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…
Read MoreJASON 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…
Read MoreSWEET 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…
Read MoreKENNEY’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…
Read MoreKENNEY’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…
Read MoreUCP 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…
Read MoreKENNEY’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…
Read MoreGROWING 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…
Read MoreNDP 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…
Read MoreNDP 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…
Read MoreCap 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…
Read MoreNDP 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…
Read MoreNDP 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…
Read MoreDavid 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.…
Read MoreNDP 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…
Read MoreKENNEY 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…
Read MoreKENNEY 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…
Read MoreDavid 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…
Read MoreALBERTA PAROLE BOARD: SABIR
NDP Justice Critic Irfan Sabir issued the following statement regarding the UCP’s creation of the Alberta Parole Board:…
Read MoreUCP 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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