Posted on January 5, 2022
As Alberta families brace for the fifth wave of the pandemic, parents of children in child care feel forgotten. Key supports to keep children and staff in child care settings safe have either been removed,…
Posted on January 4, 2022
The Alberta NDP is proposing new measures to ensure students are safe and protected when they return to the classroom, as the rapid spread of Omicron continues to impact Alberta schools. Last week,…
Posted on December 22, 2021
In the face of an Omicron-driven fifth wave, the Alberta NDP Caucus is renewing its call for the UCP government to bring in paid sick leave legislation to support Alberta workers. While the UCP have…
Posted on December 16, 2021
Jason Kenney and the UCP must present clear and comprehensive Omicron modelling to Albertans, expand booster-shot eligibility and reverse their reckless decision to allow unvaccinated Albertans to gather…
Posted on December 14, 2021
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…
Posted on December 12, 2021
Alberta’s NDP is again demanding a real plan to get tens of thousands of people the surgeries they need in the wake of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre taking the unprecedented step of diverting…
Posted on December 9, 2021
More than 81,000 Albertans are waiting for surgery today, according to UCP Health Minister Jason Copping, but he refused to say how many delayed surgeries are the result of UCP negligence in the fourth…
Posted on October 6, 2021
We are calling on the UCP to make the vaccination of all staff working with Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) mandatory. Similar to Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba who have introduced mandatory…
Posted on October 5, 2021
To slow the surging fourth wave of COVID-19 in the province, Alberta’s NDP is calling on the UCP to request military personnel to bolster contact tracing systems for schools and child care centres.…
Posted on October 4, 2021
We are calling on the UCP to provide daily reports on how many Albertans have had critical surgeries cancelled because the province’s hospitals are overrun with COVID-19 patients. Jennifer Wood lives…
Posted on October 1, 2021
We are demanding that Premier Jason Kenney require proof of vaccination from every one of his MLAs, and immediately eject those who refuse to be vaccinated from the government caucus. Alberta has some…
Posted on September 29, 2021
Alberta healthcare workers immediately need any and all available help, said NDP Leader Rachel Notley today. Yesterday in a news conference, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey said his…
Posted on September 28, 2021
Grande Prairie MLA and disgraced former UCP cabinet minister Tracy Allard must resign after sending a letter to Albertans intentionally undermining vaccination efforts. In a newsletter sent to constituents…
Posted on September 17, 2021
Jason Kenney and the UCP government must do more to support small business owners in implementing successful vaccine passport programs. After failing to act for weeks, the UCP has led Alberta into a devastating…
Posted on September 9, 2021
Businesses in Alberta are being impacted by the surging fourth wave of COVID-19 and new public health restrictions that were imposed - yet again - without warning. Alberta's NDP is joining with businesses…
Posted on September 2, 2021
In order to protect people, protect hospitals and protect the provincial economy, We are calling for the introduction of simple, secure and scannable vaccine passports that would be required for entry…
Posted on August 9, 2021
Post-secondary students across the province are worrying about returning to classrooms in September as the UCP recklessly removes all COVID-19 health measures, including testing, tracing, and isolating.…
Posted on July 23, 2021
Jason Kenney’s deliberate stalling of a federal-provincial child care agreement is costing Alberta parents $9,600 per year, as the UCP chooses to extend current deals rather than negotiate an immediate…
Posted on July 16, 2021
Alberta’s NDP is demanding all claims for crop loss and damage due to a record heatwave and massive drought be settled this year to support farmers and ranchers who did so much to get this province…
Posted on July 13, 2021
Alberta’s NDP is proposing support for farmers and ranchers to build or retrofit net-zero barns, which consume less power and are cheaper to operate. This call is a part of the NDP’s commitment to…
Posted on May 19, 2021
MLA Janis Irwin and the Alberta NDP are calling for additional support for women who own businesses as they struggle with miniscule supports, lacking communication and no forward-looking plan from…
Posted on May 17, 2021
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. The Bill,…
Posted on May 6, 2021
Alberta’s NDP is calling for immediate support for restaurants and bars, and other small businesses who invested thousands of dollars to follow the previous health orders, and are now being forced to…
Posted on May 3, 2021
The vast majority of Albertans are doing their part each and every day and following the public health orders to keep themselves and others safe as we see record cases of COVID-19.We owe it to them to…
Posted on April 26, 2021
We NDP is calling on the provincial government to make sure workers aren’t forced to choose between isolating with symptoms and providing for their families. The proposal is to provide every worker…