Brian Mason
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"Brian Mason" is a Canadian politician and was leader of the Alberta New Democrats (NDP) 2004 to 2014. Mason was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood in a 2000 byelection, and his career in politics spans more than 20 years. He was born in Calgary, Alberta.

Mason has lived in Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood for over 20 years. He and his wife Karin have two sons, Peter and Alex.

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That, in my view, will drive up costs in the public health-care system and leave many people behind.

I'm not happy about it because I think it represents a failure of government to plan.

I think Albertans will feel angry and frustrated because this is our gas.

I suspect that they want to maybe get in the game before the federal election takes over.

We own the resource and yet people in other provinces are getting a lower price than Albertans, so there's something wrong.

People literally are dying on the transplant list who could be cured with this.

I think there is a consensus that is emerging among industry leaders that we need to end the patchwork regulation in Canada, ... It's the only advanced industrial country that has this kind of situation.

But people are desperate and there are people, including many of my constituents, who need any kind of relief. I am not going to stand between them and these $400 cheques.

It would seem that the salary range is out of line with what you would expect across the country, and Ontario, which is the largest securities commission, pays considerably less, ... It really seems to me that the salary here is too high.