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Posted:NOV 19, 2020

QUALIFIED TEACHERS CAN’T FIND WORK WHILE UNDERFUNDED SCHOOLS STRUGGLE WITH SHORT-STAFFING

EDMONTON - UCP Education Minister Adriana LaGrange’s cuts to per-pupil funding and failure to plan for COVID-19 has left…

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Posted:NOV 18, 2020

NDP AND INDIGENOUS GROUPS CALL FOR RECOGNITION OF GENOCIDE

CALGARY -- NDP Indigenous Relations Critic Richard Feehan and Indigenous organizations and advocates came together Wednesday…

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Posted:NOV 18, 2020

NOTLEY CALLS FOR MANDATORY MASK POLICY FOR ALL COVID-19 HOT SPOTS

EDMONTON - NDP Leader Rachel Notley is calling on Jason Kenney and the UCP government to implement a mandatory mask policy…

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Posted:NOV 17, 2020

Paid Leave for Frontline Healthcare Workers

Alberta’s NDP and representatives for healthcare workers are calling for Premier Jason Kenney to follow through on his…

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Posted:NOV 17, 2020

PREMIER MUST STOP FORCING HEALTH CARE WORKERS TO TAKE UNPAID LEAVE WHEN SICK OR ISOLATING

EDMONTON - After learning that some health care workers who are sick or must isolate are being forced to take leave without…

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Posted:NOV 16, 2020

COVID-19 Supports for Small Business

Alberta’s NDP and small business owners have called for a suite of support measures for struggling small businesses in…

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Posted:NOV 16, 2020

NDP JOINS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO DEMAND MORE SUPPORT, BETTER PLANNING FOR FUTURE COVID-19 MEASURES

EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP and small business owners are calling for a suite of support measures for struggling small businesses…

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Posted:NOV 13, 2020

OPPOSITION JOINS CALL FOR SHANDRO TO WITHDRAW BILL THAT WEAKENS PRIVACY

EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP Opposition has joined the Information and Privacy Commissioner in publicly calling on UCP Health…

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Posted:NOV 12, 2020

NEW TARGETED MEASURES TO FIGHT COVID-19: STATEMENT FROM RACHEL NOTLEY

EDMONTON – Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley issued the respond to today’s COVID-19 update from Jason Kenney and the…

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Posted:NOV 12, 2020

Six Measures to Help Track & Limit the spread

Alberta’s NDP Official Opposition is calling for six pro-active and non-restrictive measures that could reduce transmission…

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Posted:NOV 12, 2020

UCP CUTS CORNERS ON CALGARY CANCER CENTRE FIRE SAFETY

CALGARY - Jason Kenney and the UCP are cutting corners on fire safety in the construction of the Calgary Cancer Centre,…

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Posted:NOV 09, 2020

UCP ATTACKS INJURED WORKERS AND JEOPARDIZES ALBERTANS’ SAFETY

EDMONTON – Jason Kenney and the Alberta UCP are attacking injured workers and making Alberta worksites more unsafe under…

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Posted:NOV 09, 2020

SABIR CALLS ON KENNEY TO VISIT HAILSTORM VICTIMS AND PROVIDE RELIEF

CALGARY - NDP MLA for Calgary-McCall Irfan Sabir is calling on Premier Jason Kenney to visit northeast Calgary to survey…

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Posted:NOV 07, 2020

Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley made the following statement in response to the U.S. Election:

“I want to sincerely congratulate President-elect Joe Biden, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory.…

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Posted:NOV 06, 2020

GEOTHERMAL PROPOSAL COULD PUT 10,000 ALBERTANS BACK TO WORK AND REDUCE OIL AND GAS LIABILITIES

CALGARY - Alberta’s NDP is proposing a suite of options to grow Alberta’s geothermal energy sector, create jobs, and…

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Posted:NOV 06, 2020

UCP BILL WILL DELIBERATELY EXCLUDE MURDERED AND MISSING INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS, RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS FROM GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE

EDMONTON - A bill brought forward by MLA Peter Singh, a member of Jason Kenney’s UCP caucus, will ask the legislature…

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Posted:NOV 05, 2020

SCATHING AUDITOR GENERAL REPORT, ATTACKS ON INJURED WORKERS: STATEMENTS BY RACHEL NOTLEY

EDMONTON – Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley issued the following statements in response to today’s report by the Auditor…

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Posted:NOV 05, 2020

INSURANCE COMPANIES PROFITS SOAR AFTER REMOVAL OF RATE CAP

EDMONTON -- Profits at insurance companies continue to skyrocket after the UCP removed the cap on auto insurance premiums,…

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Posted:NOV 03, 2020

KENNEY’S NEW TOLL ROAD THE FIRST OF MANY FOR ALBERTA DRIVERS

EDMONTON - By imposing tolls on a bridge planned for Tompkins Crossing near La Crete, Jason Kenney is breaking a campaign…

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Posted:NOV 03, 2020

AS HE SEEKS TO SPEED IT UP, JASON KENNEY CONTINUES TO HIDE ANALYSIS OF FAILED CORPORATE HANDOUT FROM ALBERTANS

EDMONTON - The Alberta NDP is calling on the UCP to immediately release the full and unredacted fiscal analysis used to…

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