Posted on May 2, 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP adamantly opposes Jason Kenney’s cowardly decision to flee the legislature while critical public health measures such as paid sick leave have not been enacted, and the government’s…
Posted on May 1, 2021
“Jason Kenney’s policy of acting last and acting least is a terrible failure. Alberta families, businesses, and essential frontline workers are paying the price. “Today we saw 2,433 new COVID cases.…
Posted on April 30, 2021
“I recognize this document is part of responsible planning by AHS, but it is a sobering read. It lays out in detail the heart-wrenching decisions that Alberta’s frontline health care heroes could…
Posted on April 30, 2021
EDMONTON – Jason Kenney and the UCP government must immediately launch an Alberta Learn From Home Fund to support the students sent home because of his failure to keep schools safe. Over the past…
Posted on April 29, 2021
“Today the UCP announced their plan for Alberta 2030, which I am glad to see more work being done on micro-credentials and research, however this announcement is coming on the heels of devastating $690…
Posted on April 29, 2021
“The expansion of the BMO Centre is vital to revitalizing Calgary’s downtown. That’s why we enabled it to move forward under our NDP government, along with several other projects that will grow…
Posted on April 29, 2021
EDMONTON – Jason Kenney’s weak and ineffective leadership is driving a devastating third wave of COVID-19 in Alberta and forcing frontline health care workers to prepare triage protocols. According…
Posted on April 28, 2021
“Today, we recorded our third-highest daily case count on record. There are 643 Albertans in hospital, 145 of whom are fighting for their lives in the ICU. “Alberta’s response has been hampered…
Posted on April 28, 2021
“It’s clear that Premier Jason Kenney and his ministers have failed the people of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, which has the highest rate of COVID-19 infection in Canada. It’s completely…
Posted on April 28, 2021
"Workplace safety must be paramount to everyone, to ourselves, our coworkers, our friends, and our families. It’s about coming home safely at the end of each work day. Even one death in a workplace,…
Posted on April 28, 2021
EDMONTON - One month after its launch, the Kenney curriculum has been overwhelmingly rejected by school boards, teachers, Francophone and Indigenous groups, and parents, and the Opposition is calling…
Posted on April 27, 2021
“I am extremely frustrated and disappointed that Jason Kenney failed to present a plan to help people in the Wood Buffalo region yesterday, and also accused Indigenous people of not seeking out vaccines.…
Posted on April 27, 2021
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is pushing 428 frontline healthcare workers into unemployment in the middle of a deadly pandemic and economic crisis. “It’s truly disgusting that Kenney and Tyler…
Posted on April 27, 2021
GRANDE PRAIRIE – Grande Prairie Regional College would be elevated to a university with full degree-granting status under an Alberta NDP government, Leader Rachel Notley committed Tuesday. Alberta’s…
Posted on April 27, 2021
CALGARY - Jason Kenney continues to take money out of the pockets of Alberta families with a new $90 fee to enter Kananaskis Country. “Working families are already being pushed to the brink by…
Posted on April 26, 2021
CALGARY – Alberta’s NDP are calling on the UCP government to provide support for Calgary’s downtown following the passage of the City of Calgary’s Greater Downtown Plan. On Monday, city council…
Posted on April 26, 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP is calling on the provincial government to make sure workers aren’t forced to choose between isolating with symptoms and providing for their families. “Our proposal means…
Posted on April 23, 2021
EDMONTON - In response to overwhelming public outcry, the Jason Kenney government paused coal exploration in parts of Alberta’s Eastern Slopes, but, despite concerns from tens of thousands of Albertans,…
Posted on April 23, 2021
CALGARY – Alberta’s NDP is calling on Jason Kenney and the UCP to make an investment in a downtown revitalization plan going before Calgary city council next week. City of Calgary officials will propose…
Posted on April 22, 2021
PRAIRIES - NDP Official Opposition leaders of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba joined together to urge their respective provincial governments to go back to the table with the federal government and…
Posted on April 22, 2021
EDMONTON - Jason Kenney’s UCP government offered help to foreign coal mining companies, but did not conduct a broader economic impact assessment of expanding coal mining in the Eastern Slopes before…
Posted on April 21, 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP is proud to announce that all workers in the province are now entitled to three hours of paid leave to get the COVID-19 vaccine, thanks to passage of new legislation Wednesday…
Posted on April 21, 2021
EDMONTON - The UCP need to immediately commit to vaccinating all employees of Cargill following revelations that their plan to vaccinate all workers starting on Thursday were suddenly cancelled on Tuesday…
Posted on April 21, 2021
EDMONTON – As Edmonton public and Catholic school board send grade seven through twelve students to online learning for two weeks, the NDP are calling on Jason Kenney and the UCP to use the COVID contingency…
Posted on April 20, 2021
EDMONTON – Alberta’s NDP is proposing to work with Jason Kenney and the UCP to immediately pass legislation by the end of this week that grants special leave to Alberta workers to get the COVID-19…
