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Posted:MAR 12, 2020

NDP SUPPORTS CROWD LIMIT, CALLS ON PREMIER TO STOP ATTACKING HEALTH CARE

EDMONTON – The Alberta NDP Caucus is in full support of today’s decision to limit the size of public gatherings, but…

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Posted:MAR 12, 2020

UCP MLAs BREAK RANKS AS RURAL HEALTHCARE CONCERNS GROW

EDMONTON – Even UCP MLAs are begging Health Minister Tyler Shandro to back down on his war with doctors as the UCP’s…

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Posted:MAR 11, 2020

UCP CUTS ONCE AGAIN PUT TEACHERS ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK

EDMONTON - The Alberta Teachers’ Association says cuts in Jason Kenney’s 2020 broken promise budget could see 1,400…

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Posted:MAR 11, 2020

HEALTH LAYOFFS MUST BE HALTED AS ALBERTA CONFRONTS CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: OFFICIAL OPPOSITION

LETHBRIDGE - The Alberta NDP Official Opposition is pressing on Jason Kenney and the UCP to halt mass layoffs and structural…

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Posted:MAR 10, 2020

UCP must pass bill to protect workers from coronavirus: NDP

Jason Kenney and the UCP must introduce new protections for Alberta workers who are forced to self-isolate and miss work…

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Posted:FEB 18, 2020

Students with complex needs hit by education cuts

Parents of students with complex needs are calling on UCP Education Minister Adriana LaGrange to maintain PUF per-pupil…

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Posted:FEB 10, 2020

Documents prove Education Minister LaGrange lied about school funding cuts

Minister Adriana LaGrange cut funding to Alberta’s schools to more than $136 million below 2018 levels, according to government…

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Posted:FEB 07, 2020

Another 19,000 jobs lost under Kenney

Albertans are suffering another loss of 19,000 jobs in January despite the UCP’s $4.7 billion corporate handout.  “Premier…

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Posted:FEB 06, 2020

Cruel move sees Jason Kenney and the UCP cut transportation funding for Albertans struggling with serious medical conditions

Without warning, Jason Kenney and the UCP have cut off transportation funding for Albertans dealing with serious medical…

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Posted:FEB 05, 2020

Kenney attacks seniors' health care to pay for corporate handout

Premier Jason Kenney will devastate seniors’ healthcare by kicking 60,000 Albertans off the Seniors Drug Benefit Program,…

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Posted:FEB 04, 2020

NDP Leader Rachel Notley issued the following statement regarding the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision on the Trans Mountain Pipeline:

“We are very pleased the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. We know…

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Posted:FEB 03, 2020

Wage cuts, Americanization, rural job losses dominate health review

A review of Alberta Health Services released today by UCP Health Minister Tyler Shandro lays the groundwork for wage cuts,…

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Posted:JAN 31, 2020

Christina Gray, NDP Official Opposition Critic for Labour, made the following statement in response to the statement from Finance Minister Travis Toews on today’s arbitration decision:

“It’s downright insulting that Finance Minister Toews is musing about layoffs for Alberta’s hard working and dedicated…

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Posted:JAN 29, 2020

UCP throws tens of thousands of Albertans into chaos in effort to hide provincial deficit

Without any warning or consultation, UCP Community and Social Services Minister Rajan Sawhney has altered the benefit payment…

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Posted:JAN 23, 2020

Municipalities facing billion-dollar shortfall due to UCP cuts and indifference to unpaid industrial taxes

Alberta’s municipalities will lose more than $1 billion over the next four years, through a combination of UCP cuts, downloading…

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Posted:JAN 23, 2020

Long before Alberta lost 50,000 jobs, public service had doubts about premier’s corporate handout

Briefing materials created by Treasury Board and Finance officials during last spring’s provincial election campaign show…

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Posted:JAN 22, 2020

Another police investigation into UCP leadership

The UCP’s legacy of corruption continues with the news that the RCMP has launched a fraud investigation into the 2017…

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Posted:JAN 21, 2020

Kenney's no jobs corporate handout failing, economic forecast downgraded

Premier Jason Kenney’s $4.7-billion corporate handout has not produced the jobs or investment he promised, causing many…

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Posted:JAN 21, 2020

Kenney’s no-jobs corporate handout failing, economic forecasts downgraded

Premier Jason Kenney’s $4.7-billion corporate handout has not produced the jobs or investment he promised, causing many…

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Posted:JAN 20, 2020

UCP "transformation" of post-secondary funding an attempt to distract from their failed record

Premier Jason Kenney and the UCP are attempting to distract from their dismal record on post-secondary education by changing…

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