Last week, the provincial government announced a new helpline parents can use to find answers to questions they have about at-home learning.
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Ensuring that companies can still cut up animals is more important than acknowledging the more than 1,500 meat packing workers affected by COVID-19.
This week, the Alberta government announced pandemic funding for continuing care. It’s 36% less than what it should be.
The UCP government recently increased the health budget by $500 million in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This sounds impressive, but context reveals more about that increase.
Implying that carpooling is responsible for the outbreak is a way for Cargill to move blame for the outbreak away from the company and onto the workers.
Last week, Alberta announced $5 million to “support food banks and community organizations in their food supply efforts”. This sounds like a lot, but we must keep it in context.
Recent measures announced by the provincial government are not designed to help workers. Very few workers will benefit from them.
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Capitalism is making the pandemic worse
If there’s one thing that’s become clear during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that neoliberal economic policies have failed our societies.