Posted on July 20, 2021
EDMONTON – An internal memo from the Ministry of Children’s Services shows that child intervention staff will be going into training tomorrow on how to remove about 500 youth from the Support and…
Posted on July 19, 2021
“Jason Kenney’s draft curriculum for K through 6 is a complete disaster. Not a single school board has agreed to pilot the whole thing and only five have agreed to look at a small portion of it. …
Posted on July 19, 2021
“These critical staff shortages are spreading. “Over the weekend, we learned that another of Edmonton’s busiest hospitals, the Grey Nuns, will be periodically closing its endoscopy unit over the…
Posted on July 19, 2021
EDMONTON – School-age students should be offered vaccines when they return to school this fall in order to protect them from COVID-19, says the Alberta NDP caucus. “We must do more to get these…
Posted on July 19, 2021
CALGARY - Rachel Notley and Alberta’s NDP will continue to oppose Jason Kenney’s plans to scar Alberta’s Rocky Mountains with coal mining and poison critical watersheds with selenium and other byproducts…
Posted on July 18, 2021
CALGARY - The NDP is calling on the UCP Government to reverse a damaging policy that has forced many Albertans to give up on their post-secondary education and career aspirations. The Alberta Learner…
Posted on July 16, 2021
NDP Energy Critic Kathleen Ganley issued the following statement regarding the UCP’s Utility Payment Deferral Program and the associated upcoming rate rider: “The UCP government reverted to a system…
Posted on July 16, 2021
CALGARY - Alberta’s NDP is demanding all claims for crop loss and damage due to a record heatwave and massive drought be settled this year to support farmers and ranchers who did so much to get this…
Posted on July 15, 2021
"Frontline healthcare workers have guided Alberta through a dramatic global pandemic for the past 15 months. They have saved lives and provided exceptional care each and every day. All Albertans have…
Posted on July 15, 2021
"This is an unprecedented loss for the community of Medicine Hat and all of southeastern Alberta. Tyler Shandro promised he would find a way to protect these services and he failed, just like he has failed…
Posted on July 14, 2021
"Pat Rehn was caught vacationing in Mexico while Albertans made great personal sacrifices. He billed taxpayers for months’ worth of expenses for extended stays in Edmonton. He skipped meetings and failed…
Posted on July 14, 2021
CALGARY – Jason Kenney’s vaccine lottery prizes now include free access to enjoy and explore Kananaskis Country, an area that used to be free to access before the UCP formed government. In a news…
Posted on July 14, 2021
CALGARY – New Alberta entrepreneurs are being turned down under Jason Kenney and the UCP’s employment and training support program, the Alberta NDP Caucus has learned. The UCP’s poorly named “Jobs…
Posted on July 13, 2021
“Today, Ottawa signed an agreement with the Government of Nova Scotia to move forward with universal, affordable and quality child care. This is the second agreement announced this month, following…
Posted on July 13, 2021
CALGARY - Alberta’s NDP is proposing support for farmers and ranchers to build or retrofit net-zero barns, which consume less power and are cheaper to operate. This call is a part of the NDP’s commitment…
Posted on July 12, 2021
EDMONTON – As critical bed shortages escalate across Alberta, the NDP is calling on Health Minister Tyler Shandro to address the seriousness of the situation and present an action plan. Over the past…
Posted on July 12, 2021
CALGARY - Forecasts from Canada’s six big banks show Alberta is expected to have the highest unemployment rate among the country’s largest provinces. BMO, CIBC, National Bank, RBC, Scotiabank,…
Posted on July 11, 2021
CALGARY - Alberta’s NDP and the Calgary Hotel Association are calling on the UCP government to extend the tourism levy abatement as hotels continue to struggle with low occupancy even as the Alberta…
Posted on July 9, 2021
CALGARY - Alberta lost 37,000 full-time jobs in June under the Kenney government as the unemployment rate increased to 9.3 per cent, according to Statistics Canada. Even with new part-time jobs, the province…
Posted on July 9, 2021
“Alberta needs to bring many more continuing care beds online and expand access to quality homecare. I’m disappointed to see Tyler Shandro focus so much of his attention on increasing privately operated…
Posted on July 8, 2021
CALGARY - Jason Kenney used his cabinet shuffle to reward loyalists and punish his critics, but failed to do anything to address his government’s serious failure to support Alberta families and businesses.…
Posted on July 8, 2021
“Parents in British Columbia got some good news today as their government committed to implementing $10/day child care in partnership with the federal government. “Where is the similar commitment…
Posted on July 8, 2021
“I am pleased to finally see action from the provincial government to leverage federal funding to improve rental supports. The federal government announced available funding for the provinces through…
Posted on July 7, 2021
“Today, the Prime Minister of Canada and the Mayor of Calgary came together to announce construction of the Green Line will begin this fall. “Noticeably absent was Premier Jason Kenney. “Four…
Posted on July 6, 2021
“This is a UCP Government that has wasted billions on no-jobs corporate handouts. They have gambled billions on cancelled and risky oil and gas projects. “Now, when it comes to the very people…
