The Mockdown continues
We’ve gone through the last two and a half months with the majority of people following health recommendations and a few “freedom lovers” flaunting it in our faces while cases continued to rise without any end in sight.
Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean
Kenney’s law and order party is only clamping down on law abiding citizens
Too often I see responses like “only X is at risk for severe outcomes” to Covid numbers. It’s not completely untrue, even though it is a shocking dismissal of our neighbours. Alberta is seeing a steady rise in infections, hospitalizations, and admittance to intensive care units. In the […]
Kenney did *something* but warns he might have to do more if personal responsibility doesn’t work this time
Ooooh – more restrictive measures at some unknown point in time that may or may not affect me in any way? Say it ain’t so!
More D-words for Alberta’s Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation
Dereliction, Delayed, Decelerate, and Derision, to name a few.
UCP continues to bank on AISH clients
If you think 2020 has been a difficult year for you, Albertans receiving Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) have been continuously targeted by the United Conservative government since they took office. AISH clients receive $1,685 per month. It’s not a fortune, as the MLA from St. […]
UCP drops the goods on Alberta Education
With the leaked recommendations, the Government of Alberta has served a greater purpose: instilling fear of public education in Alberta parents.
UCP policy convention shows MLAs and Premier still have little sway
In the third policy convention since the amalgamation of the dynastic Progressive Conservative Association and the plucky but urban riding-challenged Wildrose Party, the members have shown once again they are uninterested in what the figure heads representing the Party in the legislature want. To be fair, the United […]
Privatization of cleaning services have long history of increased costs
“Why do cleaners and cafeteria workers have to be government employees?”
Does the plastic ban affect Alberta or not?
As the federal government made good on a 2019 platform promise to join more than 100 countries around the world who have implemented bans on single-use plastics, Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage said the provincial government will ensure its jurisdiction is respected. “As we announced in our natural […]
