Alberta’s NDP will be seeking an emergency debate on Monday afternoon on the record case counts of COVID-19 seen over the weekend, the lack of information being provided to the public and the lack of action from Premier Jason Kenney. #ableg#abhealth 1/7 #ableg#abhealth
This is the greatest public health threat we have faced in our lives. Albertans are always willing to roll up their sleeves and work together, but to do so they leadership and a roadmap. So far, the Premier has provided neither. 2/7 #ableg#abhealth
We have seen Premiers across the country address the public in recent days and provide modelling and other information that makes it clear just how big of a threat COVID-19 is. In Alberta, we’ve seen nothing of the sort. 3/7 #ableg#abhealth
There was a single-day record of 1,584 new cases of COVID-19 reported Sunday, up from the previous of 1,336 cases reported Saturday. To date, 471 Albertans have died as a result of COVID-19. 4/7 #ableg#abhealth
Our hospitals cannot sustain these surging case counts. We will be seeking an emergency debate on behalf of all Albertans to hold the Government accountable and to seek real action to slow the spread. 5/7 #ableg#abhealth
The Premier’s belief that the economy and public are at odds with one another is out of step with the approach taken by other leaders. Unrestricted growth in cases will undermine the economy. 6/7 #ableg#abhealth
It’s up to this Government to take appropriate steps to support the economy while introducing measures to slow the spread of this virus. 7/7 #ableg#abhealth
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Canada’s Chief Medical Officer of Health released national-level COVID-19 modelling to Canadians today, while Premier Jason Kenney continues to withhold his government’s own analysis from Albertans.
The data released by Dr Tam includes a single graph of Alberta modelling, which suggests a steep rise in daily new cases through to at least the end of 2020.
Both @DShepYEG and I have repeatedly pressured Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandro to release updated modelling. They have denied it exists, and the Alberta government website reports “no updated models are being planned at this time.”
I am calling on Jason Kenney and the UCP government to implement a mandatory mask policy for all public indoor spaces in all regions on the enhanced list. #ableg#abhealth#covid19 1/8
The No.1 way we can protect the most vulnerable is to control community spread. Rural areas and smaller communities are at higher risk of their hospitals and continuing care centres overwhelmed and their economies hurt if we don’t get COVID-19 cases under control. #ableg 2/8
Currently 91 of Alberta’s 142 regions are on the enhanced list, and many do not have mask policies in place including, but not limited to, the City of Medicine Hat, the City of Brooks, the Town of Drumheller, and the City of Cold Lake. #ableg#abhealth#covid19 3/8
After learning that some health care workers who are sick or must isolate are being forced to take leave without pay, we are calling for Premier Jason Kenney to follow through on his commitment and introduce sustained sick pay.
The new federal sick pay program, formally called the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit, does provide eligible recipients with $450 per week after taxes, but it only can only to cover two weeks of leave from work. #canlab
We can’t ask people to choose between paying their bills and obeying public health orders. The federal paid sick leave only lasts for 10 days and it does not apply to people working in hospitals who come into close contact with a patient positive for COVID-19.
Alberta’s NDP and small business owners are calling for a suite of support measures for struggling small businesses in light of new, last-minute COVID-19 measures announced by the UCP government last week.
Once again Jason Kenney has delayed action until the last possible moment creating unfair pressure on struggling small businesses in many parts of Alberta. #covid19ab
Businesses need certainty, and they need support from this government so that we can all do our part to bring COVID-19 under control without completely sacrificing livelihoods.
The wildcat strikes occurring across Alberta are deeply concerning. Like all Albertans, our Caucus believes patient safety must always be the top priority.
Jason Kenney’s proposal to privatize the work of 11,000 front line healthcare workers in the middle of a pandemic will absolutely result in poorer quality healthcare for Albertans.
His suggestion that this can be done without compromising care defies common sense. For the sake of Alberta patients and the people who care about them, this reckless plan must stop.
Our NDP Children’s Services Critic @pancholi_rakhi and I were so pleased to be joined by Phil Fulton, a father of two children in #Calgary, who talked about his family's struggle to find child care that was available, affordable, of good quality and close to their home and work.
In Calgary, the average cost of full-time child care is $1,000 per month, making it the third most expensive city in Canada for child care. #yyc
We're calling for a comprehensive workforce strategy as part of a new proposal for universal, quality, affordable and accessible early learning and child care.