Thread by @RachelNotley

NDP Finance Critic @SPhillipsAB issued the following statement regarding the release of September’s job numbers by Stats Canada:

"While September’s job figures are encouraging news, there are still serious concerns about the health of Alberta’s job market and economy.

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“The UCP government’s failure to prepare for the fourth wave of the pandemic is hurting business and consumer confidence, as Calgary faces the second lowest business activity in the country, according to Statistics Canada.

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“Alberta’s unemployment rate remains significantly higher than the national average and is the highest outside of the Atlantic provinces.

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"The UCP still needs to recover the 50,000 full-time jobs that were lost before the pandemic struck our province when their corporate tax handout failed to create a single job.

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“We need a plan for Alberta’s future that makes real investments in economic diversification and makes it a priority, not failed corporate handouts and platitudes.”

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