!
And it has been in disrepute for over a decade, despite union reps sitting on it, since the Klein government putsch that ousted LRB Chairman Robert Blair for being pro union, and replaced him with an Employer Rep Lawyer connected to the anti-union Merit Construction companies.
A set of emails between the LRB and the Government have been leaked to the Press and the Alberta Federation of Labour that shows collusion between the LRB and the Klein Government in passing Bill 27 which outlawed strikes in the Health Care sector and forced elections for union representation on hospital workers forcing them to choose between AUPE, CUPE, and HSAA.
Bill 27 caused an internecine battle between AUPE and CUPE over who would represent hospital workers in Alberta, a battle that proved divisive for the last four years, divisive enough to halt a unified fight back campaign that should have occured. A fight back against the ruling that made all health sector workers essential workers and removed their right to strike.
Now the chickens have come home to roost, and the whole nasty little affair of the governments attempt to castrate the labour movement in Alberta with Bill 27 has come to light. This is yet another scandal to add to a long list of scandals in Alberta. This is what happens when you have a real One Party Dictatorship.
The Edmonton Journal reported on it today.Labour board provided draft of regulations
Collaborated on Bill 27 to detriment of organized labour, says AFL head
Internal Alberta Labour Relations Board e-mails obtained by The Journal suggest the board collaborated with Ralph Klein's government and health-care employers to produce a bill that many in the labour movement consider the strongest anti-union legislation in the province's history.
NDP calls for labour board resignations
The NDP is calling for the resignation of the labour relations board, after news that the vice-chairman had input into controversial legislation that rewrote the labour code, allowing the restructuring of the health-care system. "And if they don't resign, they should be fired for compromising the labour relation's board independence and impartiality," NDP labour critic Ray Martin said. Martin and the United Nurses of Alberta joined the Alberta Federation of Labour in calling for a public inquiry into the board's role in the legislation.
Dan MacLennan, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, the largest union in the province, says a public inquiry should have a broader scope, looking at labour relations and labour law in Alberta in general. "I've never viewed them as totally impartial," he said of the board. "They're an extended arm of the government and this is further proof of that. "I don't think we've ever gone there in terms of job action or legislation viewing it as a fair process. Publication of e-mails requires prompt, honest answers about conduct of Labour Relations Board, AUPE president says
The AFL has issued the following press release, claiming the Government is attempting to censor them and demanding the emails back. Even though it was the Privacy Commissioner who released them!
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
LRB “Biased and Compromised”, says AFL
Lawyers Trying to Get Documents Back from AFL
Documents received by the Alberta Federation of Labour show that key figures of the Labour Relations Board (LRB) breached their role by actively participating in the drafting of legislation, and by consulting with employer representatives about the content of draft legislation, says the Alberta Federation of Labour today.
The AFL received documents as part of a FOIP Commissioners Inquiry. The documents reveal that LRB Chair Mark Asbell, and Vice-Chair Les Wallace were actively involved in the drafting of Bill 27, the Labour Relations (Regional Health Authorities Restructuring) Amendment Act. Their participation in the process contravenes the role of the LRB, and places into serious jeopardy its independence.
The documents also suggest the LRB actively consulted with employer representatives in the drafting of the Bill another contravention of its role that undermines impartiality.
“We have a ‘smoking gun’ that demonstrates a serious breach of the LRB’s mandate,” says AFL President Gil McGowan. “The actions of the two senior officials at the Board have allowed the LRB to become biased and compromised.”
“We need a public inquiry to get to the bottom of how deeply compromised the LRB is,” says McGowan. “The truth needs to come out.” The AFL sent a letter today to Human Resources Minister Mike Cardinal demanding a public inquiry into the breach.
Today, the AFL received a letter from the lawyer for the Privacy Commissioner demanding the return of the documents received by the AFL saying it got them in error. The AFL has responded by refusing to return the documents. The AFL’s position is that it has a right to access these documents and there is a pressing public interest that requires full disclosure of the documents. Neither the Commissioner nor the LRB have not indicated what their next legal steps will be.
