Press Releases

SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES NON-EXISTENT AS UCP CONTINUES TO IGNORE PARENT CONCERNS ABOUT REOPENING PLAN

EDMONTON --  Alberta’s NDP Official Opposition is joining with parents of students with learning disabilities to call…

UCP PASSED LAW THAT CUTS PAY, REDUCES BREAKS, AND COULD LOWER MINIMUM WAGE

EDMONTON - Changes to employment standards in Bill 32, which was passed by the UCP majority on Wednesday, have dire consequences…

ALBERTANS LEFT FURTHER BEHIND BY UCP AFTER SPRING SESSION

EDMONTON -- After the spring sitting of the Legislature, Albertans have been left even further behind by Jason Kenney and…

DOCTORS SAY UCP’S PLAN TO REOPEN SCHOOLS SAFELY DURING PANDEMIC FALLS SHORT, CALL FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS

EDMONTON --  Pediatricians and school health specialists are describing the plan put forward by Jason Kenney and the UCP…

UCP VOTE TO ALLOW EXPORTATION OF BLOOD DURING A PANDEMIC

EDMONTON - The UCP passed Bill 204, The Voluntary Blood Donations Repeal Act , through second reading. This bill will give…

ALBERTANS AGAIN TELL JASON KENNEY AND UCP TO KEEP THEIR HANDS OFF ALBERTANS PENSIONS

UCP MOVES CLOSURE MOTIONS TO AVOID DEBATE ON AMERICAN-STYLE HEALTH CARE & ‘PICK YOUR POCKETS’ BILLS

EDMONTON - The UCP is planning to invoke closure on Bill 30 and Bill 32, ending the Legislature’s opportunity to debate…

UCP ANNOUNCES FEWER CHILDCARE SPACES, HIGHER COSTS FOR PARENTS, NO PROVINCIAL FUNDING AND LESS FEDERAL FUNDING

EDMONTON - Alberta families will pay more to fight for fewer child care spaces in Alberta under the funding and policy announcements…

Safe Schools, Successful Students: 15 Student Classroom Cap

In the summer, Education Critic Sarah Hoffman released her Safe School, Successful Students, a 15 point plan to keep our…

NDP RELEASES AN ALTERNATIVE RELAUNCH PLAN FOR ALBERTA SCHOOLS

EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP Caucus released a report Thursday detailing an alternative school relaunch plan. The report,…

RACHEL NOTLEY’S NDP OUTRAISED JASON KENNEY’S UCP

EDMONTON - Albertans gave $1,032,796.85 to the NDP in the past quarter, compared to only $642,677.29 to the UCP.  “We…

UCP SCHOOL RE-ENTRY PLAN CAUSES SERIOUS CONCERN FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, CUSTODIANS: NDP

EDMONTON - Parents, teachers, students and educational workers are raising alarm bells after Premier Kenney and UCP Education…

JASON KENNEY ROLLS THE DICE ON STUDENT SAFETY, PROVIDES NO CRUCIAL COVID-19 SUPPORTS

EDMONTON -- Premier Jason Kenney’s plan for the reopening of Alberta schools during the COVID-19 pandemic puts students,…

UCP MOVES CLOSER TO AMERICAN-STYLE BLOOD COLLECTION MODEL

EDMONTON — As part of their justification to proceed with an American-style blood collection model, UCP members relied…

NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING OR SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL REOPENING: UCP

EDMONTON - UCP Education Minister Adriana LaGrange has made it clear in a letter to Alberta teachers that she will provide…

UCP VOTE TO DELAY PUBLIC INPUT ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH CARE ACT

EDMONTON--  The UCP rejected calls from NDP members of the Select Special Public Health Act Review Committee to invite…

NEW DOCUMENTS RAISE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE UCP SUSPENSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

CALGARY -  Documents obtained by Global News raise new concerns that Jason Kenney and the UCP misled Albertans about the…

RACHEL NOTLEY FIGHTS FOR K-COUNTRY, LAUNCHES NEW CAMPAIGN: ‘DON’T GO BREAKING MY PARKS’

CALGARY - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley is asking for Calgarians’ support to protect Kananaskis Country from Jason…

NDP CALL FOR FRONTLINE HEALTH CARE HEROES TO BE INCLUDED IN REVIEW

EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP Opposition will urge a legislative committee to invite frontline healthcare workers to come forward…

REPORT SHOWS UCP CUTS TO CHILDCARE, LACK OF PANDEMIC SUPPORT LEAVES ALBERTA FAMILIES BEHIND

EDMONTON - A nationwide survey shows UCP cuts, and lack of support for the child care system through the pandemic has ranked…