Alberta NDP

• Alberta legislature’s spring sitting pause extended another week amid 3rd wave of COVID-19

  The speaker's memo cites "the ongoing public health concerns arising from the pandemic" as the reason the spring sitting adjournment would continue until May 25.

  Politics

  May 13
• Alberta justice minister says Opposition, Ottawa, media ‘looking for’ COVID-19 disaster

  Kaycee Madu's comment on his Facebook page Friday was part of his defence of new health restrictions aimed at reversing soaring case rates in Alberta.

  Canada

  May 10
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• Prairie NDP leaders urge respective governments to sign AgriStability proposal in full

  Prairie NDP opposition leaders are urging the provincial governments to sign the full AgriStability proposal, which provides more support to farmers.

  Canada

  Apr 22
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• Alberta legislature turns down NDP request for debate on Rockies coal mining

  A letter signed by 35 scientists from the University of Alberta's biology department urged the government to allow the debate.

  Canada

  Apr 19
• Opposition bill against coal mining in Rockies can proceed to legislature: committee

  Committee clerk Warren Huffman confirmed it's the first Opposition-sponsored private member's bill the committee hasn't rejected since the UCP came to power.

  Environment

  Apr 13
• Alberta Opposition says private member’s bill would protect mountains from coal mines

  Alberta Opposition Leader Rachel Notley is tabling proposed legislation she says would protect the province's Rocky Mountains from new open-pit coal mines.

  Environment

  Apr 7
• Alberta COVID-19 positivity rises to 9.9% as NDP pushes for stronger restrictions

  Alberta Health announced Monday that 887 new COVID-19 cases had been identified in the last 24 hours, including 432 variants of concern.

  Health

  Apr 5
• $25-a-day daycare pilot program introduced by Alberta NDP ends April 1

  "When we first told families that they were going to get this decrease on their fees, we had parents in tears," said YMCA GM Candace Stecyk.

  Money

  Mar 25
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• Albertans will be able to say no to coal during consultations: Savage

  Alberta's energy minister has promised people will be able to say "no'' to coal mining in the Rocky Mountains during upcoming consultations.

  Economy

  Mar 16
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• NDP proposes legislation to ban coal mining in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains

  The proposed legislation comes as Alberta's United Conservative government is to hold public consultations at the end of this month on expanding coal mining in the area.

  Environment

  Mar 15