Alberta government PR branch moved under premier’s office
Transfer makes Premier Smith the minister responsible for Communications and Public Engagement department.
Brett McKay is an Edmonton-based journalist specializing in investigative and data-driven stories. Prior to joining the IJF, he spent years covering Alberta politics with a focus on health care, municipal government, labour, the fossil fuel industry and political influence networks. His work has appeared in The Tyee, APTN, The Breach, CTV News and Great West Media.
Transfer makes Premier Smith the minister responsible for Communications and Public Engagement department.
Internal emails show how the mayor and city staff helped draft and pitch a proposal for a publicly funded, privately delivered urgent care centre in Airdrie, Alta.
Alberta's education minister initially said he was approached by concerned parents. We now know he met with groups campaigning to remove books from libraries in Canada.
Expenses jump 28% as public disclosures reveal costly trip to Azerbaijan, repeat U.S. trade missions
Changes to Alberta’s municipal governance rules have jeopardized a stable source of revenue for newspapers and politicized funding, industry argues
Legal definitions would determine whether proposed ban is effective or enforceable, experts say
Crime content used in Canada Proud's anti-Carney campaign