Policy of Alberta

The political of the Alberta is centered on a provincial government similar to those of the others Canadian provinces . The provincial capital is Edmonton, where resident the Prime Minister, the legislature, the Lieutenant-governor and the Cabinet. The legislative body monocaméral - the legislative Parliament of Alberta - contains 83 Députés. The government functions according to the model of Westminster. The incomes of the province, though including transfers of the federal government, come mainly from the management of the provincial resources. Alberta has a system of municipal governments similar to the other provinces. The most important exception is that Alberta is the only province of Canada without a provincial tax on the sale.

The policy albertaine is generally regarded as being more with right that of the other Canadian provinces. The provincial government was formed by a series of political parties known as of right-hand side since decades, beginning with the Parti the social credit in 1935, and since 1971 by the progressist-conservatives. Current the Prime Minister of Alberta east Ralph Klein, which, in spite of to have made several discussed declarations and having had problems of alcohol in the past, remains extremely popular in the province.

The political stability of Alberta had as a consequence a series of political dynasties. Of all its history, only four parties made the government, of which none returned to the capacity after a defeat at the polls:

Alberta was the stronghold of old the Parti reformist Canada and its successor, the Canadian Alliance. These parties were the second parties in importance with the federal Parliament of 1997 with 2003, and on the right on the Canadian political chessboard during this same period. Canadian Alliance amalgamated with the Parti federal progressist-conservative to form the Conservative party of Canada of, directed today by Stephen Harper, a native of the Ontario which emigrated in Alberta in the years 1980.

As much provincial progressist-conservatives that the parties reformist and alliancist reflect preserving nature more of Alberta on the social plan, compared with the other provinces. The albertains are generally opposed to the industrial relations policies such as the Homosexual marriage, the control of the firearms and the Avortement. The albertains are also more likely to support the Capital punishment, as well as policies directed more towards the order public.

The albertains always test resentment against the liberal federal government of the Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau for the imposition of the national energy Programme (PEN) at the beginning of the Années 1980. They consider that it was about an intrusion of the federal government in fields of competence provincial which pushed some to claim that their province separates from Canada. There were some rises in the interest for the idea of the separation of Alberta on the occasion, but this movement was generally regarded as being on the political fringe until now. Le Pen was abolished when the Parti progressist-conservative of Canada, carried out by Brian Mulroney, was carried to the capacity following the federal election of 1984.

The albertains are the population the least taxed in Canada, mainly thanks to the oil incomes considerable of the province. Alberta is one of only two provinces which do not receive any payment of Péréquation on behalf of the federal government (the Ontario is the second). Indeed, Alberta is the largest contributrice with the program which transfer these payments to the poorer provinces in order to ensure itself than all the provinces are able to provide quality public services similar.

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