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Canada’s Northern landscapes and wildlife by Michelle Valberg

by Maple Leaf Strategiesnews November 12, 2022No Comments

Maple Leaf Strategies is proud to work with world-renowned, award-winning Canadian wildlife conservation photographer Michelle Valberg. Michelle’s talents are featured today in a front-page above-the-fold essay in the Globe and Mail. “The Northwest Passage revisited” is the first post-pandemic photographic essay of Canada’s North. It is a testament to Michelle’s ability to use her artistic lens …

Alberta Premier Wins By-Election – Secures Seat in Legislature

by Maple Leaf Strategiesnews November 9, 2022November 9, 2022No Comments

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith handily won Tuesday’s byelection and secured a seat in the legislature. The Premier now has an opportunity to govern in the run-up to next spring’s provincial election. In her victory speech, Smith focused on the cost of living and asserting Alberta’s sovereignty to Ottawa. She also discussed health care, a major …

NEW: Canada added 108,000 jobs in October, unemployment rate steady at 5.2%

by Maple Leaf Strategiesnews November 4, 2022No Comments

Statistics Canada released its latest labour force survey today: The economy added 108,000 jobs in October, recouping losses observed in previous months. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate held steady at 5.2% in October. Employment rose in several industries, led by manufacturing, construction, and accommodation and food services. The number of private-sector employees rose for the first …

Feds release 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan – new goal of 500k by 2025

by Maple Leaf Strategiesnews November 2, 2022November 2, 2022No Comments

Today, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser released Canada’s 2023–2025 Immigration Levels Plan: Last year Canada welcomed over 405,000 newcomers – the most ever welcomed in a single year. The government is setting targets in the new levels plan of 465,000 permanent residents in 2023, 485,000 in 2024 and 500,000 in 2025. …

British Columbia Local Government Election Update – Metro Vancouver 2022

by Maple Leaf Strategiesnews October 20, 2022October 20, 2022No Comments

Change is coming to Metro Vancouver Across Metro Vancouver, the majority of communities will welcome new mayors to their council chambers. Just over half of the municipalities that make up the Metro Vancouver Regional District (MV) – twelve of twenty-two – will see a change in the mayor’s seat. With new mayors in municipalities that …

Premier Kenney Makes Important Changes to Cabinet

by Maple Leaf Strategiesnews June 22, 2022June 22, 2022No Comments

With just over 3 months left as Premier, Jason Kenney has made significant changes to his cabinet in order to fill a number of vacancies left by aspiring leadership candidates: Jason Nixon, currently the Minister of Environment and Parks and Acting President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance becomes President of Treasury Board and …

UCP announces leadership rules

by Maple Leaf Strategiesnews June 14, 2022June 14, 2022No Comments

As the leadership race heats up with six declared candidates and one more expected today, the United Conservative Party (UCP) have issued the rules for the race. The party has announced that a new leader will be announced on October 6, 2022. The new UCP leader will become Alberta’s premier-designate: Members may either vote by …