Posted on June 19, 2020
EDMONTON -- One of the people appointed by UCP Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer to help him pick judges has resigned after numerous hateful online comments and conspiracy theories came to light. …
Posted on June 19, 2020
NDP Municipal Affairs Critic, Joe Ceci, provided the following statement regarding the UCP’s announcement on municipal funding: “The UCP’s announcement today is a drop in the bucket compared…
Posted on June 18, 2020
EDMONTON -- Associate Minister Jason Luan personally intervened to prevent the launch of a potentially life-saving virtual health initiative yesterday. Media reported that Alberta Health Services would…
Posted on June 18, 2020
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP Opposition is calling on the UCP to immediately stop moves to privatize service delivery for medically fragile, complex and disabled children and adults, who are also considered…
Posted on June 18, 2020
EDMONTON - Drew Barnes, UCP MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat and Fair Deal Panel member, wrote to Premier Jason Kenney this week expressing his dissatisfaction with the panel’s report and calling repeatedly…
Posted on June 18, 2020
EDMONTON – New analysis by the Alberta NDP caucus shows Albertans could lose $13.5 billion in just the first five years of an Alberta Pension Plan. This supports recent analysis by Canada’s foremost…
Posted on June 16, 2020
EDMONTON--NDP Service Alberta Critic Jon Carson and NDP Municipal Affairs Critic Joe Ceci issued the following statements following the tabling of Bill 23, The Commercial Tenancies Protection Act: “The…
Posted on June 16, 2020
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP Official Opposition intends to bring forward a motion for emergency debate today that will call for the creation of a task force to conduct hearings to begin conversations centered…
Posted on June 16, 2020
EDMONTON - A United Conservative Party MLA’s private member’s bill is a direct attack on Canada’s single, public voluntary bloody system, says the Alberta NDP Opposition. Tany Yao, UCP MLA for…
Posted on June 15, 2020
CALGARY - After Calgary was hit by a devastating storm this past Saturday evening causing extensive damage in the northeast part of the city, the NDP is calling on the UCP government to declare the Calgary…
Posted on June 15, 2020
EDMONTON — NDP MLAS will vote in favour of a motion Monday that calls on the UCP Government to address skyrocketing insurance through policy measures, including re-introducing an insurance cap on annual…
Posted on June 12, 2020
EDMONTON - Healthcare professionals say that a recent decision by UCP Health Minister Tyler Shandro to ban them from ordering publicly-funded diagnostic scans is creating red tape, delaying medical care…
Posted on June 11, 2020
EDMONTON -- Alberta’s NDP released documents Thursday that show public health officials including Chief Medical Officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw provided advice to ban flavoured vaping products and restrict…
Posted on June 11, 2020
EDMONTON - David Knight-Legg, principal adviser to Premier Jason Kenney, has billed Alberta taxpayers for even more luxury travel expenses in the past six months. Knight-Legg made news in November…
Posted on June 10, 2020
EDMONTON – The Alberta NDP Caucus is calling on the UCP to establish a panel—chaired by members of the Anti-Racism Advisory Council, Indigenous leaders and Black Lives Matter advocates—to hold…
Posted on June 10, 2020
EDMONTON - The Alberta NDP is supporting victims of crime in their calls on Jason Kenney and the UCP to immediately halt plans to raid a fund that helped them through the tragic losses they have suffered.…
Posted on June 8, 2020
EDMONTON - NDP Labour Critic Christina Gray has introduced a bill to undo damage caused to Albertans’ public-sector pensions as a result of the UCP’s corrupt Bill 22. If passed, Bill 203: Pension…
Posted on June 5, 2020
EDMONTON – More support is needed to help small businesses struggling to maintain operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s light-on-details announcement by the Premier means that small…
Posted on June 5, 2020
EDMONTON -- Education Minister Adriana LaGrange sent a bullying email to school boards yesterday after MLAs complained about not being included in some graduation ceremonies. “It has come to my attention…
Posted on June 5, 2020
EDMONTON -- As Alberta faces a 15.5 per cent unemployment rate, now is not the time for more cuts. The latest job figures from Statistics Canada revealed that Alberta gained 28,000 jobs in May, but…
Posted on June 5, 2020
NDP Labour Critic Christina Gray has put on notice a Bill to undo damage caused to Albertans’ public-sector pensions as a result of the UCP’s corrupt Bill 22. Bill 203: Pension Protection Act, has…
Posted on June 4, 2020
Kathleen Ganley, NDP Justice Critic, issued the following statement regarding Bill 21: Provincial Administrative Penalties Act: “I am pleased to see the introduction of the administrative sanctions…
Posted on June 4, 2020
LETHBRIDGE -- Parents of kids with complex needs are voicing concerns about less support for students after cuts to funding led to the elimination of educational assistants. On May 20, the Lethbridge…
Posted on June 4, 2020
EDMONTON - Families in Crossfield will be losing access to their family doctor following the announced that the Crossfield Family Practice will close. “I am sorry to inform you all that Crossfield…
Posted on June 4, 2020
EDMONTON -- At the same time as taking federal wage subsidy money for the United Conservative Party that was meant to support struggling Alberta businesses, Jason Kenney has also funneled $567,860 of…
