Updated curriculum positions students for success; NDP education critic says UCP seems focused on ramming through curriculum that won’t help students prepare for higher learning, world of work or how to be engaged citizens News Release Starting this fall, updated curriculum will move forward into classrooms to better prepare students for future success. Based on … Continue reading
News Release Alberta takes steps to safely return to normal Provincewide public health measures will be gradually lifted as the fifth wave of COVID-19 subsides and pressure on the health-care system eases. Alberta will begin a careful and prudent plan to phase out public health measures, starting Feb. 8. The three-step approach will begin with … Continue reading
News Release UCP REFUSES TO RESPOND TO DEADLIEST YEAR FOR CHILDREN IN CARE EDMONTON – After a devastating year for children and youth in the child intervention system which saw a record number of deaths among young Albertans receiving services, the UCP refused to hold their government ministers responsible. At a Legislative … Continue reading
News ReleaseWinter break extended for K-12 students To support a successful return to school and provide additional planning time, the kindergarten to Grade 12 winter break will be extended provincewide to January 10. The extended break will give school authorities time to gather additional data to assess staffing implications and the potential operational impacts of … Continue reading
News Release UCP MUST STOP RURAL EMERGENCY ROOM CLOSURES, ENSURE CRITICAL CARE AVAILABLE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON EDMONTON – Jason Kenney and the UCP must ensure critical care is available in rural communities over the holiday break, as Fort Vermillion’s emergency room closes. As of Tuesday night, Albertans in Fort Vermillion will not … Continue reading
News Release UCP MUST EXPLAIN $28,000 PAYMENT TO SENIOR STAFFER WHO LEFT GOVERNMENT AMID ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT EDMONTON – Jason Kenney’s UCP government must explain why a senior staffer who left government amid allegations of sexual harassment was paid more than $28,000 several months after his departure. Ivan Bernardo, former … Continue reading
NDP’s Ganley says Alberta economy stalls with 9,000 jobs lost in October; Minister Schweitzer issuesstatement that Alberta’s economic recovery continues, with an increase of 9,000 new full-time jobs News ReleaseALBERTA ECONOMY STALLS WITH 9,000 JOBS LOST IN OCTOBER CALGARY – Alberta’s employment levels have fallen back below pre-pandemic levels after 9,000 jobs were lost last … Continue reading
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
News ReleaseNew vaccine requirements and COVID-19 measures in Alberta Alberta has declared a state of public health emergency and will implement new health measures to expand capacity, increase vaccination rates and reduce transmission of COVID-19. New temporary health measures to help slow the spread of COVID-19 will apply provincewide. This includes new restrictions on restaurants, … Continue reading
News Release UCP MUST RECALL LEGISLATURE TO PASS PROTECTION FOR WORKERS, SMALL BUSINESSES EDMONTON – The Alberta NDP Caucus demands UCP House Leader Jason Nixon recall the Legislative Assembly to quickly pass emergency legislation to protect Albertans through the fourth wave. In a letter sent to Nixon on Wednesday, the Official Opposition is calling for the … Continue reading
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