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Posted:APR 24, 2020

SHANDRO KNIFES RURAL ALBERTA IN THE BACK, OFFERS BANDAID

EDMONTON -- Today, Health Minister Tyler Shandro revealed his too-little, too-late response to the crisis in rural healthcare…

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Posted:APR 24, 2020

JASON KENNEY TAKES TO FACEBOOK TO ADMIT THE NDP WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG ON BILL 10

EDMONTON -- Jason Kenney admitted Thursday in a Facebook live event that NDP Opposition concerns about the UCP government’s…

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Posted:APR 24, 2020

JASON KENNEY MUST EXPAND SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM: NOTLEY

EDMONTON – Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley issued the following statement on the Government of Alberta’s partnership…

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Posted:APR 24, 2020

STATEMENT FROM IRFAN SABIR REGARDING THE SITE REHABILITATION PROGRAM

Irfan Sabir, NDP Energy Critic, issued the following statement regarding the provincial government’s announcement of the…

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Posted:APR 24, 2020

JASON KENNEY TAKES TO FACEBOOK TO ADMIT THE NDP WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG ON BILL 10

EDMONTON -- Jason Kenney admitted Tuesday in a Facebook live event that NDP Opposition concerns about the UCP government’s…

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Posted:APR 24, 2020

NDP CALLS FOR EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR MUNICIPALITIES

CALGARY -- Joe Ceci, NDP Official Opposition Critic for Municipal Affairs, is calling on the provincial government to provide…

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Posted:APR 23, 2020

NDP DEMANDS PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO HANDLING OF MEAT PLANT COVID-19 INFECTIONS

EDMONTON -- The NDP Official Opposition is demanding Premier Jason Kenney commit to launching a public inquiry into the…

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Posted:APR 23, 2020

NDP DEMANDS PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO HANDLING OF MEAT PLANT COVID-19 INFECTIONS

EDMONTON -- The NDP Official Opposition is demanding Premier Jason Kenney commit to launching a public inquiry into the…

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Posted:APR 23, 2020

UCP SHOULD USE NEW BORROWING POWER TO HELP ALBERTANS

EDMONTON – If Jason Kenney and the UCP are going to borrow $25 billion on behalf of Albertans during the COVID-19 pandemic,…

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Posted:APR 22, 2020

NDP CALLS FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RENTERS AMID COVID-19 CRISIS

The NDP Official Opposition is calling on the UCP government to provide financial support to Albertans who are struggling…

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Posted:APR 16, 2020

STATEMENT FROM RACHEL NOTLEY REGARDING WORKING CONDITIONS AT FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS

“We are deeply concerned that hundreds of workers at a High River-area meat processing plant have been laid off or had…

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Posted:APR 16, 2020

NDP CALLS ON UCP TO WORK WITH FEDS TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES

The NDP Official Opposition is renewing its call for small business support from the UCP government after Prime Minister…

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Posted:APR 16, 2020

NDP UNVEILS PLAN TO SUPPORT POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS STRUGGLING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Alberta’s NDP Opposition is calling for substantial action to support students and post-secondary institutions and immediately…

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Posted:APR 15, 2020

NEW DATA SHOWS A QUARTER OF A MILLION ALBERTANS LOST ALL INCOME IN MARCH

According to new data from Statistics Canada obtained by the NDP Official Opposition, 254,000 Albertans had their income…

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Posted:APR 14, 2020

REHIRE SCHOOL STAFF AND GIVE PARENTS FUNDING TO SUPPORT LEARNING AT HOME

Alberta’s NDP Official Opposition is calling on the UCP government to rehire more than 20,000 educational staff laid off…

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Posted:APR 09, 2020

NDP PROPOSES JOBS PLAN WITH SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, CHARITIES AND NON-PROFITS

EDMONTON -- Alberta’s NDP Official Opposition is putting forward a short-term plan to immediately protect Albertans’…

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Posted:APR 07, 2020

OPPOSITION AND MCKENZIE TOWNE FAMILIES CALL ON GOVERNMENT TO CENTRALIZE RESPONSE AND ACT QUICKLY ON LESSONS LEARNED

EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP Official Opposition is calling on the provincial government to immediately provide a centralized…

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Posted:APR 07, 2020

NDP MOVES TO STRENGTHEN PROTECTIONS FOR MOBILE HOME TENANTS

Edmonton-- NDP Service Alberta Critic Jon Carson has written to the UCP Government outlining multiple amendments to Bill…

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Posted:APR 06, 2020

UCP ABANDONS ALBERTANS LOOKING FOR SUPPORT

EDMONTON -- The UCP government has ended its Emergency Isolation Support program, leaving many Albertans without direct…

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Posted:APR 06, 2020

UCP MUST INCREASE SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE ALBERTANS

EDMONTON – Jason Kenney and the UCP should follow British Columbia’s lead and provide additional support to vulnerable…

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