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?”
Will choice and vouchers make Alberta education better?
Jason Kenney and the UCP have been pushing the idea that choice in education and healthcare will lead to lower costs and better outcomes. But is it true? First up, in this piece I’m going to be taking a look at education. There are two key pieces that […]
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 […]
Despair & disrepair: the UCP record on the Economy
Alberta is in despair and disrepair. But it doesn’t have to be. Jason Kenney and the Alberta UCP rode to a dominant victor in the spring 2019 election on a promise to deliver jobs, economy, pipelines, and a balanced budget. In my last piece I examined the UCP […]
UCP shocked and dismayed union would use conservative tactics
Alberta’s squad of trained seals were busy barking all day Monday after the Alberta Federation of Labour exposed them to a taste of their own medicine. The AFL took publicly available information and compiled it into one place where people looking to exercise their free will and free […]