Following the receipt of the documents, the AFL sent them to its 350 affiliated union presidents, to update them on ongoing efforts to reveal the truth about the Bill 27 process. The AFL will be calling together senior union leaders in the next couple of days to discuss next steps.
The LRB, as an arms-length quasi-judicial body, has the mandate of interpreting and enforcing the Labour Relations Code. In performing its job, it must adhere to a strict policy of independence and neutrality. As the “court” for labour relations, it must avoid participating in the setting of government policy or regulations regarding labour relations. In other words, its job is to interpret the law, not make it.
“The documents we have received clearly show that the Vice-Chair of the LRB wrote the bill that the government used to attack health care unions,” notes McGowan. “This says to me that the LRB has sided clearly with the employer and destroyed any semblance of fairness in their dealings. For an LRB, this is unconscionable.”
Bill 27 set in motion a process to reduce the number of bargaining units in health care. It led to a series of acrimonious and bitter run-off votes, cancelled longstanding collective agreements, removed the right to strike for community health and other workers, and denied nurse practitioners the right to join a union. It was widely seen as an anti-union piece of legislation.
“The LRB is the anchor of our modern labour relations system. If the parties can’t trust its fairness and independence, the whole system is at risk. The actions of the LRB’s senior officials have jeopardized trust in the system. This could have wide ranging implications.” McGowan concludes.
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Saturday, June 15, 2019
CLASS WAR IN ALBERTA
Kenney government to bring in bill to alter union wage deals
By Dean Bennett The Canadian Press
The Alberta legislature on Saturday, June 9, 2018.
Emily Mertz,Global News
Alberta’s United Conservative government has formally served notice it is bringing in legislation to override bargained contract agreements and delay wage talks for thousands of public-sector workers.
The move led to heated debate in the house Wednesday, with Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley accusing Finance Minister Travis Toews of a “gross abuse of power.”
“This government didn’t say a word about breaching the Constitution to break the law in order to steal money from nurses in the last election,” Notley told the house.
CLASS WAR IN ALBERTA: Alberta eyes legislation if necessary to override public sector wage talks
Watch below: (From June 11, 2019) David Eggen, NDP Advanced Education Critic, talks about a letter sent from the finance ministry to public sector unions about passing legislation if necessary to override collective bargaining agreement with unions.
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Toews replied that all options, including legislation, are on the table as he and his staff work to find savings to eradicate Alberta’s annual multibillion-dollar budget deficits.
“Albertans expect us to be responsible with their hard-earned tax dollars,” said Toews.
“We’re also committed to working together in good faith with the public sector as we work to ensure we can deliver high-quality services to Albertans.
“This delay is the responsible path forward and we believe Albertans will support it.”
Earlier Wednesday, Government House Leader Jason Nixon informed the house that the government intends to bring in the Public Sector Wage Arbitration Deferral Act.
The issue involves unionized workers who took pay freezes in the first two years of their contracts but now have the right in the third and final year to have the wage portion reopened and subject to binding arbitration if necessary.
The workers affected come from across the province, and include nurses, social workers, hospital support staff, prison guards, conservation officers, toxicologists, restaurant inspectors, therapists and the sheriffs who protect the politicians and staff in the legislature.
CLASS WAR IN ALBERTA : Alberta nurses accuse province of breach of contract in wage talks
Watch below: (From May 14, 2019) Tensions are rising between organized labour and the new government, and nurses’ wage negotiations are at the heart of the dispute. Tom Vernon explains.
Toews said the government wants to delay those talks and arbitration until an independent panel, headed by former Saskatchewan finance minister Janice MacKinnon, reports by August 15 on ways the province can save money to get the budget back into balance.
MacKinnon, in a co-authored research paper, has previously argued Alberta should look at cutting public sector wages to save money.
