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Alberta borrowed over $9 billion in 2021

The UCP have borrowed nearly $15 billion a year since being in power, 37.5% more than the NDP borrowed.

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Why is the U of L board limiting faculty pay raises?

ULFA has already agreed to 3 years of wage freezes, and they’re proposing an increase in the final year of just one percentage point more than what the board is offering.

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New EMS committee chaired by son of private EMS company owner

One of the co-chairs of Alberta’s new emergency medical services advisory committee is the son of the late founder of a private Calgary-based ambulance firm.

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Alberta lost 85 physician registrations to other provinces in 2021

Last year, 140 Alberta physicians cancelled their registrations because they were moving to other provinces.

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New poll shows Albertans feel financially worse off than other provinces

According to a recent Angus Reid poll, Alberta has the highest percentage of people who feel as though their financial situation has worsened over the last year.

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Saskatchewan MP hiring nanny for basically min. wage

The husband of the MP for Battlefords–Lloydminster recently posted a job ad for a nanny, offering 19¢ more than minimum wage.

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Deflating Kenney’s excitement about Alberta housing starts

Jason Kenney recently tweeted about increased housing starts in Alberta, but it’s not the good news he thinks it is.

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AB manufacturing sector hits record sales using fewer workers

Alberta’s manufacturing sector is making $1.7B more than they were 6 years ago but using tens of thousands of fewer workers to do it.

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UCP hiking personal income tax by $286M in 2022

That’s despite a promise by Jason Kenney in 2019 for no changes to the current personal income tax system.

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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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