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Friday Focus: Our Paltry Minimum Wage
October 04, 2024
Alberta now is tied with Saskatchewan for the lowest minimum wage in Canada, at $15 per hour. It has been frozen since 2018, even as the cost of living has...
We Must Commit to Truth and Reconciliation
September 30, 2024
Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we reflect on Canada's shameful treatment of Indigenous peoples, including the enduring effects of the residential school system. This legacy continues...
Friday Focus: First Nation Inequities Continue
September 27, 2024
The challenges facing Indigenous communities in Alberta demand urgent action. We must meet head-on the barriers our Indigenous neighbours face, in healthcare generally, particularly in mental health, but...
Friday Focus: The Stealth Privatisation of Healthcare
September 20, 2024
Danielle Smith is on a mission. Her drive to privatize health care continues despite the recent Dynalife fiasco that put taxpayers on the hook for her UCP government’s...
Friday Focus: Transit Investment Works
May 31, 2024
Both Calgary and Edmonton recently released their transit ridership numbers for the first three months of 2024. These numbers showed that not only has transit ridership fully returned...
Friday Focus: We Must Fix AISH
May 24, 2024
Just a few hours ago, I met with the host of the disability-focused channel Feminist on Wheels to discuss a long-languishing and shameful reality. The...
Friday Focus: Another Hazy and Hazardous Spring
May 17, 2024
Smoke has once again darkened Alberta’s skies. We just passed winter, and wildfires have already forced some Albertans from their homes. Experts expect another year of thick smoke...
Friday Focus: Another 500 Million in Investment Lost
May 10, 2024
Alberta lost $500 million in power investment this week when TransAlta cancelled one project and suspended three others. Thousands of jobs that a company eagerly wanted to provide...
Friday Focus: They Tried Taking Transit from the Poor
May 03, 2024
Last week Danielle Smith and the UCP proposed Bill 20 that would allow the provincial government to remove elected city and town councillors. This obvious intimidation tactic didn’t...
Friday Focus: No Tax Cut for You
April 28, 2024
In the 2023 election, Danielle Smith promised to create a new income tax bracket for Albertans earning under 60,000 dollars. This tax season, as Albertans are filing or...