The wage legislation plan came up earlier this week when the NDP released a leaked letter dated May 16 from Toews’ ministry to public sector unions.
The letter asks for union input on delaying wage reopener talks but said legislation would be used if necessary.
United Nurses of Alberta has labelled the move unfair and heavy handed by a government that believes it is above the law.
Notley told reporters that Toews’ promise to work in good faith with unions is the opposite of his actions.
“The minister is not acting in good faith with unions when he first threatens them with legislation and then brings in legislation,” said Notley.
“He is also not acting in good faith when he ignores the legally binding collective agreement to which he is a party.”
The legislation comes after the province tried in recent weeks to get wage reopener talks delayed by arbitrators handling talks at the table with the nurses union and with the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees.
The results were mixed.
The arbitrator granted the delay in the nurses talks, but the one handling the AUPE talks rejected it.
ALL CLASS WAR IN ALBERTA STORIES
SEE
Have you ever thought bosses need even more power over workers? No? Well, our UCP government seems to think so. 🤔
They want to get rid of overtime banking for non-union workers, bring back scabs for public sector labour disputes, and more! 👎🏾 What do you think of the government's Better for Bosses Act?
Alberta’s finance minister says the government will pass legislation if necessary to override collective bargaining agreements with unions and delay contractually mandated wage talks
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Daveberta Smears NDP
Daveberta the liberal blogger thinks he has found a scandal in the NDP calling for an end to corporate and union donations to political parties in Alberta. He reports in high dudgeon on his website that the NDP raised $100,000 from unions during the election campaign of 2004.
However the majority of funds raised during the campaign, as is usual with the NDP, came from individuals for a total of $180,529.35 slightly less than twice as much as raised from union contributions.
Something he fails to mention. Now why might that be?
Because unlike his former employer the Liberal Party of Alberta, the NDP gets the majority of its donations from individuals. And of course unlike the Liberals none from the big corporations in Alberta. So he has to pretend that union funding of the NDP is somehow scandalous.
2005
POLITICAL PARTY
CAMPAIGN RETURN
ALBERTA NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY
SUMMARY OF CAMPAIGN PERIOD REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES
FOR THE PERIOD October 25, 2004 - January 24, 2005
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CORPORATIONS
| ALBERTA BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL INC. | EDMONTON | $7,000.00 | Cash |
| CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TRADE UNIONS | |||||
| ALBERTA & NWT REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS | EDMONTON | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| ALBERTA & NWT REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS | EDMONTON | $2,400.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $3,400.00 | ||||
| AREA CNCL PAC STEELWORKERS TORONTO | TORONTO - ONTARIO | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| AREA COUNCIL C E P | EDMONTON | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| C A W CANADA | $8,000.00 | Cash | |||
| C E C U | EDMONTON | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| C E P NATIONAL | EDMONTON | $4,000.00 | Cash | ||
| C E P NATIONAL | EDMONTON | $7,000.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $11,000.00 | ||||
| C L C | EDMONTON | $10,000.00 | Cash | ||
| C M P L | $5,000.00 | Cash | |||
| C S U | EDMONTON | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| C U P E | EDMONTON | $5,000.00 | Cash | ||
| CANADIAN COUNCIL A T U | $2,500.00 | Cash | |||
