News Release NEW DOCUMENTS SHOW NO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN KENNEY’SAND HINSHAW’S OFFICES AS FOURTH WAVE ROSE EDMONTON – New documents, acquired through a Freedom of Information Act request, show that Jason Kenney lied to Albertans when he claimed to be in “constant contact” with HInshaw’s office during his European vacation in August, while COVID cases, hospitalizations … Continue reading
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NDP CALL FOR PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO KEYSTONE XL DEAL
News ReleaseNDP CALL FOR PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO KEYSTONE XL DEAL EDMONTON – Alberta’s NDP are calling for a public inquiry into the Keystone XL deal that has lost at least $1.3 billion of Albertans’ money. NDP Leader Rachel Notley is calling for an inquiry under the Public Inquiries Act, led by a retired judge, to fully examine … Continue reading
KENNEY DOES NOTHING AS RURAL HOSPITALS CLOSE BEDS, CANCEL SURGERIES
News Release KENNEY DOES NOTHING AS RURAL HOSPITALS CLOSE BEDS, CANCEL SURGERIES EDMONTON – Jason Kenney’s government is failing to act as eight rural communities have seen recent service cuts or bed closures at their hospital. “While Jason Kenney and Tyler Shandro were sipping whisky on the Sky Palace patio and failing to … Continue reading
UNITED CONSERVATIVE PARTY TOOK FEDERAL BAILOUT TO KEEP LIGHTS ON WHEN EVEN SOME OF THEIR MLAs WOULDN’T DONATE
News Release UNITED CONSERVATIVE PARTY TOOK FEDERAL BAILOUT TO KEEP LIGHTS ON WHEN EVEN SOME OF THEIR MLAs WOULDN’T DONATE EDMONTON – Four United Conservative Party MLAs did not give a dime to their party and instead relied on Canadian taxpayers to foot the bill, new documents reveal. The fourth-quarter financial reporting from Elections Alberta indicates … Continue reading
Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan explains why Kenney is going after your retirement savings
News Release AFL President Gil McGowan explains why Kenney is going after your retirement savings The UCP has essentially seized control of all public-sector pensions in the province. And they’re coming for the money that Albertans save through the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) next. Watch the video to learn what’s going on and what Alberta … Continue reading
UCP MAKING ALBERTANS PAY FOR HEFTY INSURANCE PROFITS
News Release UCP MAKING ALBERTANS PAY FOR HEFTY INSURANCE PROFITS EDMONTON – At the same time Alberta motorists are paying 24 per cent more under the UCP Government for auto insurance in 2020, a new report suggests the very companies offering coverage stand to save $745 million. The findings come from HelloSafe.ca, a company that provides … Continue reading
AHS FORECASTS DRASTIC RISE IN COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS BY CHRISTMAS EVE
News Release AHS FORECASTS DRASTIC RISE IN COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS BY CHRISTMAS EVE CALGARY – Jason Kenney and the UCP government must make all internal Alberta Health Services projections public as new data observed by the NDP Opposition indicates hospitalizations could rise more than 50 per cent in both major cities by Christmas Eve. Standing in … Continue reading
NDP CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT COVID ADVISORY GROUP AFTER KENNEY’S DISMISSAL OF HINSHAW’S ADVICE REVEALED
News Release NDP CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT COVID ADVISORY GROUP AFTER KENNEY’S DISMISSAL OF HINSHAW’S ADVICE REVEALED EDMONTON – Alberta’s NDP Opposition is calling for the establishment of an independent COVID-19 advisory group to report data and provide advice to Albertans, following the revelation that Dr Deena Hinshaw’s relationship with Premier Jason Kenney has become a … Continue reading
UCP’S SECOND-QUARTER UPDATE IGNORES ECONOMIC REALITIES OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC
News Release UCP’S SECOND-QUARTER UPDATE IGNORES ECONOMIC REALITIES OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC EDMONTON – The UCP have tabled a second-quarter update that paints an overly optimistic picture of Alberta’s economy as the province is in the midst of a second wave of COVID-19. On Tuesday, UCP Finance Minister Travis Toews claimed Alberta’s economy was recovering just … Continue reading
Alberta unions call for ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown, province-wide mask mandate and a ‘zero-COVID’ strategy to address mounting COVID-19 crisis
News Release Alberta unions call for ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown, province-wide mask mandate and a ‘zero-COVID’ strategy to address mounting COVID-19 crisis The Kenney government is “leading our province over a cliff,” says AFL EDMONTON – The leaders of unions representing more than 175,000 working Albertans have unanimously passed a detailed resolution calling for urgent action from the … Continue reading