Posted on March 26, 2021
LETHBRIDGE - MLA for Lethbridge-West Shannon Phillips is proposing a COVID-19 response plan as cases skyrocket in the city and the UCP refuse to act. Lethbridge currently has the highest rate of…
Posted on March 26, 2021
“The UCP’s mishandling of rental supplements has hurt vulnerable Albertans. I have received numerous letters from tenants in affordable housing who can no longer afford their home because they received…
Posted on March 25, 2021
EDMONTON - The UCP government has passed Budget 2021, that fails to deliver a plan to create jobs, diversify Alberta’s economy, or specify how it will spend billions of dollars in contingency funding. …
Posted on March 25, 2021
“With COVID-19 case counts rising, Albertans deserve clear answers from the UCP government. We are a year into this pandemic and staring down a third wave, but there are still no clear answers from…
Posted on March 25, 2021
“I am glad that the UCP finally listened to producers, however this agreement falls short with the UCP only signing on to half of the deal. It is unfortunate that the UCP used farmers as a bargaining…
Posted on March 25, 2021
“Funding for childcare spaces mentioned by the UCP government today is a re-announcement of federal money already announced last summer. “Once again, there are no new provincial dollars invested…
Posted on March 24, 2021
“Today marks another record number of variant cases in Alberta, and another day approaching 700 cases in total. “We continue to call for full disclosure of the internal modelling, data, and written…
Posted on March 24, 2021
EDMONTON - Budget cuts proposed by the UCP to the Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) are leaving community operators of halls, playgrounds, gardens, outdoor skating rinks and water spray parks…
Posted on March 24, 2021
EDMONTON - Under the guise of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jason Kenney rolled back 54 environmental rules in Alberta, vastly more than any other jurisdiction in Canada, according to a new study from the University…
Posted on March 23, 2021
EDMONTON - Almost 1,300 Albertans died of a preventable overdose in 2020 in a huge increase from 2019. Associate Minister Jason Luan announced the fatality numbers while announcing plans for an overdose…
Posted on March 23, 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta small businesses and cultural venues need immediate support — including money that Jason Kenney and the UCP have allocated to them but stalled on spending — in the wake of the necessary…
Posted on March 22, 2021
““While I’m glad Jason Kenney responded to our call to pause on Step 3 re-opening, he still owes Albertans the internal modelling data and written recommendation from Dr. Hinshaw, which he has hidden…
Posted on March 22, 2021
EDMONTON – Premier Jason Kenney must delay Step 3 of his reopening plan until new cases and hospitalizations are trending downward and more Albertans are vaccinated. “Jason Kenney must put the safety…
Posted on March 19, 2021
“Alberta’s daily COVID-19 case count is 696, including 130 variant cases. This is a steep rise from yesterday’s number of 505. We have not seen a daily number like this for more than two months,…
Posted on March 19, 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta NDP Edmonton-South MLA and Infrastructure Critic Thomas Dang will ask to move a Private Members Motion in the Legislature on Monday to urge the UCP to denounce hateful and racist symbols…
Posted on March 18, 2021
CALGARY - Taxi drivers from across Alberta are expressing their extreme disappointment and feel deliberately left out by the UCP, after being denied eligibility for the Critical Worker Benefit and the…
Posted on March 18, 2021
EDMONTON - Finance Minister Travis Toews has refused to rule out selling ATB Financial when directly asked by NDP Finance Critic Shannon Phillips in Question Period on Thursday. The question was…
Posted on March 18, 2021
EDMONTON - Eleven Alberta agricultural organizations called on the UCP government yesterday to join the federal AgriStability program, echoing an earlier call from NDP Critic for Agriculture, Heather…
Posted on March 17, 2021
EDMONTON - Jason Kenney’s UCP government blocked an emergency debate on the jobs crisis in Alberta today. The motion follows the layoff of 1,000 employees at Cenovus over the last 24 hours, following…
Posted on March 16, 2021
“Jason Kenney was elected to listen to Albertans. Instead of taking the time to hear from families and businesses on jobs, on healthcare, on parks and on protecting the Rocky Mountains, he says it’s…
Posted on March 16, 2021
CALGARY - More than 1,000 energy sector workers in Alberta were pushed into unemployment today as part of Cenovus’ purchase of Husky, at the same time as Premier Jason Kenney defended his use of taxpayers…
Posted on March 16, 2021
EDMONTON - UCP Environment Minister Jason Nixon admitted last night that he plans to extract tens of millions of dollars worth of new fees from Alberta families enjoying their provincial parks this year.…
Posted on March 15, 2021
CALGARY – Alberta NDP Environment Critic Marlin Schmidt will be introducing An Act to Protect Our Mountains, a Private Member’s Bill that would, if passed, place an immediate ban on future coal mining…
Posted on March 12, 2021
CALGARY - Alberta’s NDP and parents are calling for funding for new schools in Calgary after it was announced by the UCP that the city’s two major boards would receive no new schools in this year’s…
Posted on March 12, 2021
“Alberta families and businesses continue to struggle as our province’s recovery lags behind most of the country. While I’m pleased to see some jobs return as public health restrictions are eased,…