| DISTRICT # 3 U S W A | BURNABY - B.C. | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| EDMONTON FIRE FIGHTERS UNION | EDMONTON | $2,000.00 | Cash | ||
| EDMONTON FIRE FIGHTERS UNION | EDMONTON | $2,000.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $4,000.00 | ||||
| EDMONTON LABOUR COUNCIL | EDMONTON | $750.00 | Cash | ||
| IRONWORKERS LOCAL 720 | EDMONTON | $3,000.00 | Cash | ||
| LOCAL 1118 U F C W | RED DEER | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| LOCAL 183 U N A | EDMONTON | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| LOCAL 1900 C E P | EDMONTON | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| LOCAL 569 ATU | EDMONTON | $3,000.00 | Cash | ||
| LOCAL 6034 U S W A | CALGARY | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| LOCAL 855 C E P | HINTON | $2,000.00 | Cash | ||
| U T U | EDMONTON | $1,500.00 | Cash | ||
| UNITED ASSOC OF PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS - LOCAL 488 | EDMONTON | $14,000.00 | Cash | ||
| UNITED NURSES OF ALBERTA | EDMONTON | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA PAC | TORONTO - ONTARIO | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| WORKERS UNION TELECOMMUNICATIONS | EDMONTON | $10,000.00 | Cash | ||
| WORKERS UNION TELECOMMUNICATIONS | EDMONTON | $50.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $10,050.00 | ||||
| YELLOWHEAD LABOUR COUNCIL | HINTON | $500.00 | Cash | ||
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS | |||||
| MEDICINE HAT LABOUR COUNCIL | MEDICINE HAT | $1,500.00 | Cash |
But what daveberta does not he tell us is how much corporations donated to his former employer the Liberal Party of Alberta during the election campaign. Count all the oil companies. Which you will not find donating to the NDP. Which of course is the whole point ain't it Dave.And note the corporate donations to the Liberals far exceed the union donations to the NDP for the same election campaign.
2005
POLITICAL PARTY
CAMPAIGN RETURN
ALBERTA LIBERAL PARTY
SUMMARY OF CAMPAIGN PERIOD REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES
FOR THE PERIOD October 25, 2004 - January 24, 2005
| CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CORPORATIONS | |||||
| ALBERTA VIEWS | CALGARY | $15,000.00 | Cash | ||
| ALL WEATHER WINDOWS LTD | EDMONTON | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| AMEC INC | OAKVILLE - ONTARIO | $2,500.00 | Cash | ||
| ATCO GROUP | CALGARY | $5,000.00 | Cash | ||
| BELL WEST | CALGARY | $3,000.00 | Cash | ||
| BREWSTER TRANSPORTATION AND TOURS | BANFF | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| CANADIAN NATIONAL | MONTREAL - QUEBEC | $3,000.00 | Cash | ||
| CIBC | TORONTO - ONTARIO | $5,000.00 | Cash | ||
| COHOS EVAMY | CALGARY | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| DAVID B. ROSS PROF CORP | EDMONTON | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| DAVIS & COMPANY | EDMONTON | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| DON WHEATON LTD | EDMONTON | $5,000.00 | Cash | ||
| DOW CHEMICAL CANADA INC | SARNIA - ONTARIO | $5,000.00 | Cash | ||
| EDCO FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD | CALGARY | $2,500.00 | Cash | ||
| ENBRIDGE PIPELINES INC | EDMONTON | $6,000.00 | Cash | ||
| ENCANA CORPORATION | CALGARY | $5,000.00 | Cash | ||
| ESPRIT EXPLORATION LTD | CALGARY | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| FIELD MANAGEMENT SERVICES | EDMONTON | $2,500.00 | Cash | ||
| HOLE'S GREENHOUSES AND GARDENS LTD | ST. ALBERT | $883.00 | Valued | ||
| HUSKY OIL OPERATIONS LTD | CALGARY | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| JAMES A. BUTLIN PROFESSIONAL CORP | CALGARY | $750.00 | Cash | ||
| KATARINA O. STERLIND | VANCOUVER - B.C. | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| LAFARGE CANADA INC. | CALGARY | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| LOVINK MEDIA INC | CALGARY | $3,300.00 | Valued | ||
| MADACALO INVESTMENTS LTD | CALGARY | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| MANCAL PROPERTIES DEVELOPMENT INC | CALGARY | $2,500.00 | Cash | ||
| MANCAL PROPERTY VENTURES INC | CALGARY | $2,500.00 | Cash | ||
