Alberta’s unemployment rate was lower than just 3 other provinces: Newfoundland and Labrador (10.1%), New Brunswick (8.1%), and Nova Scotia (6.7%).
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Alberta jobless rate 4th highest in Canada
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We’ve seen the worst performance of all the provinces in Canada. So much for being the economic engine of Canada.
Plus, we’re spending less now than we were 10 years ago, the second worst performance in the country.
Despite generating nearly $1 billion in more corporate tax revenue last year, the oil and gas sector still accounted for just 16.65% of total corporate profit tax revenue.
The UCP is increasing spending with their $12.3 billion budget surplus. But you might want to hold off on celebrating for now.
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Is AB business investment up under the UCP?
Recently, someone claimed in a Twitter conversation that investments have increased in Alberta under the UCP compared to what we saw under the NDP. This is a claim I’ve seen multiple times online. Take a look at these search results on Twitter, for example. Anyhow, since this topic comes up regularly, I thought I’d take […]
The party announced that if they win the 2023 provincial election, they plan to spend over a billion dollars a year to create tens of thousands of new jobs.
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U of L workers get 2.75% wage increase
But it comes at a cost: 3 years of wage freezes. That makes 5 years of wage freezes over a 7-year period.
Three of the communities saw month-long closures in October extended through the entire month of November.
Lethbridge EMS responded to the second highest number of drug-related events during November 2022 than in any other November over the last 5 years, extending an upward trend that started in June.