Posted on April 8, 2021
CALGARY – Alberta’s NDP is calling for immediate emergency support for restaurants and bars and their employees, many of whom will be out of work for an undetermined period of time, given that in-room…
Posted on April 8, 2021
EDMONTON – Elementary school teachers and principals overwhelmingly oppose the new Jason Kenney curriculum, according to a new survey conducted by the Alberta Teachers Association. “The Kenney curriculum…
Posted on April 7, 2021
EDMONTON - Today, NDP Leader Rachel Notley is introducing important new legislation in the Assembly that, if passed, will protect Alberta’s unique Rocky Mountain landscapes and irreplaceable watersheds…
Posted on April 7, 2021
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney must take immediate action against his UCP MLAs who are undermining public health orders put in place to deal with the deadly variant-driven third wave of the COVID-19…
Posted on April 6, 2021
"The Premier has confirmed that we will see daily case counts of 2,000 by the end of the month and 1,000 Albertans or more in hospital. This is worse than we ever saw in the second wave, which was devastating…
Posted on April 6, 2021
EDMONTON - A Rachel Notley NDP Government would reverse the backwards changes to the provincial Kindergarten to Grade 6 curriculum put forward by Jason Kenney and the UCP and launch broad public consultations…
Posted on April 5, 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley is calling on Premier Jason Kenney to immediately re-introduce public health measures to protect Albertans from the rising danger of the COVID-19 pandemic’s…
Posted on April 1, 2021
"Today, Jason Kenney admitted that he has COVID-19 pandemic modeling that he has withheld from Albertans. This modeling indicates that if this UCP government stays on the current path, more Albertans…
Posted on April 1, 2021
“It comes as no surprise that several Alberta school boards, including the Edmonton Public School Board--the second-largest district in the province--do not want to participate in piloting Jason Kenney…
Posted on April 1, 2021
EDMONTON – On the first day of a new fiscal year, the UCP have seemingly cost Albertans $148 million in federal dollars intended for a jobs program. No news has emerged from the office of the Minister…
Posted on April 1, 2021
EDMONTON – Today marks the UCP’s cancellation of the $25/day early learning and childcare program, leaving many Alberta families worried about finding access to affordable, quality early learning…
Posted on March 31, 2021
“Today’s case numbers reach a level we haven’t seen since mid-January, and include yet another record number of variant cases. “These trends are deeply concerning, and I know they raise serious…
Posted on March 31, 2021
“The Green Line is critical to revitalizing our downtown and getting Calgarians back to work. This unnecessary delay is a complete failure by Jason Kenney and the UCP that puts 20,000 jobs at risk at…
Posted on March 31, 2021
“I fully support the Métis Nation of Alberta in their call for this unacceptable curriculum to be withdrawn and rewritten. Jason Kenney and Adriana LaGrange should listen to the words of President…
Posted on March 31, 2021
CALGARY – The Alberta NDP Caucus is calling for the introduction of an Alberta Travel Pass tourism voucher to encourage more Albertans to vacation in our province’s mountains and parks this summer.…
Posted on March 31, 2021
EDMONTON – Jason Kenney has failed to launch his promised “Alberta Jobs Now” plan, and stands to lose $148 million in federal dollars earmarked for retraining as the deadline to spend the money…
Posted on March 31, 2021
“Jason Kenney owes it to Alberta families to remove Tyler Shandro as his Health Minister and find someone who can repair the damage he has caused. “Alberta families have endured more than a year of…
Posted on March 30, 2021
EDMONTON – The Alberta NDP is renewing its call for a full public inquiry into the tragic COVID-19 outbreaks at Cargill and other processing plants in the wake of documents showing the UCP government…
Posted on March 30, 2021
CALGARY - Alberta’s NDP is calling for major relief for consumers following a sudden surge in constituents coming forward with massive cost increases on their monthly electricity and overall utility…
Posted on March 29, 2021
“Over the last few months Minister Sonya Savage has made it clear that the UCP wants to expand coal mining in Alberta’s Eastern Slopes. But Albertans have made it clear they do not want this. “Albertans…
Posted on March 29, 2021
EDMONTON - The draft K-6 curriculum presented by UCP Education Minister Adriana LaGrange deliberately violates the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission by avoiding any mention of…
Posted on March 26, 2021
“Today Alberta reported 717 new cases of COVID-19, of which 325 cases were the highly-contagious variant strain. This is a big jump and one that is very concerning to all Albertans. I echo Dr. Hinshaw's…
Posted on March 26, 2021
“I’m pleased to hear that the per-production cap has been removed in the Film and Television Tax Credit. However, today’s announcement does not remove the overall budget cap, keeping Alberta steps…
Posted on March 26, 2021
EDMONTON – Parents from across the province joined Alberta’s NDP Friday to call on the UCP government to reverse their decision to end the $25/day child care pilot program introduced by the NDP when…
Posted on March 26, 2021
“While I am pleased to see today's investment in medical imaging, this funding is long overdue. Tyler Shandro has been ragging the puck for more than 18 months on this issue, leaving Albertans in desperate…