Posted on May 11, 2021
CALGARY - Calgary NDP MLAs have written a letter to Calgary city council in support of increasing fines for mask bylaw violations and urged council to implement the larger fines before anti-mask rallies…
Posted on May 10, 2021
EDMONTON – Justice Minister Kaycee Madu must immediately apologize for accusing Alberta journalists and the Opposition of wanting to see the province’s healthcare system collapse under the stress…
Posted on May 10, 2021
EDMONTON – All 24 Alberta NDP MLAs have now received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and continue to call for a blanket endorsement of the safety and effectiveness of these shots from all 87 Members…
Posted on May 7, 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta’s university instructors are starting to pull their pension out of AIMCo, while the Kenney government continues to force K-12 teachers to move their pension into the underperforming…
Posted on May 7, 2021
RED DEER – Geothermal energy drilling will expand in central Alberta and construction will begin on the Red Deer Regional Hospital expansion under a future NDP government, committed Leader Rachel Notley.…
Posted on May 7, 2021
EDMONTON - Almost 13,000 jobs were lost in April as Alberta became the COVID-19 hotspot in Canada and the United States, according to numbers released by Statistics Canada today. The Labour Force Survey…
Posted on May 7, 2021
EDMONTON – Alberta’s NDP is calling on the UCP to provide Early Learning and Child Care programs immediate support that will ensure programs don’t shut down because of the third wave of the pandemic,…
Posted on May 7, 2021
EDMONTON - Almost 13,000 jobs were lost in April as Alberta became the COVID-19 hotspot in Canada and the United States, according to numbers released by Statistics Canada today. The Labour Force Survey…
Posted on May 6, 2021
CALGARY - Alberta’s NDP is calling for immediate support for restaurants and bars, and other small businesses who invested thousands of dollars to follow the previous health orders, and are now being…
Posted on May 6, 2021
CALGARY - Jason Kenney must put real action behind his recent promise to enforce public health orders, as numerous events are already being planned to violate the measures that keep Albertans safe. “Alberta…
Posted on May 5, 2021
EDMONTON – Alberta’s NDP is calling for the Premier to apply COVID-19 public health orders consistently and bring in effective enforcement. The Official Opposition also continues to call for support…
Posted on May 4, 2021
EDMONTON – In an address to the province that did not allow for the media to ask questions, Premier Jason Kenney announced confusing public health restrictions that left Albertans with more questions…
Posted on May 4, 2021
CALGARY - Alberta’s NDP are calling on the UCP government to enforce existing public health restrictions after it was revealed that police agencies across the province had been instructed not to charge…
Posted on May 4, 2021
EDMONTON – In the Public Accounts Committee today, the Deputy Minister of Labour and Immigration revealed that Alberta Labour was never instructed to complete policy work to deliver on Jason Kenney’s…
Posted on May 3, 2021
“Albertans have lost trust in Jason Kenney, and he failed them again today. He claimed his approach is working, but everyone knows that is not true. Albertans can see the rising case numbers, hospitalizations,…
Posted on May 3, 2021
EDMONTON – Alberta’s NDP is calling for fines issued to individuals violating COVID-19 public health orders to be tripled, a guideline on enforcement to be issued and a streamlined court process as…
Posted on May 2, 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP adamantly opposes Jason Kenney’s cowardly decision to flee the legislature while critical public health measures such as paid sick leave have not been enacted, and the government’s…
Posted on May 1, 2021
“Jason Kenney’s policy of acting last and acting least is a terrible failure. Alberta families, businesses, and essential frontline workers are paying the price. “Today we saw 2,433 new COVID cases.…
Posted on April 30, 2021
“I recognize this document is part of responsible planning by AHS, but it is a sobering read. It lays out in detail the heart-wrenching decisions that Alberta’s frontline health care heroes could…
Posted on April 30, 2021
EDMONTON – Jason Kenney and the UCP government must immediately launch an Alberta Learn From Home Fund to support the students sent home because of his failure to keep schools safe. Over the past…
Posted on April 29, 2021
“Today the UCP announced their plan for Alberta 2030, which I am glad to see more work being done on micro-credentials and research, however this announcement is coming on the heels of devastating $690…
Posted on April 29, 2021
“The expansion of the BMO Centre is vital to revitalizing Calgary’s downtown. That’s why we enabled it to move forward under our NDP government, along with several other projects that will grow…
Posted on April 29, 2021
EDMONTON – Jason Kenney’s weak and ineffective leadership is driving a devastating third wave of COVID-19 in Alberta and forcing frontline health care workers to prepare triage protocols. According…
Posted on April 28, 2021
“Today, we recorded our third-highest daily case count on record. There are 643 Albertans in hospital, 145 of whom are fighting for their lives in the ICU. “Alberta’s response has been hampered…
Posted on April 28, 2021
“It’s clear that Premier Jason Kenney and his ministers have failed the people of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, which has the highest rate of COVID-19 infection in Canada. It’s completely…
