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NDP RENEWS CALL FOR PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO OUTBREAK AT MEAT PLANTS
Alberta / covid 19

NDP RENEWS CALL FOR PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO OUTBREAK AT MEAT PLANTS

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News Release NDP RENEWS CALL FOR PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO OUTBREAK AT MEAT PLANTS EDMONTON – The Alberta NDP is renewing its call for a full public inquiry into the tragic COVID-19 outbreaks at Cargill and other processing plants in the wake of documents showing the UCP government withheld critical information from workers about the risk … Continue reading →

Alberta will not be moving to Step 3 at this time; Alberta NDP Health Critic David Shepherd glad Jason Kenney responded to their call to pause on Step 3 re-opening
Alberta / covid 19

Alberta will not be moving to Step 3 at this time; Alberta NDP Health Critic David Shepherd glad Jason Kenney responded to their call to pause on Step 3 re-opening

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News Release Update 205: COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta (March 22, 4:30 p.m.) Alberta will not be moving to Step 3 at this time. Continue to follow all public health guidelines in place to protect each other and the health-care system. Latest updates Over the last 24 hours, 456 new cases were identified. There are 280 … Continue reading →

NDP ARGUES FOR BETTER RULES, CLARITY & CONSULTATIONAFTER UCP BUNGLES CRITICAL WORKERS BENEFIT ROLLOUT
Alberta

NDP ARGUES FOR BETTER RULES, CLARITY & CONSULTATIONAFTER UCP BUNGLES CRITICAL WORKERS BENEFIT ROLLOUT

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News Release NDP ARGUES FOR BETTER RULES, CLARITY & CONSULTATIONAFTER UCP BUNGLES CRITICAL WORKERS BENEFIT ROLLOUT EDMONTON – Alberta’s NDP is calling for a major overhaul and further consultation on the long-delayed Critical Workers Benefit, which offers up funding a mix of federal and provincial funding to support frontline heroes during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Jason … Continue reading →

Alberta

KENNEY MUST FIRE BARNES FOR SPREADING MISINFORMATION ABOUT ALBERTA’S COVID-19 TESTS, MASKING

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News Release KENNEY MUST FIRE BARNES FOR SPREADING MISINFORMATION ABOUT ALBERTA’S COVID-19 TESTS, MASKING EDMONTON – Premier Jason Kenney must fire Drew Barnes from the United Conservative Party Government Caucus after the Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA used a media interview to spread a dangerous conspiracy theory about Alberta’s COVID-19 tests and also said it was “debatable” whether masks … Continue reading →

UCP creates Alberta Parole Board; Opposition sees it as ‘another layer of bureaucracy and do nothing to reduce crime’
Alberta

UCP creates Alberta Parole Board; Opposition sees it as ‘another layer of bureaucracy and do nothing to reduce crime’

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News Release An Alberta First: The Alberta Parole Board Alberta’s government continues to assert its jurisdictional authority by creating the Alberta Parole Board to better protect Albertans and create a more responsive justice system that reflects the needs of our communities. The new, independent Alberta Parole Board aims to provide a fairer, faster, more responsive … Continue reading →

Alberta

NDP CALLS FOR THIRD-PARTY REVIEW OF AIMCO’S STRATEGY IN WAKE OF STAGGERING LOSSES

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News Release NDP CALLS FOR THIRD-PARTY REVIEW OF AIMCO’S STRATEGY IN WAKE OF STAGGERING LOSSES EDMONTON – Alberta’s NDP is calling for a comprehensive third-party review of Alberta Investment Management Corporation’s (AIMCo) investment strategy in the wake of highly paid investment managers losing more than half a billion dollars of Albertans’ money. Christina Gray, NDP … Continue reading →

Alberta

UNITED CONSERVATIVE PARTY TOOK FEDERAL BAILOUT TO KEEP LIGHTS ON WHEN EVEN SOME OF THEIR MLAs WOULDN’T DONATE

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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

UCP QUIETLY REMOVE TEACHERS CONTROL OVER PENSIONS

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News Release UCP QUIETLY REMOVE TEACHERS CONTROL OVER PENSIONS EDMONTON – Jason Kenney and the UCP have quietly gone back on their promise to teachers, that teachers would maintain control over their pension funds. On December 23, 2020, the UCP signed a Ministerial Order imposing an investment management agreement (IMA) giving the under-performing Crown corporation, … Continue reading →