Heather Sweet

• Calls for financial relief for Alberta farmers amid continued extreme conditions

  Alberta's Agriculture and Irrigation Minister RJ Sigurdson said he has written a letter to the federal government requesting an AgriRecovery assessment. 

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2023
  
• Alberta NDP wants inquiry into beef price hikes

  According to Statistics Canada, the price for ground beef in Alberta has jumped 11 per cent year over year, while prices for top sirloin cuts have jumped 43 per cent.

  Economy

  Jul 15, 2022
  
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• Alberta government introduces bill for citizen-initiated petitions on law, policy, Constitution

  Alberta has introduced legislation that would give citizens a chance to directly petition the province to amend policies and laws.

  Politics

  Mar 16, 2021
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• UCP says Bill 29 will level playing field for local elections, NDP says it opens Alberta’s democracy up to ‘dark money’

  The Alberta government introduced legislation on Wednesday that it says is meant to give candidates more equal opportunity in local elections and to increase voter participation.

  Politics

  Jun 24, 2020
• NDP questions sole-source contract linked to Alberta public inquiry

  NDP MLA Heather Sweet would like Alberta's ethics commissioner to review a sole-source contract given to Dentons by the public inquiry being headed by Commissioner Steve Allan, whose son is a partner in the law firm.

  Politics

  Nov 14, 2019
• UCP top adviser billed taxpayers $45,000 in expenses, including luxury London hotel stays: NDP

  The UCP is again being accused by the NDP of mismanaging taxpayer dollars, after spending thousands for a high-level provincial staffer's travel.

  Money

  Nov 13, 2019
• Kenney, Calgary UCP MLA cleared of conflict of interest allegations stemming from India trip

  A month after United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney returned from a trip to India, the province's ethics commissioner has said Kenney and one of the UCP MLAs who joined him, Prasad Panda, didn't do anything wrong on the trip.

  Politics

  Oct 23, 2018
• Alberta panel examining deaths of children in care hampered by secrecy

  Members of an Alberta legislature panel investigating deaths of children in government care say the committee will be ineffective unless it starts getting candid answers.

  Politics

  Feb 22, 2017
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• Ric McIver fined $500 for breaking conflict of interest rules

  Comments made in November, about proposed changes to Alberta's electricity system, have landed Progressive Conservative leader Ric McIver a fine after the province's ethics boss found they contravened conflict of interest rules.

  Investigations

  Jan 4, 2017