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where governments allocated money
for infrastructure projects indicated
it is to be done by unionized contrac-
tors. We believe public tax dollars
must be open to everybody.”
Merit Alberta cites research behind
this philosophy, that has indicated the
public benefits from this more com-
petitive environment because costs
go down, and costs go up by as much
as 30 per cent when bids are only
open to unions.
CURRENT ISSUES
Kirkland said Merit Alberta is working
to protect its members from the low
cost of oil, and theprovince’s challenge
in attracting outside investment. Merit
Alberta knows its members are busy
running their businesses, and takes
advocating on behalf of its members
very seriously.
Since late 2017, amid changes of the
Province’s labour and employment
standards legislation, the government
