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Alberta Election Fact Check: myths and misconceptions of the carbon taxThe carbon tax has always been contentious and it's also become a divisive issue on the Alberta election campaign trail. We dig into some of the biggest questions, myths and misunderstandings.CanadaApr 12, 2019
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Alberta Election Fact Check: Would a UCP spending freeze mean no more teachers and thousands of new students?The NDP claims a spending freeze on education funding, which the UCP is proposing, would mean 60,000 new students in Alberta schools with not one new teacher being hired. What are the facts?EducationApr 11, 2019
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Alberta Election Fact Check: leaders issue plenty of jabs, but many weren’t totally trueEvery party leader — Rachel Notley, Jason Kenney, David Khan, Stephen Mandel — made claims that needed more scrutiny.PoliticsApr 5, 2019
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Alberta Election Fact Check: Could Alberta end or change equalization?Ahead of the Alberta election, some party leaders are vowing to push Ottawa to revise or end equalization. How much sway could a province have? And, is a constitutional referendum the way to go?CanadaApr 3, 2019
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Alberta Election Fact Check: Did surgery wait times increase under NDP?According to Alberta Health Services data, wait times for four key surgeries went up between 2014 and 2018. What do experts and political parties have to say about the issue?HealthMar 28, 2019
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Alberta Election Fact Check: UCP claims NDP’s plan killed 48,000 jobs in 4 monthsUnited Conservatives say nearly 50,000 full-time jobs have been lost in Alberta over the last four months. Is this true? And, could the cause of this be NDP policies, as the UCP suggests?EconomyMar 21, 2019
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Alberta Election Fact Check: Time to end the mortgage stress test?UCP leader Jason Kenney is among those calling for an end of the mortgage stress test but economists say B-20 is doing what it was designed to: reduce Canadians' debt.CanadaMar 15, 2019
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Alberta Election Fact Check: NDP claims Kenney’s trying to restrict access to abortionThe NDP says "a woman's right to choose is in sudden and real peril in Alberta" thanks to Jason Kenney. Is this true? Would access to abortion be limited under a UCP government?HealthMar 14, 2019
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Alberta Election Fact Check: UCP says NDP hid carbon tax from Albertans in 2015On several occasions, the United Conservatives have called the carbon tax "the biggest lie in Alberta political history." Did the NDP hide it from Albertans in the 2015 election, as the UCP says?CanadaFeb 12, 2019
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Alberta Election Fact Check: NDP claims UCP would add ‘$700M tax break for the rich’We've heard the Alberta NDP say on several occasions that the UCP, if elected, would bring in a "$700-million tax break for the top one per cent." Where do those numbers come from? Is the claim accurate?InvestigationsJan 31, 2019
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