{"id":4003,"date":"2019-11-30T07:40:28","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T14:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/?p=4003"},"modified":"2020-04-03T14:10:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T20:10:31","slug":"tax-cuts-are-job-cuts-a-running-total","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2019\/11\/30\/tax-cuts-are-job-cuts-a-running-total\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax cuts are job cuts: a running total"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 20 February 2019, Jason Kenney, then the Official Opposition leader, said in a press conference that if elected, a UCP government would conduct a performance review of Alberta Health Services within 30 days of taking office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWith the most expensive health system in Canada, I believe we can find some savings to do things more efficiently without affecting front-line services.\u201d<\/p><cite>Jason Kenney, as reported by Dustin Cook. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/news\/local-news\/jason-kenney-calls-for-alberta-health-services-review\">Jason Kenney calls for Alberta Health Services review, says UCP will not make cuts to health care<\/a>\u201d. <em>Edmonton Journal<\/em>. 20 February 2019.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He reiterated in the press conference, \u201cIf we can find the money, there will be increases in the health budget. There will be no cuts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>On 29 November, AUPE received 3 letters from employers telling them that thousands of their members would be out of work. nurses and lab technicians also received letters informing them of job cuts.&nbsp;This is on top of letters received by UNA and HSAA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kenney was wrong. His cost savings&nbsp;<em>are<\/em> affecting front-line services. There <em>will<\/em> be job cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a list of all the public job cuts announced so far in Alberta, not just health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table style=\"width: 99.8276%; height: 494px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\/alberta-public-service-cuts-1.5379582\">Government of Alberta jobs<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"white-space: nowrap; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\" data-align=\"right\">2500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aupe.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2019-11\/2019_11_29%20Ltr%20from%20AHS%20GSS%20Bargaining.pdf\">AHS laundry, retail food &amp; environmental services jobs<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"white-space: nowrap; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\">3000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aupe.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2019-11\/2019_11_29%20Ltr%20from%20AHS%20ANC%20Bargaining.pdf\">AHS auxiliary nursing jobs<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"white-space: nowrap; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\" data-align=\"right\">400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/postmediaedmontonjournal2.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/ahs-letter-to-una-nov-29-2019.pdf\">UNA nursing jobs<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"white-space: nowrap; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\" data-align=\"right\">750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsaa.ca\/2019\/11\/29\/kenney-privatizing-front-line-public-health-care-professionals-putting-profit-patient-care\/\">HSAA lab technician jobs<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"white-space: nowrap; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\" data-align=\"right\">1020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/6184984\/university-of-calgary-job-cuts-alberta-budget\/\">University of Calgary jobs<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"white-space: nowrap; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\" data-align=\"right\">250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/6216690\/mount-royal-university-budget-job-losses\/\">Mount Royal University jobs<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"white-space: nowrap; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\" data-align=\"right\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/livestream.com\/uleth\/events\/8909650\/videos\/199389630?fbclid=IwAR2R3B1r9mi2G0Zun5Z8BE5hREIhfO-_mZz6A5xuDGHmhYAQThIyfZO4ao4\">University of Lethbridge jobs<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/news\/politics\/an-extremely-difficult-decision-macewan-university-eliminates-ten-positions-citing-provincial-funding-cuts\">MacEwan University<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\">82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/sait-budget-cuts-job-loss-vacancies-ucp-grant-funding-university-calgary-1.5479970?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar&amp;fbclid=IwAR1iSzs6MJFXNS8cAPbTHbyOxOP_4oIzgJiwDrf6fRLz-HTo6gqUf5msnBQ\">SAIT<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\">230<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/news\/local-news\/nait-offers-voluntary-departure-program-for-staff-in-cost-saving-effort\">NAIT<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; width: 9.31035%;\">240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/business\/local-business\/alberta-innovates-cutting-125-jobs-after-76-million-budget-hit\">Alberta Innovates jobs<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"white-space: nowrap; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\" data-align=\"right\">125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/news\/local-news\/calgary-board-of-education-to-cut-300-temporary-positions\">Calgary Board of Education teaching jobs<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"white-space: nowrap; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\" data-align=\"right\">300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/news\/local-news\/ninety-government-lawyers-expecting-layoffs-as-alberta-moves-to-outsource-more-legal-work\">Legal Services lawyer jobs<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"white-space: