Posted on June 1, 2021
EDMONTON – As the province launches its first stage of reopening for the summer, Alberta’s NDP are demanding the UCP release the overdue third-party review into the Government's handling of the first…
Posted on May 31, 2021
“Tyler Shandro and the UCP failed to protect residents and staff in Alberta’s continuing care facilities during the deadliest parts of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Today, while Tyler Shandro is stripping…
Posted on May 31, 2021
Tyler Shandro and the UCP failed to protect residents and staff in Alberta’s continuing care facilities during the deadliest parts of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Today, while Tyler Shandro is stripping…
Posted on May 31, 2021
EDMONTON- Alberta’s NDP are urging the UCP to not go forward with their proposed liability protection legislation for health and continuing care facilities because it hinders the families and loved…
Posted on May 28, 2021
EDMONTON – Earlier today the UCP announced a $45 million program for students in Grades 1 to 3 who require extra help with literacy and numeracy after falling behind because of lack of support to schools…
Posted on May 27, 2021
EDMONTON — Alberta’s NDP have introduced a private member’s bill that would prevent the government from selling or delisting provincial parks without consulting Albertans. Bill 218: Provincial…
Posted on May 27, 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP Opposition will propose a series of amendments that will transform Jason Kenney’s phony Recall Act into a real tool for Albertans to recall their current MLA. “Jason Kenney…
Posted on May 26, 2021
EDMONTON - NDP Leader Rachel Notley expressed concern over the pace of the UCP government’s reopening plan. The plan will lift all restrictions by early July, months ahead of other provinces. The…
Posted on May 25, 2021
EDMONTON - Jason Kenney and the UCP spent Tuesday morning fretting about their own safety at work in the legislature, but then refused to discuss providing paid sick leave to keep Albertans safe in their…
Posted on May 23, 2021
“Today’s unprecedented and nearly unanimous vote of no-confidence in the Education Minister by Alberta’s teachers is the result of two years of dishonesty and hostility to public education from…
Posted on May 21, 2021
“I am relieved that Jesse’s House will be receiving much needed funding to be able to serve people fleeing domestic violence, especially since cases of domestic violence are surging during the pandemic.…
Posted on May 21, 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP is asking the Auditor General to open an investigation into the UCP government’s decision to quietly rescind Peter Lougheed’s 1976 Coal Policy on the eve of the 2020 May…
Posted on May 20, 2021
CALGARY - Alberta’s NDP is calling for the UCP to do whatever is needed to get the latest round of Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant out the door and into the hands of small businesses so they…
Posted on May 19, 2021
“The repeated need to stop in-person learning has been hard for students, staff and families. Everyone wants schools to be open but the UCP have failed to make any changes to make schools safer. Yesterday…
Posted on May 19, 2021
EDMONTON - The UCP’s much-delayed and miniscule Jobs Now program will not be nearly enough to make up for the jobs lost under the Kenney government, according to Alberta’s NDP. The program was initially…
Posted on May 19, 2021
EDMONTON — Alberta’s NDP is calling for additional support for women who own businesses as they struggle with miniscule supports, lacking communication and no forward-looking plan from Jason Kenney…
Posted on May 18, 2021
NDP Energy Critic Kathleen Ganley issued the following statement in response to Premier Jason Kenney announcing another apparent delay to the Steve Allan inquiry during his Facebook Live this evening:…
Posted on May 18, 2021
EDMONTON - Albertans are overwhelmingly opposed to coal mining in the eastern slopes, according to survey results released by the UCP government. The UCP released a survey on Albertans’ opinions regarding…
Posted on May 18, 2021
EDMONTON - Alberta has received its sixth credit downgrade under the UCP government after S&P Global Ratings cut Alberta’s credit rating from A+ to A. As part of their rationale for the rating decision,…
Posted on May 17, 2021
NDP Transportation Critic Lorne Dach issued the following statement regarding the UCP’s announcement to upgrade Deerfoot Trail under their new P3 framework that allows for the use of tolls: “In…
Posted on May 17, 2021
“I am very disappointed that Jason Kenney used his opportunity today to speak only to the extremist elements of his caucus and his party, and not to the Albertans who urgently need help. It’s very…
Posted on May 17, 2021
EDMONTON - The UCP’s coal cover-up continued today as government MLAs silenced any discussion of coal mining at a new committee charged with enhancing property owners’ rights. “Scarring our beautiful…
Posted on May 17, 2021
EDMONTON — Alberta’s NDP has drafted a bill to be presented in the legislature to provide Albertans with 10 days of paid sick leave while the province battles the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. …
Posted on May 14, 2021
LETHBRIDGE — AHS South Zone leadership announced yesterday that nurses and respiratory therapists are being pulled off other departments to cover the surging number of patients with COVID-19 in ICU.…
Posted on May 14, 2021
FORT SASKATCHEWAN – Jason Kenney must speak up for Fort Saskatchewan jobs threatened by the ongoing crisis around Enbridge’s Line 5, said Alberta NDP Rachel Notley. In a speech to the Fort Saskatchewan…
