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received a sufficient number of signatures, which was electors equally ten per cent of the votes polled in the previous general election, and an initiative petition could succeed if endorsed by 20 per cent of the votes polled in the previous election. The Act afforded a number of protections for the
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Besides provoking Rutherford's resignation, the scandal opened rifts in the Liberal Party that took years to heal. Sifton eventually smoothed over most of these divisions, but was frustrated in his railway policy by legal defeats. He ultimately adopted a similar policy to Rutherford's, and the
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The royal commission reported months after Rutherford had already resigned. The majority did not find Rutherford or his cabinet guilty of any wrongdoing, but criticized them for poor judgment, both in relation to the loan guarantees and in relation to the exemptions the A&GW received from
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Legislature, noting that any initiative which would create a grant or charge on public revenue, or outside of provincial jurisdiction was invalid. While the Conservative Party's 1912 convention included an endorsement of
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that substantially exceeded the actual cost of construction, and which paid interest considerably above the market rate. They were also accused of exercising insufficient oversight over the railway's operations.
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A&GW was eventually built by private interests using the money raised from provincial loan guarantees. The Liberals went on to be re-elected in
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which increased the number of seats in the Alberta Legislature from 41 to 56 and redistributed the boundaries of several constituencies.
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which was held on March 22, 1909. The Legislature officially resumed on March 23, 1909, and continued until the fourth session was
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The Alberta and Great Waterways Railway Scandal was a political scandal in 1910, which forced the resignation of the
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from March 23, 1909, to April 17, 1913, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the
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who continued in the role from the 1st assembly, and would serve in the role until his death from the
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described the bill as "ridiculous" and "neither consistent, systematic or scientific".
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A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005
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The total number of seats in the assembly was increased from 25 contested in the
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was more sympathetic, and declared the allegations against them "disproved".
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The scandal split the Liberal Party: Rutherford's Minister of Public Works,
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wondered if the Act would be successful compared to similar legislation in
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Perry, Sandra E.; Footz, Valerie L. (2006). Massolin, Philip A. (ed.).
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An Act to amend the Act respecting the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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An Act to amend the Act respecting the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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to accept a cabinet portfolio, he was acclaimed in a by-election
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Prior to the 1913 election, the Liberal government introduced
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Members elected during the 1909 Alberta Provincial Election
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For complete electoral history, see individual districts
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forced Rutherford's resignation and his replacement by
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The Act respecting the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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Alexander Cameron Rutherford
Arthur Sifton
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Richard Bennett
Edward Michener
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Charles W. Fisher

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