Posted on December 29, 2020
EDMONTON – Alberta’s NDP is calling on the UCP Government to immediately halt changes planned that would sever supports for former foster children transitioning out of government care at an earlier…
Posted on December 28, 2020
“On behalf of the NDP we share our deepest condolences with the families and friends of more than 1,000 Albertans who have now died of COVID-19. “This is devastating number and we recognize the immense…
Posted on December 28, 2020
EDMONTON – Alberta’s NDP is calling on Jason Kenney and the UCP to reveal — finally — how much federal money they took to subsidize their political operations while failing to secure funding for…
Posted on December 26, 2020
EDMONTON – In the latest of a series of moves by Premier Jason Kenney and the UCP to hide information about the COVID-19 pandemic from Albertans, a third-party review of the Government’s response…
Posted on December 23, 2020
CALGARY – NDP Municipal Affairs Critic Joe Ceci issued the following statement regarding Transportation Minister Ric McIver’s statement that the Green Line is “not approved”: “The Green Line…
Posted on December 22, 2020
“Jason Kenney and the UCP tried to sneak through the fire sale of more than 170 Alberta parks and got caught. Today, it appears the Government has backtracked on this terrible idea; however, that's…
Posted on December 22, 2020
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP, the owners of new small businesses and sole proprietors are calling on the UCP Government to provide critical supports to help them survive the COVID-19 pandemic. New small…
Posted on December 21, 2020
EDMONTON - At the same time Alberta motorists are paying 24 per cent more under the UCP Government for auto insurance in 2020, a new report suggests the very companies offering coverage stand to save…
Posted on December 18, 2020
“Today, Jason Kenney took a question from a reporter in which a racist term for COVID-19 was used. The Premier acted as if the question was normal and proceeded to answer. “The Premier has a duty…
Posted on December 18, 2020
EDMONTON - The number of Albertans dying of a toxic drug overdose has skyrocketed throughout 2020, while Premier Jason Kenney has removed several services proven to save lives. “I’m truly heartbroken…
Posted on December 18, 2020
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP Official Opposition is presenting the UCP government with concrete actions that will help keep students safe and schools open in 2021. These four recommendations are in addition…
Posted on December 17, 2020
CALGARY - MLA for Calgary-Buffalo Joe Ceci, MLA for Calgary-Mountain View Kathleen Ganley, and MLA for Calgary-McCall Irfan Sabir have written the attached open letter to Calgarians regarding the recently…
Posted on December 16, 2020
EDMONTON - Today Dr. Deena Hinshaw said AHS and the Canadian Red Cross are setting up a field hospital in Edmonton, despite repeated claims from Premier Jason Kenney and his cabinet ministers that field…
Posted on December 16, 2020
NDP Energy Critic Kathleen Ganley issued the following statement regarding the release of the federal government’s hydrogen strategy: “It’s encouraging to see several points of alignment with…
Posted on December 16, 2020
“Today, Alberta’s NDP joins with the vast majority of Edmontonians in condemning the series of hate-motivated attacks against members of the city’s Somalian community. “We have been in contact…
Posted on December 16, 2020
EDMONTON -- According to a new official government report from the Superintendent of Insurance, Alberta auto insurance companies remained highly profitable last year despite claims by the UCP they were…
Posted on December 14, 2020
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP is proposing a program to help Albertans facing sudden unemployment over the holidays and to provide a shot of adrenaline to the provincial economy in the wake of new closure…
Posted on December 11, 2020
EDMONTON - The UCP government is failing at-risk Albertans as their affordable housing review does not address their own damaging cuts, charges the Alberta NDP Caucus. The Final Report of the Alberta…
Posted on December 11, 2020
EDMONTON - Rural bus companies are struggling to survive as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the UCP government has been aware of their dire situation for months. Cold Shot, Sundog, Northern Express…
Posted on December 11, 2020
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP Official Opposition is calling on the provincial government to help all Albertans get through the incredibly difficult COVID-19 pandemic by making five mental health therapy…
Posted on December 10, 2020
CALGARY – Jason Kenney and the UCP government must make all internal Alberta Health Services projections public as new data observed by the NDP Opposition indicates hospitalizations could rise more…
Posted on December 8, 2020
NDP Municipal Affairs Critic Joe Ceci issued the following statement regarding media reports that the UCP are attempting to delay the Green Line until after the next municipal election: “The Green Line…
Posted on December 7, 2020
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP is calling on Premier Jason Kenney to admit his failure to slow the spread of COVID-19, and publicly release the recommendations being considered by his cabinet. The call…
Posted on December 7, 2020
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP and medical experts are calling for a twice-weekly rapid testing regime to be introduced in continuing care centres after 150 people died in those facilities in November alone.…
Posted on December 4, 2020
EDMONTON - The UCP Government needs to come clean to Albertans if they interfered politically with the Chief Electoral Officer investigation into the UCP Kamikaze scandal, following revelations that an…
