During the first 6 months of 2023, the Alberta government recorded 81 opioid-related deaths in Lethbridge. During all of 2022, there were 79, the previous high.
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Lethbridge hit record drug deaths in 2023
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Every year since the UCP government defunded the SCS, drug deaths in Lethbridge have hit a new record. We’re on track to more than double last year’s record.
With the latest issue of the Labour Market Survey, we now have enough data to compare how the public sector workforce changed under the NDP and under the UCP.
The UCP has completely wiped out all the gains the AFA saw under the NDP.
Every year since the UCP government defunded the SCS, drug deaths in Lethbridge have hit a new record. Last year was no exception.
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New UCP budget cuts per-case AISH funding
Last month, the UCP government released their latest budget, which saw more allocated to AISH than last year. But the number of people on the programme has also increased.
The UCP government released their latest budget, and it’s not good news for K–12 schools.
The UCP government issued their 5th provincial budget last week, and postsecondary students are getting dumped on. Again.
The 2023–2024 Alberta budget shows that the UCP increased health spending by $1.25 billion less than needed for inflation and population growth.
Earlier this week, the UCP released their latest provincial budget. In this article, I break down where all the revenue is coming from.