| MCDANIEL COMPANY INC. | CALGARY | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| MCNALLY CUMING RAYMAKER | CALGARY | $2,000.00 | Cash | ||
| NEXEN INC | CALGARY | $5,000.00 | Cash | ||
| NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION | CALGARY | $3,000.00 | Cash | ||
| OCTAGON CAPITAL CORPORATION | CALGARY | $2,500.00 | Cash | ||
| P.J. PERRY | EDMONTON | $500.00 | Valued | ||
| PETROVERA RESOURCES | CALGARY | $5,000.00 | Cash | ||
| PHS HOLDINGS | EDMONTON | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| PRECISION DRILLING CORPORATION | CALGARY | $2,500.00 | Cash | ||
| PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS LTD | CALGARY | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| RBC CAPITAL MARKETS | CALGARY | $5,000.00 | Cash | ||
| RBC CAPITAL MARKETS | CALGARY | $5,000.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| READ JONES CHRISTOFFERSEN LTD | CALGARY | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| REIMER LAW OFFICE | CALGARY | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| ROCKWELL SERVICING PARTNERSHIP | CALGARY | $2,500.00 | Cash | ||
| SCOTIABANK | TORONTO - ONTARIO | $4,000.00 | Cash | ||
| SUNCOR ENERGY INC | CALGARY | $3,000.00 | Cash | ||
| TD SECURITIES INC | TORONTO - ONTARIO | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | TORONTO - ONTARIO | $1,600.00 | Cash | ||
| TRANSALTA UTILITIES CORPORATION | CALGARY | $2,000.00 | Cash | ||
| TRANSCANADA PIPE LINES | CALGARY | $5,000.00 | Cash | ||
| WESTERN FINANCIAL GROUP INC | HIGH RIVER | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY LIMITED | VANCOUVER - B.C. | $2,000.00 | Cash | ||
| WILL CALL OILFIELD SERVICES LTD | SPRUCE GROVE | $500.00 | Cash |
| Total: 99 Receipts | $206,496.74 |
| Total Campaign Period Revenue $241,438.34 |
Corporate donations to the Liberals were twice as much as union donations to the NDP for the election campaign in 2004! Something dave forgot to mention.
During that campaign individual donations to the Alberta Liberals totaled $34,941.6 Ouch. Not even close to the individual donations the NDP raised, and this is the real reason for daveberta's faux outrage.
His party and former employer, relies heavily on corporate funding for their election campaigns. Unlike the NDP. And so his attempt to do a bit of political slight of hand, look over there NDP gets union donations. The reality is that if the NDP policy of no corporate or union donations was the law, it would hurt the Liberals more than the NDP. And it is a policy the NDP has adopted as provincial governments across Canada.
Daveberta was outraged that Ray Martin wrote a letter last fall soliciting funding from unions for this pending election campaign. However what he does not tell his readers is that the Liberals on an annual basis raise more funds from unions than the NDP does.
Here is the 2004 corporate donations the Liberals received, during their regular operational year. And lo and behold you will find unions donating to them. Including the Building Trades Council Inc. who donated more to the Liberals than they did to the NDP. And AUPE the provincial government union which did not donate at all to the NDP. And even personal donations from the Alberta Teachers Association president Frank Bruseker who was once a Liberal MLA.
| BRUSEKER, FRANK | AIRDRIE | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| BRUSEKER, FRANK | AIRDRIE | $100.00 | Cash | ||
| BRUSEKER, FRANK | AIRDRIE | $20.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $620.00 |
Total donations from unions to the Liberals for the operating year 2004 was $47,675, while total union donations to the NDP was $14,000. So sorry no the NDP are not being hypocrites, they are calling for legislation that daveberta and his Liberal pals fear because it would limit their corporate fund raising including from their pals in the union movement. If any party benefits from union donations more than the NDP it's the Liberals. Because they lack the NDP's financial support which is based on individual contributions.
