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AHS wants to cut social worker wages by 10.9%

Alberta Health Services is calling for rollbacks for 12 classifications of HSAA workers, at an average of -5.36%

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New UCP budget scales back AISH increases

Last month, the UCP government released their latest budget, which saw less allocated to AISH than originally planned. As in, tens of millions of dollars.

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Canada drops 7 spots in global democracy index

Canada went from 5th place in 2020 to 12th place in 2021.

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11 AB hospitals lost ER services last month

One of the communities was without ER service for nearly 2 weeks. Plus, one other community lost ambulatory care.

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UCP increases K–12 funding, after 3 years of cuts

The UCP government released their latest budget, and it’s not good news for K–12 schools.

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Doug Schweitzer’s half-truths on AB venture capital

Last week, Alberta’s economy minister boasted about new records in venture capital investments in Alberta. He left out some stuff though.

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New budget shows UCP cut health spending by $1B

The 2022–2023 Alberta budget shows that the UCP increased health spending by $1 billion less than the NDP did.

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New AB budget continues UCP war on students

The UCP government issued their 4th provincial budget last week, and postsecondary students are getting dumped on. Again.

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Why young people didn’t vote in Canada last year

If you thought young people don’t care about politics, you may want to take a look at the data.

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Where the UCP got the money to balance the budget

Last week, the UCP released their latest provincial budget. In this article, I break down where all the revenue is coming from.

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