Posted on May 23, 2021
“Today’s unprecedented and nearly unanimous vote of no-confidence in the Education Minister by Alberta’s teachers is the result of two years of dishonesty and hostility to public education from…
Posted on May 21, 2021
“I am relieved that Jesse’s House will be receiving much needed funding to be able to serve people fleeing domestic violence, especially since cases of domestic violence are surging during the pandemic.…
Posted on May 21, 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP is asking the Auditor General to open an investigation into the UCP government’s decision to quietly rescind Peter Lougheed’s 1976 Coal Policy on the eve of the 2020 May…
Posted on May 20, 2021
CALGARY - Alberta’s NDP is calling for the UCP to do whatever is needed to get the latest round of Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant out the door and into the hands of small businesses so they…
Posted on May 19, 2021
“The repeated need to stop in-person learning has been hard for students, staff and families. Everyone wants schools to be open but the UCP have failed to make any changes to make schools safer. Yesterday…
Posted on May 19, 2021
EDMONTON - The UCP’s much-delayed and miniscule Jobs Now program will not be nearly enough to make up for the jobs lost under the Kenney government, according to Alberta’s NDP. The program was initially…
Posted on May 19, 2021
EDMONTON — Alberta’s NDP is calling for additional support for women who own businesses as they struggle with miniscule supports, lacking communication and no forward-looking plan from Jason Kenney…
Posted on May 18, 2021
NDP Energy Critic Kathleen Ganley issued the following statement in response to Premier Jason Kenney announcing another apparent delay to the Steve Allan inquiry during his Facebook Live this evening:…
Posted on May 18, 2021
EDMONTON - Albertans are overwhelmingly opposed to coal mining in the eastern slopes, according to survey results released by the UCP government. The UCP released a survey on Albertans’ opinions regarding…
Posted on May 18, 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta has received its sixth credit downgrade under the UCP government after S&P Global Ratings cut Alberta’s credit rating from A+ to A. As part of their rationale for the rating decision,…
Posted on May 17, 2021
NDP Transportation Critic Lorne Dach issued the following statement regarding the UCP’s announcement to upgrade Deerfoot Trail under their new P3 framework that allows for the use of tolls: “In…
Posted on May 17, 2021
“I am very disappointed that Jason Kenney used his opportunity today to speak only to the extremist elements of his caucus and his party, and not to the Albertans who urgently need help. It’s very…
Posted on May 17, 2021
EDMONTON - The UCP’s coal cover-up continued today as government MLAs silenced any discussion of coal mining at a new committee charged with enhancing property owners’ rights. “Scarring our beautiful…
Posted on May 17, 2021
EDMONTON — Alberta’s NDP has drafted a bill to be presented in the legislature to provide Albertans with 10 days of paid sick leave while the province battles the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. …
Posted on May 14, 2021
LETHBRIDGE — AHS South Zone leadership announced yesterday that nurses and respiratory therapists are being pulled off other departments to cover the surging number of patients with COVID-19 in ICU.…
Posted on May 14, 2021
FORT SASKATCHEWAN – Jason Kenney must speak up for Fort Saskatchewan jobs threatened by the ongoing crisis around Enbridge’s Line 5, said Alberta NDP Rachel Notley. In a speech to the Fort Saskatchewan…
Posted on May 14, 2021
EDMONTON - It’s time for Jason Kenney to listen to Albertans and scrap his botched curriculum, after Alberta school districts have overwhelmingly refused to pilot it. “Alberta students deserve a modern…
Posted on May 14, 2021
EDMONTON — After more than a year of the live event industry begging the UCP government for pandemic support, the Government has announced a project-based grant that will leave venues on the hook for…
Posted on May 13, 2021
EDMONTON - Jason Kenney and the UCP have once again allowed Alberta’s contact tracing system to be overwhelmed, leaving small business owners responsible for their own contact tracing, according to…
Posted on May 12, 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP opposes Jason Kenney’s plans to keep the Alberta Legislature closed for at least another week beyond what he originally told Albertans, while critical responses to the pandemic…
Posted on May 12, 2021
EDMONTON - NDP Leader Rachel Notley is calling on Jason Kenney to show up as Premier of Alberta and advocate for Line 5 as the Governor of Michigan continues her attempts to shut the pipeline down. …
Posted on May 12, 2021
EDMONTON - A tech company that chose Halifax over Calgary as the site of its second headquarters after citing concerns about Western separatism and cuts to Alberta’s tax credits is now expanding after…
Posted on May 12, 2021
EDMONTON — Despite driving significantly less during the pandemic, Alberta drivers continue to pay substantially more for auto insurance under the UCP government. Alberta’s largest insurance provider…
Posted on May 11, 2021
“The UCP government promised their downtown working group months ago after the Finance Minister initially said there would be no help for Calgary’s struggling downtown. Now it will be several more…
Posted on May 11, 2021
EDMONTON – The Alberta NDP is proposing to bring forward legislation to provide protection for essential workers who become infected with COVID-19 while on the job. “For more than a year now, the…