Mind you the NDP benefits from more unions donating to it, while the Liberals rely on their pals in the Building Trades, ATA, and AUPE to support them. These are unions and associations aligned politically to the Liberals as their donations show.
2004
POLITICAL PARTY
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT
ALBERTA LIBERAL PARTY
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CORPORATIONS | |||||
| AINSWORTH LUMBER CO LTD | GRANDE PRAIRIE | $3,000.00 | Cash | ||
| ALBERTA BLUE CROSS | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| ALBERTA BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL INC. | EDMONTON | $2,200.00 | Cash | ||
| ALBERTA BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL INC. | EDMONTON | $12,000.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $14,200.00 | ||||
| ALBERTA FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOC INC | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| ALBERTA MOTOR ASSOCIATION | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| ALBERTA ROADBUILDERS & HEAVY CONST. | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| ALBERTA VIEWS | CALGARY | $15,000.00 | Cash | ||
| ALLIANCE PIPELINE LIMITED | CALGARY | $875.00 | Cash | ||
| ALTAGAS SERVICES INC | CALGARY | $525.00 | Cash | ||
| AON REED STENHOUSE INC | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| APEGGA | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| ARTTEC ADVERTISING INC | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| ASSOCIATED ENGINEERING ALBERTA LTD | EDMONTON | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| BOMBAY PALACE RESTAURANT | EDMONTON | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| BREWSTER TRANSPORTATION AND TOURS | BANFF | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| BURLINGTON RESOURCES CANADA LTD | CALGARY | $1,200.00 | Cash | ||
| CANACCORD CAPITAL CORPORATION | VANCOUVER - B.C. | $1,750.00 | Cash | ||
| CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF OILWELL DRI | CALGARY | $1,100.00 | Cash | ||
| CANADIAN ENERGY PIPELINE ASSOCIATION | CALGARY | $875.00 | Cash | ||
| CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD | CALGARY | $1,100.00 | Cash | ||
| CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY | CALGARY | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| CANADIAN SALT COMPANY LIMITED | POINTE CLAIRE - QUEBEC | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| CAPITAL PACKERS INC | EDMONTON | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| CAPITAL PACKERS INC | EDMONTON | $100.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $600.00 | ||||
| CARLYLE & ASSOCIATES | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| CARMA DEVELOPERS LTD. | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| CARMA DEVELOPERS LTD. | CALGARY | $200.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $750.00 | ||||
| COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS | EDMONTON | $275.00 | Cash | ||
| COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS | EDMONTON | $525.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $800.00 | ||||
| CORIL HOLDINGS LTD | CALGARY | $2,000.00 | Cash | ||
| DOUGLAS A. LYNASS PROF CORP | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| DOUGLAS A. LYNASS PROF CORP | EDMONTON | $350.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $900.00 | ||||
| DRAGICH DESIGN | EDMONTON | $850.00 | Valued | ||
| DYNACARE KASPER MEDICAL LABORATORIES | EDMONTON | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| ENBRIDGE PIPELINES INC | EDMONTON | $2,200.00 | Cash | ||
| ENBRIDGE PIPELINES INC | EDMONTON | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $3,200.00 | ||||
| ENER-WEST PROJECTS LTD | CALGARY | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| FIELD ATKINSON PERRATON MANAGEMENT | EDMONTON | $2,200.00 | Cash | ||
| FIRSTENERGY CAPITAL CORP | CALGARY | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| FWD STEP RESOURCES | CALGARY | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| FWD STEP RESOURCES | CALGARY | $25.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $525.00 | ||||
