by Shane Getson | Mar 18, 2020 | Alberta Economy, COVID-19, News
EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID People and businesses are going through significant challenges, and unfortunately, that may continue for a while. The government is responding as quickly as it can. Some of the measures put in place today include: Individuals who meet the...
by Shane Getson | Mar 18, 2020 | Alberta Economy, Alberta Healthcare, COVID-19
Novel Coronavirus identified as COVID-19 From the first reported case in Wuhan China in December, your Provincial Government has been monitoring the worldwide spread and responding appropriately. The budget, passed in the early morning of March 18th, included an...
by Shane Getson | Mar 17, 2020 | COVID-19, General
We Are In This Together! As we are all dealing with the changes in our normal routines due to COVID- 19, I started thinking more about what my grandparents had to go through during times of great turmoil. They made it, and built the foundations for the province and...
by Diana | Mar 12, 2020 | Alberta Education, Events, Rural Alberta
The True Value of Management These folks are doing the right things, and we need to get their Management style to take hold. In 2 years, they turned around a deficit budget to a marginal surplus, and had major improvements in academic performance! They have the...
by Shane Getson | Mar 11, 2020 | Alberta Education, Events, MLA Shane Getson
Celebrating Young Talent! I had the opportunity the other night to attend the High School Culinary Challenge Awards for Edmonton. It was great to see these young people’s enthusiasm for a trade such as the culinary arts. Congratulations to Sarah Jarbeau who was...
by Shane Getson | Mar 11, 2020 | Alberta Healthcare, UCP - United Conservative Party
RURAL PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROGRAM While many rural communities all across Canada can struggle to attract doctors, the Government of Alberta has a number of rural recruitment and retention initiatives in place. These include: $50M annually on the...
by Shane Getson | Mar 10, 2020 | Alberta 2 Alaska, Alberta Economy, Utility Corridors
Why Motion 501 Is Important I had a chance the other day to explain why my motion 501 that passed in the house is important for Alberta. Potential projects, like A2A Rail or G7G, that could become a reality by creating corridors. Rail as anchor tenants in these...
by Shane Getson | Mar 6, 2020 | MLA Shane Getson
The 3 Ds Today I wanted to point the differences between people who build and contribute and the ones who feed off the negative. Watch the video for more details and check this link to see #ShanesProjects. MLA Shane Getson (UCP) Shane Getson was elected as Member of...
by Shane Getson | Mar 5, 2020 | Alberta Economy, Fair Deal Panel Alberta
A fair deal for Alberta The Fair Deal Panel is exploring ideas to give us a bigger voice within the federation. Through this platform, we, Albertans, increase our power over areas of provincial jurisdiction and advance our vital economic interests, such as building...
by Shane Getson | Mar 4, 2020 | Alberta 2 Alaska, Alberta Economy, MLA Shane Getson, UCP - United Conservative Party, Utility Corridors
Giving Hope to Alberta The Legislature opened for a new session with the Speech from the Throne on February 25th followed by Budget 2020 delivered just 2 days later. On March 2nd I was honoured to introduce my Motion 501 in the Alberta Legislature. The motion reads:...
