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One of our country’s foremost housing experts says the federal government’s new housing plan is transformative. But, here in Alberta, our provincial government is working hard to block the feds and make sure Albertans never benefit from the plan. UCP=Worst Government Ever. 🤦‍♂️

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We break down how Alberta went from being one of the most sought after places to practice medicine to a physician shortage with Alberta Medical Association (AMA) President and Emergency Physician Parksy!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

NEW: my column this week is about the coming vibe shift, from Boomers vs Millennials to huge wealth inequality *between* Millennials.

Current discourse centres on how the average Millennial is worse-off than the average Boomer was, but the richest millennials are loaded 💸🚀

“Despite bold promises from the government that their privatization schemes will bring down wait times, save money and improve care, the opposite continues to happen…”

A leaked invoice from Loblaws to a No Frills show what appears to be a 54% profit margin on products such as butter when Galen Weston last year testified to parliament that their profit margins were very small. #canada #cdnpoli #loblaws #galenweston #loblaws Canada

HIDDEN DATA SHOWS UCP FAILING ALBERTA SENIORS IN CARE

EDMONTON – The Alberta NDP has uncovered disturbing hidden data that reveals many continuing care and supportive living operators are not meeting the minimum standards of care, are not fixing problems in a timely manner, and…

Yes, that is clearly what was said from the UCP side. At the 23 second mark. Who was the male UCP member who made that grossly callous and racist statement? The public should know.

A year after unveiling its emissions reduction plan, Alberta has released no details on how it will reach net-zero by 2050. Nor has it completed sector assessments, established promised consultation groups, examined⬇️oil sands emissions cap theglobeandmail.com/business/artic… #ableg #cdnpoli

We literally have an education minister in this province who is going to block federal school meal program because he claims we have a province meal program. There is no such program. He’s literally going to block children being fed instead of just being honest.

The Provincial Priorities Act creates unnecessary complexity and red tape. This legislation will stifle economic growth, stall infrastructure projects and cause investor uncertainty. The added barrier will slow down investment and hurt our ability to keep up with growth.…

U.N. climate chief says two years to save the planet | Reuters reuters.com/world/un-clima…

'Overruled by Alberta Health': Doctors with fewer than 500 patients don't qualify for provincial aid calgaryherald.com/news/overruled… via Calgary Herald

Danielle Smith picks Alberta’s hill to die on: No to heat pumps, solar panels, and pharmacare! albertapolitics.ca/2024/04/daniel… #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

1/4 The proposed legislation announced today - requiring provincial intervention in all funding agreements between municipalities & the federal government – will stifle Calgarians’ ability to have their hard-earned tax dollars flow back to their communities.

Several hours later, and what’s the background on Smiths comments?

As seems to often be the case, a lot of hyperbole, political manipulation and a good deal more…

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UCP: Alberta gets shafted by the federal government! We demand more money!
Federal government: Okay, we're going to give more money to cities to build houses.
UCP: Oh no, we're making that illegal.

Alberta's nurses are already overworked and feeling unappreciated, and if they hear that the government's just going to run roughshod over their collective agreement rights, it's going to make it hard to retain and very difficult to recruit. #ableg

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UNA files unfair labour practice complaint after move by AHS to transfer 3,200 nurses to ‘Recovery Alberta’ without regard for their contract rights.

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🔽Read UNA's full statement.🔽

una.ca/1521/una-files…