Posted on May 15, 2020
CALGARY - Premier Jason Kenney and Education Minister Adriana LaGrange must stop attacking education. Alberta’s most vulnerable youth are paying the price with cuts to educational assistants and now…
Posted on May 15, 2020
“Minister Tyler Shandro was very slow to recognize the deadly crisis developing in Alberta’s continuing care facilities, and his response to the crisis is quite literally too little, too late. “Albertans…
Posted on May 14, 2020
EDMONTON – Jason Kenney and the UCP should reimburse businesses in Calgary that have incurred unrecoverable costs from preparing to reopen, says Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley. After telling Calgarians…
Posted on May 13, 2020
EDMONTON – Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley issued the following statement following the announcement that Phase 1 relaunch will be slower in Calgary and Brooks: “Today’s announcement that Calgary…
Posted on May 13, 2020
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP Opposition is calling on Jason Kenney and the UCP to do more to support and protect Albertans with disabilities and the dedicated staff who are working with them during the…
Posted on May 12, 2020
“Premier Jason Kenney is doing serious and permanent harm to Alberta with his war on our province’s doctors. “All over Alberta, and across Canada, people are shaking their heads at Kenney’s attacks…
Posted on May 12, 2020
EDMONTON -- The NDP are proposing multiple grants to help small businesses reopen in accordance with public health orders, as well as calling on the UCP to fix the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance…
Posted on May 11, 2020
EDMONTON – Alberta NDP Labour Critic Christina Gray issued the following statement in response to the Government of Alberta’s release of guidelines for reopening the economy: “The Alberta NDP Caucus…
Posted on May 11, 2020
EDMONTON – Jason Kenney and the UCP government must close the Cargill meat processing plant until they meet their legal requirements to engage workers on their safety, says the Alberta NDP. An Occupational…
Posted on May 8, 2020
EDMONTON -- Alberta’s NDP Official Opposition is calling on the UCP Government to introduce relief for Albertans from rising automobile insurance costs now that they are driving less during the COVID-19…
Posted on May 8, 2020
EDMONTON - Six doctors in Rimbey signed a letter yesterday informing UCP Health Minister Tyler Shandro that the crisis he started in rural healthcare would continue until the province returns to the table…
Posted on May 7, 2020
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP Opposition and the childcare sector has been calling on the UCP to provide financial support for childcare centres since they were shut down in March. Yesterday, the government…
Posted on May 7, 2020
EDMONTON - The NDP Official Opposition is standing with personal care workers worried about their safety and that of their customers. With a week to go until the Premier reopens their places of work,…
Posted on May 7, 2020
EDMONTON -- Nine doctors in Taber published a blistering opinion piece in their local newspaper yesterday, arguing that “rural health care in this province appeared to be on the verge of collapse”…
Posted on May 6, 2020
EDMONTON -- The UCP government's Bill 14, which allows for deferral of utility bills, does not go nearly far enough to help Alberta families, according to the NDP Official Opposition. The bill allows…
Posted on May 6, 2020
EDMONTON -- Premier Jason Kenney and his UCP government have refused to agree to an emergency debate on the outbreak of COVID-19 at meat-packing facilities. The NDP Official Opposition had put forward…
Posted on May 6, 2020
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP Opposition is calling on the provincial government to protect the health of all Albertans by explicitly providing universal access to medical care, regardless of immigration,…
Posted on May 5, 2020
EDMONTON - The NDP Official Opposition today announced their intention to call for an emergency debate on the outbreak of COVID-19 at meat packing facilities when the Legislative Assembly resumes sitting.…
Posted on May 4, 2020
EDMONTON -- Alberta’s NDP Opposition is calling on Jason Kenney and the UCP Government to do more to support seniors living in continuing care and the courageous staff looking after them amidst the…
Posted on May 4, 2020
EDMONTON -- As the reopening date for Alberta businesses looms, the Alberta NDP Official Opposition is calling for a package of supports to keep workers safe and support businesses. Starting May 14, some…
Posted on May 1, 2020
Heather Sweet, NDP Opposition Critic for Democracy & Ethics, made the following statement regarding the introduction of the voluntary TraceTracker App: “Tracing app technology can provide a useful tool…
Posted on May 1, 2020
EDMONTON - The NDP Official Opposition expresses full support for the Unfair Labour Practice Complaint filed by workers’ representatives with respect to the dangerous mishandling of COVID-19 pandemic…
Posted on May 1, 2020
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association has asked Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner to investigate whether staff in Health Minister Tyler Shandro’s office released private…
Posted on May 1, 2020
EDMONTON -- The expiration of the UCP government’s eviction ban could see some Albertans without a home in the middle of a global pandemic, putting their health and public safety at risk. On March…
Posted on April 30, 2020
EDMONTON - Jason Kenney’s re-opening strategy leaves working people behind, charges the NDP Official Opposition. Over 1,200 people have gotten sick from COVID-19 at two southern Alberta meat processing…
