1. Elections Alberta is OFFICIALLY investigating allegations of bulk UCP membership purchases made by Kenney’s camp right before this year’s leadership review
The investigation involves 4,000 new UCP memberships purchased by only 6 credit cards.
2. 13 motions to improve accountability & transparency in Alberta’s Lobby Act, including several made by Alberta's Ethics Commissioner, were rejected by the UCP!
It’s noted Kenney has close, secretive “relationships with firms who regularly lobby his government”
5. The body representing 1,500 school councils & 50,000 volunteer parents was just defunded, threatening it’s critical advocacy in supporting parent voices
@AdrianaLaGrange is now using a “Minister’s Parent Advisory Council,” with 40 hand-picked UCP appointees
UCP staffers describe how they’re being pressured by Kenney’s team to avoid FOIP requests, including deleting important emails, and using private apps & personal phones for govt business
9.Alberta’s paramedic shortage has pushed the emergency response system past its tipping point, according to thousands of Alberta’s paramedics and health-care workers
On Monday, 40 people waited for an help as there was zero ambulances available.
13. A Justice warned the UCP in a Bill C-69 ruling
Don’t use the “'Trojan Horse' metaphor advanced by Alberta, likening Canada to a foreign invading army deceptively breaching our protective walls only fuels suspicion and pits 1 level of gov’t against each other”
14. Scotiabank is not renewing its long-running membership in the Alberta-based Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, a move that comes at a time when financial institutions face growing scrutiny for their role in contributing to climate change
17. The Alberta Disability Workers Association says the industry is collapsing as it faces a staffing crisis, and it has launched a campaign calling on the UCP to take action.
Low wages and a lack of support from the UCP are stated to be major reasons.
1. UCP MLA Jason Nixon will not be sanctioned for comments he made during an angry exchange that included him swearing at Speaker Nathan Cooper in the leg.
It is noted Nixon didn’t ACTUALLY apologize…rather an “I’m sorry” letter was read by another UCP MLA.
2. UCP MLA Fir announced private schools, which receive 70% of funding from taxpayers, won’t need report how much they charge for tuition under a new bill.
Critics suggest the UCP is hiding how much wealthy private schools make in tuition payments from parents
2. The Alberta Ombudsman is calling out the Kenney gov’t to make MAJOR changes to the AISH appeal system
He ruled that under the UCP, Disabled Albertans wanting to challenge their provincial disability benefits are facing a system that isn’t fair and troubling.
1. Despite record job growth all across Canada - Alberta is being left behind under Kenney!
#YEG saw the unemployment rate jump to 7.1% (from 6.9%); #YYC saw a tiny drop at 7.7% (8%) — these are some of the HIGHEST unemployment rates among major Canadian cities
2. In just 3-months in 2022, Alberta Health Services has posted 52 news releases alerting the public that Alberta emergency rooms and urgent care centres were closed or relying only on nursing staff because there wasn't a doctor available.
1. Despite spending $10,000,000 in taxpayer 💰, Kenney’s “Equalization Referendum” had 0 influence on Canadians' support for the program, revealed a new national survey
This 100% goes against Kenney’s claim his referendum sent a “powerful message” to Canadians🤦🏻♂️
2. An incredible piece by @TS_Lambert reveals the TRUE Jason Nixon: a man charged with several criminal offences, multiple financial scandals and corruption
It comes on the revelation he’s using is position to allow foreign companies to open Alberta coal mines