Posted on July 27, 2020
EDMONTON - The UCP passed Bill 204, The Voluntary Blood Donations Repeal Act , through second reading. This bill will give Canadian Blood Service less control of the supply of blood and will allow private…
Posted on July 27, 2020
Posted on July 27, 2020
EDMONTON - The UCP is planning to invoke closure on Bill 30 and Bill 32, ending the Legislature’s opportunity to debate these pieces of omnibus legislation. If passed, the motions invoking closure would…
Posted on July 23, 2020
EDMONTON - Alberta families will pay more to fight for fewer child care spaces in Alberta under the funding and policy announcements today from Minister Rebecca Schulz. Schulz announced a new funding…
Posted on July 23, 2020
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP Caucus released a report Thursday detailing an alternative school relaunch plan. The report, Safe Schools, Successful Students: An Alternative Relaunch Plan for Alberta Schools,…
Posted on July 22, 2020
EDMONTON - Albertans gave $1,032,796.85 to the NDP in the past quarter, compared to only $642,677.29 to the UCP. “We are speaking up for Albertans on issues that matter to them, like healthcare, education,…
Posted on July 22, 2020
EDMONTON - Parents, teachers, students and educational workers are raising alarm bells after Premier Kenney and UCP Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced a plan to send students back to school…
Posted on July 21, 2020
EDMONTON -- Premier Jason Kenney’s plan for the reopening of Alberta schools during the COVID-19 pandemic puts students, staff and families at risk by failing to cap class sizes or provide schools with…
Posted on July 20, 2020
EDMONTON — As part of their justification to proceed with an American-style blood collection model, UCP members relied on testimony of an American who endorsed a move where profits are at the centre…
Posted on July 20, 2020
EDMONTON - UCP Education Minister Adriana LaGrange has made it clear in a letter to Alberta teachers that she will provide no additional funding or supports to support a safe reopening during the COVID-19…
Posted on July 17, 2020
EDMONTON-- The UCP rejected calls from NDP members of the Select Special Public Health Act Review Committee to invite key stakeholders and health care workers to present to the committee. The UCP…
Posted on July 17, 2020
CALGARY - Documents obtained by Global News raise new concerns that Jason Kenney and the UCP misled Albertans about the reason for suspending environmental monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic. “These…
Posted on July 17, 2020
CALGARY - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley is asking for Calgarians’ support to protect Kananaskis Country from Jason Kenney and the UCP’s plans to close or sell off 184 parks, recreation areas and…
Posted on July 16, 2020
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP Opposition will urge a legislative committee to invite frontline healthcare workers to come forward and provide their input on how to improve public health in Alberta. A motion…
Posted on July 16, 2020
EDMONTON - A nationwide survey shows UCP cuts, and lack of support for the child care system through the pandemic has ranked Alberta’s response among the worst in the country. “This report proves…
Posted on July 15, 2020
EDMONTON - NDP Energy Critic Irfan Sabir today wrote to Alberta’s Auditor General requesting a review of the spending of the Premier’s so-called “war room” in light of revelations they sponsored…
Posted on July 15, 2020
EDMONTON - The NDP Opposition is backing Alberta doctors as they launch full-page newspaper advertisements to correct a long record of UCP lies designed to discredit their profession and clear a path…
Posted on July 14, 2020
EDMONTON - Further analysis and consultation by the NDP Opposition confirms that Bill 30, the UCP’s so-called Health Statutes Amendment Act, will set the stage for profit-centered, American-style healthcare.…
Posted on July 13, 2020
EDMONTON -- Alberta’s NDP Opposition is calling for an emergency debate in the legislature in response to the news that almost half of the province’s doctors are considering leaving. “It’s…
Posted on July 13, 2020
EDMONTON - UCP Members have once again refused to denounce separatism and have left the door open to a referendum on leaving Canada following the first meeting of the Select Special Democratic Accountability…
Posted on July 12, 2020
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP Opposition welcomed news Sunday of a potential review of the Government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and once again issued a call for public testimony and questioning…
Posted on July 10, 2020
CALGARY -- Despite adding jobs last month, Albertans are still struggling to find work, according to new figures from Statistics Canada. In June, there were 382,000 Albertans looking for work, more…
Posted on July 10, 2020
EDMONTON - A new survey of Alberta doctors reveals that 42 per cent are considering leaving the province or have already made plans to do so. More than a third are considering early retirement, clinic…
Posted on July 8, 2020
EDMONTON - Members of the NDP Opposition on a committee reviewing public health in Alberta are calling on the premier, a series of cabinet ministers as well as CEOs at the sites of major COVID-19 outbreaks…
Posted on July 6, 2020
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney continued his war on Alberta doctors and his rush to bring a failed American-style model of health care to the province today. Bill 30, the Health Statutes Amendments…
