In addition to losing 50,000 jobs before the pandemic, Jason Kenney made it clear today that he is willing to put his own political interest over the possibility of a long-awaited and long overdue national drug plan.
This self-serving decision will undermine the quality and affordability of the health care of millions of Albertans. This is an abdication of leadership. Albertans deserve a leader who will do the hard work of building a real economic recovery plan.
This premier is so desperate to distract Albertans from his inability to create jobs and restart economic growth that he is continuing his fake fight with Ottawa at the expense of the best interest of the people he was elected to represent.
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We’re sharing documents that have come into our possession. I'll be completely candid - they showed up in the mail. I don’t know who sent them.
There are 35 pages of photos of a presentation to cabinet detailing the UCP’s scheme to rip apart Albertans’ public health care.
This is a plan to massively concentrate control of healthcare in Danielle Smith’s office.
It’s a blueprint for chaos in our clinics and hospitals.
Those UCP members who cheered for more rural or local decision-making in healthcare at their AGM this weekend are about to find out they’ve been brutally double-crossed. None of that is in here.
Three years ago, like many Albertans, my family adopted a "COVID pup" from Zoe’s animal rescue society. 🧵
Johnny was a tiny puppy, we had no idea he’d get so big (over 90 lbs now).
We watched with amazement (and a little horror) as he grew by leaps and grounds that summer.
With big dog comes big love. Johnny is a great cuddler. Johnny is trained-ish.
Johnny loves his food, a good bone and barking at birds he will never catch.
We all feel a little safer when he growls at cats walking by the house. If you are looking for a pet, or just want to support a fine animal rescue organization – I can’t recommend Zoe’s enough.
If we win this election, we will expand affordable childcare to include before- and after-school care—and we will accelerate $10/day childcare for all Albertans.
We need affordable childcare that works for working parents.
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“Childcare creates opportunities for our kids to have the best start in life by preparing them for school and ensuring they learn through play,” said @pancholi_rakhi.
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In 2019, the UCP cancelled the Alberta NDP’s affordable childcare program and failed to implement the federally funded $10-a-day childcare program, leaving thousands of parents on waitlists.