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Comment on AMA suing Tyler Shandro for over $255M by A list of Alberta communities losing doctor care

A list of Alberta communities losing doctor care — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 11:39:04 +0000

[…] And now the AMA is suing the government. […]

Comment on 6 myths the UCP keeps spreading about doctors by A list of Alberta communities losing doctor care

A list of Alberta communities losing doctor care — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 11:03:39 +0000

[…] well, Tyler Shandro, the health minister, refused to negotiate with the Alberta Medical Association to develop a new contract with doctors in the province. Then he unilaterally cancelled their […]

Comment on Alberta is not maintaining healthcare spending by A list of Alberta communities losing doctor care

A list of Alberta communities losing doctor care — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 11:05:39 +0000

[…] As part of their efforts to balance the budget in time for the next election year, especially after cutting corporate income taxes, the UCP government cut over $6 billion from health care funding. […]

Comment on My coming out story by Dispelling two myths of trans hormone therapy

Dispelling two myths of trans hormone therapy — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 22:26:43 +0000

[…] transphobia and oppose initiatives that protect trans rights. As a parent of 3 trans youth—and as a queer man myself—I felt it important to dispel these two […]

Comment on Alberta pledges $2.99 per meal for food banks by Travis Toews lets himself lend $1.25B to oil refinery

Travis Toews lets himself lend $1.25B to oil refinery — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:05:31 +0000

[…] Meanwhile, they’re cutting healthcare, underfunding K–12 by $2.5 billion, and donating only $5 million to food banks. […]

Comment on 10 things to know about Alberta’s Keystone XL announcement by Travis Toews lets himself lend $1.25B to oil refinery

Travis Toews lets himself lend $1.25B to oil refinery — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:05:15 +0000

[…] the Alberta government promised to spend $1.5 billion on shares in TC Energy, the company that’s building the Keystone XL pipeline, even though the company made $32 million off the corporate tax cut last year and whose 2019 […]

Comment on Tax cuts are job cuts: a running total by Alberta lost a record 117,000 jobs in March

Alberta lost a record 117,000 jobs in March — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 23:03:52 +0000

[…] sector workforce. Given the recent cut of 25,000 education workers in the province, on top of the thousands of other public sector jobs losses, it’s unlikely there will be a plan to increase public sector employment in the near […]

Comment on 6 myths the UCP keeps spreading about doctors by 10 things to know about Alberta’s Keystone XL announcement

10 things to know about Alberta’s Keystone XL announcement — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 03:06:34 +0000

[…] Alberta doctors are having their funding cut by 25% tomorrow, when the new budget comes into effect. In the middle of a […]

Comment on Alberta is not maintaining healthcare spending by Alberta is not maintaining education spending

Alberta is not maintaining education spending — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 11:03:32 +0000

[…] already touched on the myth that the UCP government is maintaining health spending, so today, I wanted to explore the claim that this government is maintaining education […]

Comment on Alberta is not maintaining healthcare spending by Alberta spends too little on healthcare salaries

Alberta spends too little on healthcare salaries — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 19:07:41 +0000

[…] These are front-line staff—doctors, nurses, technical staff, and support workers. There were fewer front-line staff serving a larger provincial population. And they made less last year than they did the year before. And that’s before the budget cuts that Kenney just introduced. Wages were already down, health workers were down, and now Kenney wants to lower them even more. […]