Posted on January 17, 2021
The following is a statement from Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley on news that President-elect Joe Biden may revoke permits to construct the Keystone XL pipeline: “The risk surrounding the Keystone…
Posted on January 15, 2021
“The Premier and his Health Minister continue to change their story about the progress of the COVID-19 vaccine program. "On Thursday, it was reported there were thousands of vacant appointments that…
Posted on January 15, 2021
CALGARY - Alberta’s NDP are calling on the UCP government to denounce climate change denying views supported by the public inquiry into environmental campaigns and remove Steve Allan from his position…
Posted on January 14, 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP Opposition is calling on Pat Rehn to resign as the MLA for Lesser Slave Lake and face the voters he has abandoned, after Premier Jason Kenney finally removed him from the government…
Posted on January 13, 2021
NDP Energy Critic Kathleen Ganley issued the following statement regarding Equinor closing its Calgary office and moving to St. John’s: “This is more proof that the UCP’s $4.7 billion handout…
Posted on January 13, 2021
CALGARY - In the middle of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, the UCP government has quietly cancelled funding for youth probation services that provided support for vulnerable youth. Effective…
Posted on January 13, 2021
EDMONTON - Jason Kenney and the UCP have quietly gone back on their promise to teachers, that teachers would maintain control over their pension funds. On December 23, 2020, the UCP signed a Ministerial…
Posted on January 12, 2021
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney should support Alberta’s energy sector by diverting the $30-million annual budget of his failed war room into encouraging Albertans to get vaccinated against COVID-19.…
Posted on January 11, 2021
EDMONTON – Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley issued the following statement regarding news that the RCMP will investigate the death of a worker related to the outbreak at the Cargill Foods meat processing…
Posted on January 11, 2021
EDMONTON - As Premier Jason Kenney prepares to address Albertans on the status of Alberta’s vaccination program, Alberta’s NDP is calling on the UCP government to immediately commit to daily briefings…
Posted on January 9, 2021
CALGARY - Nearly seven months since the devastating hailstorm that hit northeast Calgary, tens of thousands of residents are still waiting for help to fix damaged property as the UCP government refuses…
Posted on January 8, 2021
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney must explain why he delayed vaccination of the general public in Alberta from the summertime start he promised into the fall. On December 2nd, Kenney promised “With of…
Posted on January 8, 2021
EDMONTON - The latest job figures released by Statistics Canada show that the UCP government’s refusal to take action during the beginning of the second wave of COVID-19 has left Alberta behind every…
Posted on January 7, 2021
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney must finally tell the whole truth about critical issues facing Alberta, if he keeps his promise to emerge from hiding this afternoon. “This is the second time Kenney…
Posted on January 6, 2021
EDMONTON – Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley issued the following statement on the disorder in Washington, DC: “The scene unfolding in Washington D.C. today is shocking. “This dangerous and…
Posted on January 6, 2021
“Today the National Council of Canadian Muslims and the Alberta Muslim Public Affairs Council spoke with the victims of racist attacks at the Southgate Shopping Centre in Edmonton for the first time…
Posted on January 6, 2021
EDMONTON - As the latest COVID-19 public health restrictions are set to expire on Tuesday, Alberta’s NDP are calling on Premier Jason Kenney to come out of hiding from his latest scandal and provide…
Posted on January 5, 2021
EDMONTON – A UCP MLA is apologizing for the hardship inflicted on all Albertans by Jason Kenney’s government, according to an email circulating online. On Tuesday, an image of a Christmas message…
Posted on January 5, 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccination program is still well short of the goals promised by Premier Jason Kenney, and rumours are swirling while the UCP government is distracted with a wide-ranging…
Posted on January 4, 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta families made heart-breaking decisions to sacrifice end-of-life visits, funerals, and visits with elderly relatives in order to uphold public health rules, while Premier Jason Kenney’s…
Posted on January 2, 2021
CALGARY - Alberta’s NDP has uncovered more examples of UCP MLAs sending Christmas messages to their constituents while secretly vacationing abroad during the COVID-19 shutdown. UCP Calgary-Klein…
Posted on January 1, 2021
EDMONTON – Alberta’s Premier has profoundly betrayed the trust of Albertans by refusing to remove his vacationing Municipal Affairs Minister, who went missing as the Government mishandled the rollout…
Posted on December 31, 2020
EDMONTON – Alberta’s NDP is calling for the Minister of Municipal Affairs to step down as reports surface that she was on vacation in Hawaii while the rollout of the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine was…
Posted on December 30, 2020
EDMONTON – Earlier this month the UCP Government passed Bill 47, which removed presumptive Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) coverage for most workers in Alberta. That change, and many other changes…
Posted on December 29, 2020
“The Premier sold the people of Alberta hope in the form of a COVID-19 vaccine, but yet again we have seen unconscionable failure from his UCP Government to respond to this pandemic. “The Premier…
