Alberta Government passes new bill;
The Alberta Government has passed a new bill, Bill 48, under the Crown's Right of Recovery Act, which would enable it to join other provinces in suing tobacco firms to recover billions of dollars which are spent every year in smoking-related healthcare costs, and over allegations of misrepresenting their products to the public.
On the eve of the vote on the Conservatives' budget bill, the NDP moved a new motion to protect our lakes and rivers.