Bill McIntyre

EDMONTON – The Alberta government should not be able to wash its hands of the federal endangered species legislation, says the Western Stock Growers Association. Environment minister Ty Lund told the legislative committee on agriculture and rural development that the province’s lawyers say the federal government has the constitutional power to impose the law. “That’s […] Read more

The Alberta government will provide information to producers about the federal government’s new wheat board legislation. Agriculture minister Walter Paszkowski said last week his department will hire a number of lawyers to go through the C-72 legislation and explain what it could mean for Alberta farmers if it is passed. Eight public meetings will be […] Read more