A fair deal for Alberta
The Fair Deal Panel consulted tens of thousands of Albertans through in-person town hall meetings, an online survey, and stakeholder interviews to get input on how best to define and secure a fair deal for Alberta.
The panel submitted its final report to government in May 2020. It recommended numerous ways to ensure Alberta has a strong voice in Confederation, including fairer funding allocations from Ottawa, better representation for Alberta in the House of Commons, and exploration of an Alberta Pension Plan and Alberta Police Force.
Read the Fair Deal Panel Final Report to Government
*On page 17, the table highlights Alberta's contributions to net federal fiscal transfers, of which equalization is a portion.
Government response to recommendations
The Fair Deal Panel's report contained 25 recommendations that the government has broken into 4 response categories:
- recommendations where work is already underway and will continue
- recommendations the government accepts-in-principle and will work to implement immediately
- recommendations where there is support to conduct further analysis
- recommendations that do not completely align with government direction and further analysis and/or modifications are required
No recommendations were rejected outright.
Read the full Government Response to the Fair Deal Panel Report
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Oryssia Lennie CM, panel chair
Ms. Lennie worked for the Government of Alberta for more than 25 years and, federally, was Deputy Minister of Western Economic Diversification Canada. She is also the recipient of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta’s 2002 Award for Excellence in Public Administration. In December 2016, she was appointed to the Order of Canada.
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Preston Manning PC CC AOE
Mr. Manning’s long record of public service includes work as founder of the Reform Party, as a Member of Parliament from Calgary Southwest from 1993-2002, and as the Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition from 1997-2000. He is one of Canada's leading thinkers on public policy and constitutional reform.
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Stephen Lougheed
Mr. Lougheed is a national leader in innovation and technology-related businesses serving environmental, resource, utility, public sector and ICT markets. He has served on numerous boards and as President and CEO of Alberta Innovates.
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Jason Goodstriker*
Mr. Goodstriker was a member and former Band Councillor of the Blood Tribe of the Blackfoot people. He served as Alberta Regional Chief for the Assembly of First Nations and worked in a variety of capacities in the energy industry for many years.
*Chief Goodstriker passed away unexpectedly on January 16, 2020. He was a valued and irreplaceable member of the Fair Deal Panel.
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Donna Kennedy-Glans QC
Ms. Kennedy-Glans represented the electoral district of Calgary Varsity in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2012-2015. She chaired the all-party Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship and served as Associate Minister – Electricity and Renewable Energy. Before entering politics she had a distinguished career as a lawyer and businesswoman in the Alberta energy industry and founded a non-profit to train youth and professional leaders in Yemen and in First Nations communities in Alberta.
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Drew Barnes, MLA
Mr. Barnes is the MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat. He was first elected in 2012. Barnes spent 26 years in real estate managing a successful real estate office in Medicine Hat before entering politics. He has a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Alberta.
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Moin Yahya PhD JD
Mr. Yahya is a Professor at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law, where he was Vice Dean from 2014-2019. Before attending law school, Yahya was employed with Industry Canada's Competition Bureau. He has an M.A. in Economics from the University of Alberta, a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Toronto, and a J.D. (Summa Cum Laude) from George Mason University School of Law.
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Photo of MLA Miranda Rosin
Ms. Rosin is the MLA for Banff-Kananaskis. She was first elected in 2019. Rosin previously worked in communications and market development. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Marketing and International Business from the University of Regina in conjunction with the Shanhai Lixin University of Commerce.
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Tany Yao, MLA
Mr. Yao is the MLA for Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo. He was first elected in 2015. Yao previously spent 20 years in emergency response services, filling a variety of roles. He has also volunteered his time in support of various non-profit and charitable organizations.
News
- Getting a fair deal for Alberta’s researchers (July 22, 2020)
- Getting a fair deal for Alberta (June 17, 2020)
- Fair Deal Panel submits report to government (May 16, 2020)
- Fair Deal Panel launches online public survey (Feb. 28, 2020)
- Fair Deal Panel town hall in Airdrie rescheduled (Jan. 24, 2020)
- Airdrie Fair Deal Panel town hall postponed (Jan. 16, 2020)
- Chair appointed to Fair Deal Panel (Nov. 28, 2019)
- Read Premier Kenney's speech (Nov. 9, 2019)
- Members, mandate for Fair Deal Panel announced (Nov. 9, 2019)