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Introduction In 1994, the Globe and Mail reported that question period in the Alberta legislature had turned into a “rowdy exchange.” Liberal leader Laurence Decore had requested that Premier Klein clarify his government's vague reference to piloting charte ....

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.... to allow for increased local participation in decision making, save money by cutting down on costly administration and foster innovation through competition. (Lawton, 23) Others insist it is part of the neo-liberal agenda to crush labour unions, and allow the market to operate unfettered without costly government intervention. These people contend that adoption of a market based system will lead to a two-tiered system of winners and losers and that those in greatest need of support will fall by the wayside. (Barlow, 202) Whichever way one wants to analyze the phenomena, it seems to be part of a larger trend of decentralization of government se ....