| GENERAL ELECTRIC CANADA INC | MISSISSAUGA - ONTARIO | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| GRAHAM GROUP LTD | CALGARY | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| HAMILTON HALL SOYES/RAY & BERNDTSON INC | CALGARY | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| HEMISPHERE ENGINEERING INC. | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| HOLE'S GREENHOUSES AND GARDENS LTD | ST. ALBERT | $836.74 | Cash | ||
| HOLE'S GREENHOUSES AND GARDENS LTD | ST. ALBERT | $50.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $886.74 | ||||
| HUSKY OIL OPERATIONS LTD | CALGARY | $2,000.00 | Cash | ||
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | CALGARY | $3,500.00 | Cash | ||
| IMPERIAL OIL RESOURCES LTD | CALGARY | $3,500.00 | Cash | ||
| INLAND LEHIGH CEMENT LIMITED | EDMONTON | $2,200.00 | Cash | ||
| INLAND LEHIGH CEMENT LIMITED | EDMONTON | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| INLAND LEHIGH CEMENT LIMITED | EDMONTON | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $3,700.00 | ||||
| J.E. (BUD) MILLER CONSULTING LTD | KITSCOTY | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| JAMES A. BUTLIN PROFESSIONAL CORP | CALGARY | $275.00 | Cash | ||
| JAMES A. BUTLIN PROFESSIONAL CORP | CALGARY | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $775.00 | ||||
| K P ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES | EDMONTON | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| K P M G | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| LOCAL #8 SHEETMETAL BENEVOLENT FUN | EDMONTON | $750.00 | Cash | ||
| LUSCAR LTD | EDMONTON | $3,000.00 | Cash | ||
| LUTHRA LAW OFFICE | EDMONTON | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| MANSELL PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTING SE | EDMONTON | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| MCDANIEL & ASSOCIATES CONSULTANTS LTD | CALGARY | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| MCNALLY VALUATIONS INC | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| MCNALLY VALUATIONS INC | EDMONTON | $350.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $900.00 | ||||
| NEXEN INC | CALGARY | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| NEXEN INC | CALGARY | $2,200.00 | Cash | ||
| NEXEN INC | CALGARY | $12,000.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $14,750.00 | ||||
| NICHOLAS PERELES PROF CORP | CALGARY | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| NICHOLAS PERELES PROF CORP | CALGARY | $350.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $1,350.00 | ||||
| NORTHLANDS PARK | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| PARKER FORD & MACKAY SPECIALTY OPT | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| PAUL ZIFF & CO NATURAL GAS CONSULT | CALGARY | $275.00 | Cash | ||
| PAUL ZIFF & CO NATURAL GAS CONSULT | CALGARY | $250.00 | Cash | ||
| PAUL ZIFF & CO NATURAL GAS CONSULT | CALGARY | $250.00 | Cash | ||
| PAUL ZIFF & CO NATURAL GAS CONSULT | CALGARY | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $1,275.00 | ||||
| PCL CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC | EDMONTON | $5,000.00 | Cash | ||
| PETERS & CO. LIMITED | CALGARY | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| PIPELLA AND COMPANY BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS | CALGARY | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| PIPELLA AND COMPANY BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS | CALGARY | $350.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $900.00 | ||||
| QUALICO DEVELOPMENTS WEST LTD | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | EDMONTON | $1,100.00 | Cash | ||
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | EDMONTON | $2,000.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $3,100.00 | ||||
| SCHUMACHER & ASSOCIATES | WETASKIWIN | $825.00 | Cash | ||
| SCOTIABANK | TORONTO - ONTARIO | $2,000.00 | Cash | ||
| SECURITY LIFE AND INVESTMENT | CALGARY | $400.00 | Cash | ||
| SHAW COMMUNICATIONS INC | CALGARY | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| SHELLY'S ENTERPRISE LTD | EDMONTON | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| SUNCOR ENERGY INC | CALGARY | $6,500.00 | Cash | ||
| T. BOWEN & A. ROBERTS PROF CORP | CALGARY | $275.00 | Cash | ||
| T. BOWEN & A. ROBERTS PROF CORP | CALGARY | $175.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $450.00 | ||||
