Alberta NDP convention resolutions include fracking ban and end to daylight savings

A moratorium onfracking and an end to daylight savings are among the resolutions at the Alberta NDP convention this weekend.

Other proposals from the party's grassrootsincludeseparationof the provincial NDP from the federal NDP and a call to stop advocatingfor pipelines.

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It's doubtful some of the more outlandish ideas will be approved,let alone make it to the floor for debate.

Moratorium would be 'naive,' says minister

Deron Bilous says there's disagreement within the party about pipelines

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A moratorium on fracking and an end to daylight savings are among the resolutions at the Alberta NDP convention this weekend.

On the issue of pipeline development, Minister of Economic Development and TradeDeron Biloussaid the government has been "unequivocally clear" in itssupport for bothTrans Mountain and Energy East.

"There are some within our partythat are members that believe that we shouldn't be going ahead with that," Bilous said.

"To put a moratorium on a pipeline, quite frankly, is naive," Bilous added.

"Pipelines are the safest mode of transportation, and we've been very clear that we will continue to work with our provincial and federal counterparts in order to move projects forward."

Motions to bump the items onfrackingand pipelines closer to the front of the agenda were defeated on Friday, as the convention got underway.

With 64 resolutions on the agenda, it's unlikely all will make it up for discussion before the convention ends on Sunday afternoon.

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