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AB lost 92 physicians during 1st year of pandemic

And that’s despite an increase in patients and how many times those patients needed services.

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AHS reported COVID-19 outbreaks at 14 Alberta hospitals

Over the past 3 weeks, Alberta Health Services has declared COVID-19 outbreaks at hospitals in all 5 of the provinces health zones.

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26,000 Albertans got their 1st COVID vaccine in Jan

Maybe our perceptions aren’t quite accurate regarding how we view Albertans who are still unvaccinated.

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1 in 4 poll respondents satisfied with Kenney’s COVID-19 response

That being said, Kenney has the lowest approval rating in Canada and trails Trudeau in Alberta.

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Support nearly doubled for UCP government’s response to COVID-19 pandemic

Support for the Alberta government jumped from 17% at the beginning of October to 32% weeks later.

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Antivaxxers denied Canada’s new COVID-19 worker benefit

Canada is cutting the worker pandemic benefit by 40%, but workers who refuse to get vaccinated may not be able to get it.

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Strong support for UCP government’s pandemic response down to just 4%

Plus, Jason Kenney’s approval tanks at 22%, his lowest ever.

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Alberta saw over 100,000 fewer payday loans during pandemic

It’s amazing what happens when people have access to money to take care of basic needs.

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Election 2021

The federal response to the pandemic

A voter reached out to me asking me the following question: This election I have only one issue of concern, and that is the gross negligence and disastrous mismanagement that the government has been guilty of through this pandemic. What is your stance on the measures the government has taken in response to the Covid-19 […]

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Canada’s (and Alberta’s) gender wage gap during the pandemic

Female part-time workers in Canada made more than their male counterparts over the last year. It was the reverse for full-time workers.