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Posted:APR 27, 2021

Richard Feehan, NDP Critic for Indigenous Relations, made the following statement today:

“I am extremely frustrated and disappointed that Jason Kenney failed to present a plan to help people in the Wood Buffalo…

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Posted:APR 27, 2021

KENNEY LAYS OFF 428 FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE HEROES AMID THIRD WAVE

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is pushing 428 frontline healthcare workers into unemployment in the middle of a deadly…

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Posted:APR 27, 2021

NOTLEY RENEWS COMMITMENT TO GRANDE PRAIRIE UNIVERSITY

GRANDE PRAIRIE – Grande Prairie Regional College would be elevated to a university with full degree-granting status under…

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Posted:APR 27, 2021

UCP’S ATTACK ON PARKS CONTINUE WITH HIGH FEES TO ENTER KANANASKIS

CALGARY - Jason Kenney continues to take money out of the pockets of Alberta families with a new $90 fee to enter Kananaskis…

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Posted:APR 26, 2021

TIME FOR UCP TO STEP UP AND INVEST IN CALGARY FOLLOWING APPROVAL OF DOWNTOWN PLAN

CALGARY – Alberta’s NDP are calling on the UCP government to provide support for Calgary’s downtown following the…

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Posted:APR 26, 2021

Paid Sick to Protect Alberta Workers and Relaunch the Economy Sooner

We NDP is calling on the provincial government to make sure workers aren’t forced to choose between isolating with symptoms…

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Posted:APR 26, 2021

PAID SICK LEAVE WILL SHORTEN PANDEMIC, PROTECT ALBERTA WORKERS, RELAUNCH ECONOMY SOONER

EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP is calling on the provincial government to make sure workers aren’t forced to choose between…

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Posted:APR 23, 2021

KENNEY PAUSES COAL EXPLORATION, BUT STILL WANTS MINING IN EASTERN SLOPES

EDMONTON - In response to overwhelming public outcry, the Jason Kenney government paused coal exploration in parts of Alberta’s…

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Posted:APR 23, 2021

UCP MUST INVEST IN CITY OF CALGARY’S PLAN TO REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN CORE

CALGARY – Alberta’s NDP is calling on Jason Kenney and the UCP to make an investment in a downtown revitalization plan…

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Posted:APR 22, 2021

PRAIRIE NDP OPPOSITION LEADERS URGE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT FARMERS AND SIGN FULL AGRISTABILITY PROPOSAL

PRAIRIES - NDP Official Opposition leaders of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba joined together to urge their respective…

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Posted:APR 22, 2021

UCP PROMISED TO HELP COAL MINING COMPANIES, DID NOT CONSIDER IMPACT ON OTHER INDUSTRIES

EDMONTON - Jason Kenney’s UCP government offered help to foreign coal mining companies, but did not conduct a broader…

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Posted:APR 21, 2021

GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS NDP LEGISLATION PROPOSAL TO ALLOW PAID LEAVE FOR ALBERTA WORKERS TO GET COVID-19 VACCINE

EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP is proud to announce that all workers in the province are now entitled to three hours of paid…

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Posted:APR 21, 2021

UCP FAILS CARGILL WORKERS AGAIN

EDMONTON - The UCP need to immediately commit to vaccinating all employees of Cargill following revelations that their plan…

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Posted:APR 21, 2021

NDP CALLS ON JASON KENNEY TO USE COVID CONTINGENCY FUND TO HIRE GRADUATING TEACHERS TO STAFF UP AND SPREAD OUT SCHOOLS

EDMONTON – As Edmonton public and Catholic school board send grade seven through twelve students to online learning for…

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Posted:APR 20, 2021

NDP EXTENDS OLIVE BRANCH TO GOVERNMENT TO FAST-TRACK BILL OFFERING PAID LEAVE FOR WORKERS TO GET VACCINATED

EDMONTON – Alberta’s NDP is proposing to work with Jason Kenney and the UCP to immediately pass legislation by the end…

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Posted:APR 19, 2021

UCP’S BILL 63 INCLUDES LOOPHOLES TO ALLOW FOR CARDING IN ALBERTA, NDP DEMANDS CHANGE

EDMONTON – Alberta’s NDP and representatives from communities across the province are raising significant concerns over…

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Posted:APR 19, 2021

KENNEY TRYING FOR DEATH BY DELAY FOR EASTERN SLOPES PROTECTION ACT

EDMONTON - Jason Kenney’s UCP government has refused to expedite debate on NDP Leader Rachel Notley’s legislation to…

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Posted:APR 19, 2021

Alberta NDP Critic for Children’s Services Rakhi Pancholi made the following statement in reaction to the financial commitment to Early Learning and Child Care in the Federal Budget:

“Today the federal Government announced a significant investment into early learning and childcare that includes a target…

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Posted:APR 19, 2021

KENNEY IGNORED AHS “EARLY WARNING TRIGGERS,” LIED ABOUT MODELLING, DITHERED FOR WEEKS AS PANDEMIC ENTERED DEADLY SECOND WAVE

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney failed to act for weeks after the province hurtled past Alberta Health Services’ “Early…

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Posted:APR 18, 2021

DOZENS OF SCIENTISTS AT UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA WRITE IN SUPPORT OF EASTERN SLOPES PROTECTION ACT

EDMONTON - New legislation introduced by NDP Leader Rachel Notley to protect Alberta’s mountains and watersheds from the…

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