| TALISMAN ENERGY INC | CALGARY | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| TALISMAN ENERGY INC | CALGARY | $5,000.00 | Cash | ||
| TALISMAN ENERGY INC | CALGARY | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $6,550.00 | ||||
| TAURUS INVESTMENTS LTD | EDMONTON | $825.00 | Cash | ||
| TAURUS INVESTMENTS LTD | EDMONTON | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $1,825.00 | ||||
| TECHNA-WEST ENGINEERING LTD | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| TELUS | EDMONTON | $2,200.00 | Cash | ||
| TELUS | EDMONTON | $2,200.00 | Cash | ||
| TELUS | EDMONTON | $700.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $5,100.00 | ||||
| TERASEN PIPELINES INC | CALGARY | $1,225.00 | Cash | ||
| THE COHOS EVAMY | CALGARY | $275.00 | Cash | ||
| THE COHOS EVAMY | CALGARY | $275.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $550.00 | ||||
| THE TORONTO DOMINION BANK | EDMONTON | $2,200.00 | Cash | ||
| THURBER ENGINEERING LTD | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| TRARION RESOURCES LTD | STONY PLAIN | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| VINTERRA PROPERTIES INC | EDMONTON | $1,100.00 | Cash | ||
| VINTERRA PROPERTIES INC | EDMONTON | $50.00 | Cash | ||
| VINTERRA PROPERTIES INC | EDMONTON | $750.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $1,900.00 | ||||
| WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY LTD | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| WILL CALL OILFIELD SERVICES LTD | SPRUCE GROVE | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| WILLIAM E. SEVICK PROFESSIONAL CORP | EDMONTON | $550.00 | Cash | ||
| WILLIAM E. SEVICK PROFESSIONAL CORP | EDMONTON | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $1,050.00 | ||||
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TRADE UNIONS | |||||
| ALBERT & NWT REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS AND ALLIED WORKERS | EDMONTON | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| ALBERT & NWT REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS AND ALLIED WORKERS | EDMONTON | $275.00 | Cash | ||
| ALBERT & NWT REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS AND ALLIED WORKERS | EDMONTON | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $2,275.00 | ||||
| AUPE LOCAL 50 | EDMONTON | $2,000.00 | Cash | ||
| AUPE LOCAL 9 | EDMONTON | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| AUPE LOCAL 9 | EDMONTON | $200.00 | Cash | ||
| AUPE LOCAL 9 | EDMONTON | $10,500.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $11,200.00 | ||||
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS IRON SHIP BUILERS | EDMONTON | $15,000.00 | Cash | ||
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMST | CALGARY | $500.00 | Cash | ||
| INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING EN | EDMONTON | $3,000.00 | Cash | ||
| INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING EN | EDMONTON | $750.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $3,750.00 |
2004
POLITICAL PARTY
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT
ALBERTA NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY
| CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CORPORATIONS | |||||
| 629075 ALBERTA LTD | EDMONTON | $400.00 | Cash | ||
| ALBERTA BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL INC. | EDMONTON | $4,000.00 | Cash | ||
| ALL WRIGHT INFOTECH | EDMONTON | $600.00 | Valued | ||
| LYLE S R KANEE PROF CORP | EDMONTON | $420.00 | Cash | ||
| P GILL CNC INDUSTRIES LTD | EDMONTON | $500.00 | Cash | ||
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TRADE UNIONS | |||||
| AREA COUNCIL C E P | EDMONTON | $4,000.00 | Cash | ||
| C E P NATIONAL | EDMONTON | $1,000.00 | Cash | ||
| C E P NATIONAL | EDMONTON | $5,000.00 | Cash | ||
| C E P NATIONAL | EDMONTON | $4,000.00 | Cash | ||
| Subtotal: | $10,000.00 |
So nice try dave, guess all those blogging awards and the ensuing publicity you get now as a political blogger have gone to your head. Next time you try a drive by smear full of righteous indignation get your facts straight. And before making allegations about union influence over political parties look in your own back yard.
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