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b'The deregulation of Alberta\\u2019s electricity system is now 19-years old, and in the last five years three successive Alberta governments have passed on an opportunity to mitigate the shortcomings of an Alberta \\u201cenergy only market.\\u201d This has resulted in Albertans paying more for their energy utilities.\\n\\nClimate change and the climate change debate have significantly impacted retail utility costs in Alberta. The speaker will examine these impacts from a regulatory perspective, and how contemporaneous political influences have caused utility rates to rise for the average ratepayer. He will explain the pricing mechanism employed by the regulator and the industry that set Alberta\\u2019s utility rates. \\n\\nThe speaker will also detail the deficiencies plaguing the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC), and the National Energy Board (NEB). He will finish his talk with recommendations that the public can employ to improve our regulatory processes.\\n\\nSpeaker: Joe Anglin\\n\\nJoe served four years with the United States Marines. He also worked as a police officer in New Hampshire before becoming a lineman for the power company in Vermont, and a fibre-optic transmission engineer for the Bell system. He served as the Bell system\\u2019s White House Communications liaison for George Bush Sr\\u2019s administration in Kennebunk Port, Maine. \\n\\nJoe immigrated to Vancouver, Canada to become the President and CEO of the investment firm ASIG Inc (ASIG), trading currencies and energy derivatives. He also served with the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary for seven years as a unit leader for the Canadian Coast Guard\\u2019s fast-response Search & Rescue operations on the Pacific Coast and led the Canadian SAR (Search & Rescue) team to victory in the 2000 World Marine Search & Rescue competitions.\\n\\nIn Alberta, Joe organized and led a rural citizen\\u2019s group called the Lavesta Area Group against a proposed AltaLink 500 KV transmission line. For his work, he was named by the Edmonton Journal as one of the top ten people in the province who made a difference, and was named by Alberta Views as one of Alberta\\u2019s 50 most influential people. Joe has served on Rimbey\\u2019s Town Counsel and was elected MLA for Rimbey, Rocky Mountain House, Sundre. He served three years as the Chairman for the Rimoka Senior\\u2019s Housing Authority.\\nIn addition to Joe\\u2019s engineering background, he has a BSc in Business Management, MSc in Adult Education, and Juris Doctorate in Law.\\n\\nModerator: Larry Elford\\n\\nDate: Thursday, October 3, 2019\\nTime: Doors open 11:30 am, Presentation 12 noon, buffet lunch 12:30 pm, Q&A 1 \\u2013 1:30 pm \\nLocation: Royal Canadian Legion (north door) 324 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Lethbridge \\nCost:$14 buffet lunch with dessert/coffee/tea/juice or $2 coffee/tea/juice. RSVP not required'