Democracy

The involvement of citizens in the political process is an essential part of democracy.

Representatives of Public Interest Alberta today congratulated members of the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission on the recent release of the commission’s Interim Report.

EDMONTON—Representatives of Public Interest Alberta urged members of the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission to take action to resolve serious problems with Alberta’s current constituency boundaries.

EDMONTON—Representatives of Public Interest Alberta applauded the Government of Alberta for the November 28 announcement of reforms it is proposing to campaign and party financing laws.

Given the frantic and outraged reaction by representatives of three Alberta opposition parties, a casual observer might suspect that a recent proposal for democratic reform by NDP MLAs on a legislative committee involved something like a massive and direct transfer of assets from Alberta’s Heritage Fund to NDP MLAs for their personal use.

On June 17, Public Interest Alberta Executive Director Joel French and Larry Booi, Chair of the Democracy Task Force presented to the Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee to discuss recommendations for changes to campaign and party finance and electoral reform in the province.

Public Interest Alberta's Democracy Task force has sent in its submission, Strengthening our Democracy to Alberta's Ethics and Accountability Committee.

The Public Interest Alberta proposal, entitled Strengthening our Democracy, has been submitted to the all-party legislative committee. Democratic reform needs YOU! Those who care about democratic reform in Alberta have the best opportunity in decades to do something about it. Read more and take action now to make a difference in our democracy!

EDMONTON—Representatives of Public Interest Alberta today released a proposal for democratic reform related to the province’s electoral system and its campaign and party finance legislation, and called for strong citizen engagement in the coming months to make democratic renewal a reality.

"With a progressive government in power, organizations like Public Interest Alberta have had to rethink their approach to advocacy. Alberta’s New Democrats have made it clear they want to hear from the types of civil society groups so many members of their government were once affiliated with."