Former Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose Joins TransAlta Board

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 13 Jul, 2017 01:52 PM

CALGARY — TransAlta Corp. (TSX:TA) is appointing former interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose to the power company's board of directors.

Ambrose was interim leader of the federal party and leader of the Opposition from 2015 until 2017.

She also held several different cabinet posts including Environment, Health and Labour when the Tories were in power.

Excited to announce I've been appointed to the board of directors for @TransAlta! https://t.co/Hgj6NbqSrl
— Rona Ambrose (@RonaAmbrose) July 13, 2017

Ambrose was first elected to the House of Commons in 2004 and officially resigned her seat earlier this month.

She is currently a fellow at the Wilson Centre Canada Institute in Washington, D.C., focusing on key Canada-U.S. bilateral trade and competitiveness issues.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Quebec First Nation Lays Claim To Downtown Ottawa, Including Parliament Hill

Vancouver's Tsawwassen First Nation signed British Columbia's first urban treaty in 2007, which gave the band 724 hectares of land, harvest rights to fish and other resources and a one-time cash payment of $33.6 million, along with another $2.9 million annually for five years.

Quebec First Nation Lays Claim To Downtown Ottawa, Including Parliament Hill

Alberta Human Services Minister Irfan Sabir Says He Didn't Botch Probe Into Girl's Death

EDMONTON — Alberta's human services minister says he didn't botch an investigation into the death of a girl in government care and rejects opposition calls for his resignation.

Alberta Human Services Minister Irfan Sabir Says He Didn't Botch Probe Into Girl's Death

Family Of Slain Doctor Express Gratitude For Outpouring Of Support

TORONTO — The family of a doctor found strangled and beaten to death is expressing gratitude for an outpouring of support.

Family Of Slain Doctor Express Gratitude For Outpouring Of Support

Saskatchewan's Wall, B.C.'s Clark Get Premiers Gathering Off To Fractious Start

OTTAWA — A day-long meeting of first ministers on finalizing a pan-Canadian climate plan is off to a fractious start.

Saskatchewan's Wall, B.C.'s Clark Get Premiers Gathering Off To Fractious Start

Snow Arrives To Southern B.C. But Weather Agency Downplays Earlier Predictions

Monday's flurries marked the first time a significant amount of snow fell on Metro Vancouver in more than two years, causing widespread traffic delays and prompting the closure of several schools.