Brandy Payne
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Brian Pincott steps down as provincial election candidate to take care of mental health"I am no longer confident that I can be the candidate nor the MLA people deserve," Pincott wrote in a social media post.PoliticsJan 1, 2019
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Former Calgary Coun. Brian Pincott to run as provincial NDP candidate in 2019 election“In the last three years with Rachel and the NDP government, Calgary has moved forward,” said Pincott. “That’s why I want to join her team and continue that work.”CanadaOct 4, 2018
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Politics and parenting: Baby boom spurs change in one of Alberta’s oldest institutionsMore female ministers walk the halls of the Alberta legislature — some with babies on their hips, part of a shift that is changing the face of politics worldwide.CanadaApr 25, 2018
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Calgary MLA Brandy Payne says family influenced decision not to run for re-electionBrandy Payne has been associate health minister for more than two years, steering efforts to reduce deaths and overdoses caused by opioids.PoliticsApr 3, 2018
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Calgary MLA Brandy Payne won’t run again in 2019NDP MLA Brandy Payne announced on Facebook that she would not seek re-election in 2019.PoliticsMar 31, 2018
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Thousands of clients already using Calgary’s safe injection site: AHSHealth officials say a makeshift supervised consumption site in Calgary has already had over 2,500 visits from clients since opening in the fall of 2017.HealthJan 12, 2018
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Opioid overdoses hitting Alberta First Nations disproportionately hard: reportA new report says the rising number of opioid overdoses in Alberta is disproportionately affecting Indigenous people, including more deaths and visits to emergency rooms.CanadaNov 8, 2017
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Supervised consumption site approved for Calgary’s Sheldon M. Chumir Health CentreThe provincial government announced Friday that Calgary will become the first city in Alberta to operate a supervised consumption site.HealthOct 27, 2017
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Alberta to expand opioid treatment programs in Calgary and EdmontonAssociate Minister of Health Brandy Payne says the expansion means more than 2,000 additional people will have access to treatment options.HealthOct 6, 2017
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Addiction group turns down request from Alberta’s associate health minister to speak at Calgary eventCalgary’s International Overdose Awareness Day is scheduled to take place at City Hall on August 31. There will be guest speakers, including many people who have struggled with addictions. But one person who is not expected to give a speech is Alberta’s associate health minister Brandy Payne.PoliticsAug 26, 2017
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