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Posted:FEB 11, 2021

JASON NIXON SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM COVID CABINET COMMITTEE FOR UNDERMINING PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney needs to remove Minister Jason Nixon from the government's COVID-19 Cabinet Committee following…

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Posted:FEB 10, 2021

JASON KENNEY’S DELAYED ACTION ON FEDERAL WAGE TOP UP PROGRAM HAS HURT WORKERS DURING THE WORST OF THE PANDEMIC

EDMONTON - The UCP government's eight month delay in accessing hundreds of millions of federal wage top-up funding has harmed…

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Posted:FEB 10, 2021

SWEET WILL PRESENT PSYCHOLOGISTS’ PETITION IN SUPPORT OF PROVINCIALLY FUNDED MENTAL HEALTH SESSIONS FOR ALL ALBERTANS

EDMONTON - A network of Alberta psychologists have gathered more than 17,000 signatures on a petition in support of the…

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Posted:FEB 10, 2021

KENNEY’S SILENCE ALLOWS UCP MLAS TO UNDERMINE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS

EDMONTON - Jason Kenney must explain to Albertans following COVID-19 public health orders why he has continually failed…

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Posted:FEB 09, 2021

KENNEY’S DELAY IN ACCESSING FEDERAL WAGE TOP-UP COSTS ALBERTA JOBS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

CALGARY - Economic analysis conducted by Alberta’s NDP shows that the UCP government’s decision to delay the use of…

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Posted:FEB 08, 2021

UCP GOVERNMENT LEAVES DOOR OPEN FOR FUTURE COAL DEVELOPMENT

CALGARY - Despite reinstating the 1976 Coal Policy, and announcing plans to consult on a new coal policy, Energy Minister…

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Posted:FEB 05, 2021

KENNEY’S “PREMATURE AND HIGHLY RISKY” REOPENING PLAN CUTS OFF ACCESS TO FEDERAL SUPPORT, PUTS SMALL BUSINESS IN AN IMPOSSIBLE BIND

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney’s plan to re-open gyms and in-person restaurant dining on Monday, despite the arrival…

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Posted:FEB 05, 2021

GROWING PRESSURE ON UCP AFTER BUSINESS GROUP JOINS CALL TO CAP FOOD DELIVERY APP FEES

EDMONTON - Pressure is mounting on the UCP government to introduce a cap on food delivery app fees after a group of businesses…

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Posted:FEB 04, 2021

NDP CALL FOR PAID JOB PROTECTED LEAVE FOR ALBERTANS WHO MAY HAVE TO ISOLATE FOR UP TO 24 DAYS

EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP are calling on the UCP government to address the inadequate support for workers who may need…

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Posted:FEB 03, 2021

NDP Seniors and Housing Critic Lori Sigurdson issued the following statement in response to the UCP announcement today on funding for seniors in continuing care:

“This Premier promised to build a wall around seniors in continuing care. But instead, he minimized the threat of the…

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Posted:FEB 03, 2021

Cap Delivery App Fees to Protect Alberta Restaurants

We are calling the Provincial Government to implement a blanket, 15 per cent cap on fees charged to establishments by third-party…

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Posted:FEB 03, 2021

NDP JOINS RESTAURANT OWNERS AND ADVOCATES TO CALL FOR CAP ON STEEP FEES CHARGED BY DELIVERY APPS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

CALGARY - Alberta’s NDP, restaurant owners and business advocates are making a joint call for a blanket, 15 per cent cap…

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Posted:FEB 02, 2021

NDP MEETS WITH AUDITOR GENERAL TO REQUEST FULL REVIEW OF FAILED, MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR KXL DEAL

CALGARY - Alberta’s NDP is asking the Auditor General to examine all documents related to the UCP’s risky and secretive…

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Posted:FEB 01, 2021

David Shepherd, NDP Critic for Health, made the following statement:

“COVID variant cases in Alberta have doubled over the past week and Premier Jason Kenney is failing to take this seriously.…

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Posted:FEB 01, 2021

NDP CALLS FOR UCP TO DUMP MISLEADING AND SKEWED SURVEY ON CONTINUING CARE, RENEWS CALL FOR PUBLIC INQUIRY

EDMONTON - The Alberta NDP are demanding the UCP scrap their misleading Long Term Care survey, commissioned by MNP, because…

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Posted:JAN 29, 2021

KENNEY MUST FIRE BARNES FOR SPREADING MISINFORMATION ABOUT ALBERTA’S COVID-19 TESTS, MASKING

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney must fire Drew Barnes from the United Conservative Party Government Caucus after the Cypress-Medicine…

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Posted:JAN 29, 2021

KENNEY MUST IMMEDIATELY RELEASE STEVE ALLAN’S REPORT

CALGARY - Alberta’s NDP Opposition is calling on Premier Jason Kenney to immediately release the final report from Steve…

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Posted:JAN 28, 2021

David Shepherd, NDP Critic for Health, made the following statement:

“I share the concern of many Albertans on vaccine supply, we know that the only way to get our economy and health system…

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Posted:JAN 28, 2021

ALBERTA PAROLE BOARD: SABIR

NDP Justice Critic Irfan Sabir issued the following statement regarding the UCP’s creation of the Alberta Parole Board:…

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Posted:JAN 28, 2021

UCP SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT FALLS SHORT, TREATS BUSINESSES UNFAIRLY

EDMONTON - New business owners say the UCP government’s grant program for small businesses treats them unfairly compared…

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