Posted on July 6, 2021
EDMONTON - Tyler Shandro’s toxic relationship with Alberta health care workers has led to widespread gaps in coverage in rural hospitals and clinics. “There is a critical shortage of frontline…
Posted on July 5, 2021
“Albertans should be deeply concerned that Jason Kenney has made them part owners of one of the most notorious Conservative boondoggles in Alberta history. It’s unacceptable that neither the premier…
Posted on July 5, 2021
EDMONTON - The Alberta NDP are asking the UCP to guarantee potential and necessary support to agricultural producers struggling as a result of the extreme heat. “Crop producers are worried about…
Posted on July 5, 2021
EDMONTON - New documents show that Benga Mining is still proceeding with work on the Grassy Mountain coal mine despite the project’s rejection by the Joint Review Panel, and Alberta’s NDP Opposition…
Posted on July 2, 2021
CALGARY - Concerns over potentially increasing electricity bills due to the ongoing heatwave highlight the UCP Government’s failure to protect Albertans from rising electricity costs. “Albertans…
Posted on July 2, 2021
EDMONTON - UCP Health Minister Tyler Shandro quietly announced today he is delaying his plans to dictate where Alberta doctors can practice medicine. “Tyler Shandro should scrap his unconstitutional…
Posted on June 30, 2021
CALGARY - The Government of Alberta’s 2020 Annual Report, released today, shows Jason Kenney failed to create jobs, held back money for essential services for Alberta families and businesses through…
Posted on June 29, 2021
CALGARY - The UCP’s clawback of police fine revenue will lead to tens of millions of dollars being cut from local police budgets, according to the government’s own analysis. In documents provided…
Posted on June 29, 2021
LETHBRIDGE - On the eve of the release of the Government’s Annual Report, Alberta’s NDP is calling on Jason Kenney and the UCP to be honest about economic forecasts that make it clear our province…
Posted on June 29, 2021
NDP Energy Critic Kathleen Ganley issued the following statement regarding the Energy Emergency Alert Level One issued by the Alberta Electricity System Operator (AESO): “As Albertans struggle to…
Posted on June 24, 2021
EDMONTON - New analysis shows that Jason Kenney’s plan to move Albertans’ retirement savings out of the Canada Pension Plan and into AIMCo would cost hundreds of billions of dollars over the coming…
Posted on June 23, 2021
EDMONTON – Alberta’s NDP is calling on Jason Kenney to shuffle his failed front bench. Alberta NDP Deputy Leader Sarah Hoffman said Albertans are pulling the province out of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Posted on June 23, 2021
“Yesterday the UCP confirmed they have still not distributed almost one third of the Critical Worker Benefit. It’s been more than a year since the federal government allocated $347 million for Alberta's…
Posted on June 22, 2021
“I am deeply disappointed that Tyler Shandro intends to abandon the province’s relationship with community rescue helicopter organizations like HALO in Medicine Hat and HERO in Fort McMurray. “This…
Posted on June 22, 2021
EDMONTON – The Alberta NDP Caucus has learned Alberta Environment did not conduct any proactive environmental impact analysis of the UCP’s decision to rescind the 1976 Lougheed Coal Policy, as new…
Posted on June 21, 2021
EDMONTON - The Alberta NDP are calling on the UCP to direct attention and resources to prevent overdose deaths amongst First Nations People, following a tragic report released on Friday. “Alberta…
Posted on June 21, 2021
“June 21st is National Indigenous People’s Day. This is a day to honour and recognize the history, achievements and rich cultures of Indigenous Peoples throughout Canada. This day, as part of National…
Posted on June 18, 2021
“Albertans, not Jason Kenney, deserve the credit for getting to this point in the COVID-19 pandemic. They followed public health orders, got vaccinated when they became eligible, and supported struggling…
Posted on June 18, 2021
EDMONTON - Jason Kenney must cut all ties with Chris Champion and scrap the K-6 curriculum draft after his hand-picked curriculum writer published a series of statements denying the thoroughly documented…
Posted on June 17, 2021
“Today’s rejection of the Grassy Mountain project by the Joint Review Panel must be a signal that we can longer consider these projects in isolation. “We cannot pit potential mining jobs against…
Posted on June 17, 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP Opposition is calling on UCP Education Minister Adriana LaGrange to sever all ties with Chris Champion, who she hired to write her social studies curriculum draft, after his…
Posted on June 17, 2021
EDMONTON – According to the UCP Minister for Jobs and Economy, almost three quarters of the 365,000 Albertans eligible for the Critical Worker Benefit are still waiting to get their money, months after…
Posted on June 16, 2021
EDMONTON – As the spring session for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta closes, the UCP denied amendments that would protect Albertans from Bill 58 Freedom To Care Act, leaving the door open for the…
Posted on June 16, 2021
EDMONTON – As the spring 2021 sitting of the Alberta Legislature winds down tonight, Kenney has posted three major losses. “Jason Kenney has lost jobs, he’s lost MLAs, and he’s lost the trust…
Posted on June 16, 2021
EDMONTON - UCP MLAs used procedural tricks to prevent a vote on NDP Agriculture Critic Heather Sweet’s motion to protect water near the Eastern Slopes from being reallocated from farms and communities…
