Government Efficiency Framework
- Decentralize ministries to relevant communities across Alberta
- Establish centralized purchasing for public institutions
- Implement hub-and-spoke distribution system
- Create consensus-based policy committees
The NPA's efficiency agenda addresses government operations through structural reforms that reduce costs, improve service delivery, and enhance democratic participation. These initiatives combine administrative rationalization with geographic redistribution of government presence.
Policy Priorities
| Initiative | Objective |
|---|---|
| Ministry Decentralization | Locate departments in communities connected to their mandate |
| Group Purchasing Centre | Aggregate procurement for all public institutions in Red Deer |
| Distribution Warehouse | Hub-and-spoke logistics serving province-wide institutions |
| Consensus Committees | Multi-stakeholder policy development beyond partisan divisions |
Ministry Decentralization
The NPA proposes relocating provincial ministries to communities with direct connections to their mandates:
- Ministry of Agriculture: Relocation to Vegreville, situated in Alberta's agricultural heartland
- Forestry Ministry: Relocation to Whitecourt, centre of provincial forestry operations
Decentralization distributes government employment and economic activity beyond Edmonton while placing policy development in communities with direct knowledge of the sectors involved.
Centralized Procurement
Establishing a single purchasing centre in Red Deer serving universities, school boards, government ministries, hospitals, and municipalities would generate substantial savings through aggregated buying power. University procurement savings would flow directly to tuition reduction.
Distribution Infrastructure
A hub-and-spoke distribution warehouse in Red Deer complements centralized purchasing, enabling efficient province-wide delivery to all participating institutions. Red Deer's central location minimizes transportation distances to both northern and southern communities.
Consensus-Based Governance
Multi-stakeholder committees comprising government MLAs, opposition MLAs, citizen participants, and Indigenous representatives would develop policy through consensus-building rather than partisan competition—producing decisions with broader legitimacy and durability.