Government Services Policy

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A responsible government would ensure that Service Alberta properly protects Albertans as both citizens and consumers.

We would:

  • Protect home and condominium owners by passing legislation targeting shoddy residential construction practices.
  • Prevent payday loan companies from taking advantage of low-income families by establishing a ceiling for the daily accrual of interest on payday loans.
  • Introduce consumer protection legislation to ensure that sub metering practices do not result in unfair and exorbitant heating costs for tenants.
  • Safeguard the private information of Albertans by improving the security and integrity of government information management systems.

Government Services Responses & Questions

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30 November 2011

Registry Service Fee for Municipalities (November 29)

Mr. Kang: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In what can almost be described as a comedy of errors, this government imposed a $15 motor vehicle licence information fee on municipalities and police in last year’s budget, without warning, then abruptly postponed the fee’s implementation until September, and then announced a further and indefinite suspension of the fee on the eve of its new implementation date.

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26 August 2011

Ticket tax takedown

Calgary – Official Opposition Service Alberta Critic Darshan Kang is elated by the government’s long-overdue decision to scrap the $15 vehicle search fee.

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03 June 2011

$15 ticket search tax a dumb idea yesterday, today and tomorrow

Edmonton – Alberta Liberal Service Alberta Critic Darshan Kang says the government should just axe the $15 traffic-ticket surcharge – a tax by any other name – instead of delaying its implementation until September.

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27 April 2011

Auditor General Recommendations on IT Services (April 26)

Mr. Kang: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Auditor General’s most recent report has a list of 19 outstanding recommendations for Service Alberta, most of them to do with IT services.

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20 April 2011

Natural Gas Vehicles for the Government Fleet (April 19)

Mr. Kang: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In 1989 the Alberta government partnered with the federal government to encourage the use of natural gas cars, trucks, and buses in Alberta.

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15 April 2011

Protection of Personal Information (April 14)

Mr. Kang: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The sensitive private information of 7,000 Edmonton public school board employees has gone missing.

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14 April 2011

Residential Home Inspections (April 13)

Ms Pastoor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The government’s handling of the residential construction file has been less than co-ordinated and effective.

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12 April 2011

Registry Service Fees for Municipalities (April 11)

Mr. Kang: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The 2011-12 budget dramatically increased registry fees. It also added new fees, including a fee as of April 1 for municipal law enforcement to search a motor vehicle registry for the name and address of the owner of a vehicle issued with a ticket.

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