Hale looks forward to positive year

Times Contributor   

 

Earlier this month, Strathmore Times interviewed Strathmore-Brooks MLA Jason Hale about his reflections on 2012. We reported that, during the Fall Legislative Session, Mr. Hale put forth 13 amendments to the Responsible Energy Development Act, many pertaining to the rights of property owners. Some pertained to the streamlining of the energy regulatory process.

We also reported that MLA Hale was pleased some of those proposed amendments had passed. However, that was not accurate. In fact, Mr. Hale was disappointed that none of his 13 proposed amendments pertaining to the Responsible Energy Development Act passed.

However, Mr. Hale is pleased that Cabinet no longer has power to decide the locations of energy transmission lines.

He is also pleased that, in fall, the government itself proposed revisions to the new Education Act – changes reflecting the concerns expressed by Wildrose MLAs last spring, when the government first proposed the new Education Act. Mr. Hale discussed those proposed changes with those who’d be most impacted by the new Act — faith-based educators, home educators, and the public school board. When he found they all supported the newly-revised Act, Hale supported it in the Legislature.

Mr. Hale continues to be proud and grateful to serve the people of Strathmore-Brooks as MLA, and invites constituents to stop in and see him, or call him, at any time. His Strathmore office, located in the Chamber of Commerce building, is open to the public on Mondays and Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Their new phone number is 403-934-4400.