nowrap; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\" data-align=\"right\">90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/calgary-city-council-tax-hike-budget-nenshi-farkas-cuts-1.5378666\">City of Calgary jobs<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\">138<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/news\/politics\/a-slap-in-the-face-eliminating-rappel-program-makes-wildfire-fighting-harder-members-say\">Wildfire fighting jobs<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\">63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/news\/politics\/fifty-alberta-agriculture-and-forestry-employees-receive-layoff-and-severance-notices\">Alberta Agriculture and Forestry<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\">50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jwnenergy.com\/article\/2020\/1\/alberta-energy-regulator-laying-staff-restructures-deals-budget-cuts\/\">Alberta Energy Regulator<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\/layoffs-ucp-government-service-alberta-1.5443879\">Service Alberta<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"white-space: nowrap; text-align: right; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 90.3448%; height: 26px;\"><strong>Total so far<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"white-space: nowrap; width: 9.31035%; height: 26px;\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>9317<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alberta Federation of Labour predicts that if the Alberta governments economic forecast models are correct and cuts to public spending end up between $2 billion and $3.72 billion, <a href=\"https:\/\/d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net\/afl\/pages\/576\/attachments\/original\/1265139642\/WorsethantheRecessionWEB.pdf?1265139642\">we could see as many as 60,000 public sector jobs lost<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For reference, during the <em>entire<\/em> recession, Alberta lost 44,750 jobs. <strong>Public sector job cuts could make more people unemployed than the recession did.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And this doesn\u2019t include job cuts announced in the private sector, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/husky-spending-plan-cut-guidance-calgary-1.5380679\">Husky Energy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/perpetual-energy-job-cuts-oil-calgary-1.5354037\">Perpetual Energy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/business\/halliburton-to-suspend-cementing-operations-in-alberta\">Halliburton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/5409908\/repsol-canada-layoffs-alberta-jobs\/\">Repsol Canada<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/calgary-co-op-closing-restructuring-warehouse-save-on-foods-jobs-grocery-store-1.5368119\">Federated Co-operatives<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/news\/local-news\/lowes-to-close-two-stores-in-calgary-as-part-of-nation-wide-cutback\">Lowe\u2019s<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, <a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/opinion\/columnists\/varcoe-in-one-bleak-week-almost-1000-lost-jobs\">170,000 people are already looking for work<\/a>. If all these job cuts go through, we\u2019ll increase that number by more than a third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jason Kenney and the UCP are not job creators. <strong>They are job killers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that Lethbridge relies heavily on the public sector. 9 of the 10 largest employers in Lethbridge are in the public sector. Their 12,000 employees account for 9 of every 10 workers of the top 10 employers, and 1 of every 5 workers in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Public sector job cuts will hit Lethbridge hard.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If I missed any job cut announcements, let me know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, I will keep a running total of the number of public sector job losses in Alberta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[30],"tags":[85,86,76,75],"class_list":["post-4003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-alberta","tag-politics","tag-taxes","tag-ucp"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/knife-316655_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C847&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4NkW7-12z","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4592,"url":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2020\/04\/13\/alberta-is-not-maintaining-education-spending\/","url_meta":{"origin":4003,"position":0},"title":"Alberta is not maintaining education spending","author":"Kim Siever","date":"13 April 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The education minister is trying to suggest that Alberta is maintaining spending, assuaging fears that they\u2019re making spending cuts to education.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/child-830988_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/child-830988_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/child-830988_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/child-830988_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/child-830988_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4562,"url":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2020\/04\/11\/6-myths-the-ucp-keeps-spreading-about-doctors\/","url_meta":{"origin":4003,"position":1},"title":"6 myths the UCP keeps spreading about doctors","author":"Kim Siever","date":"11 April 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"I recently encountered a thread on Twitter outlining several myths that the Alberta health minister keeps perpetuating as he continues fighting against doctors.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/anesthesia-4677401_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/anesthesia-4677401_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/anesthesia-4677401_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/anesthesia-4677401_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/anesthesia-4677401_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4557,"url":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2020\/04\/10\/alberta-lost-a-record-117000-jobs-in-march\/","url_meta":{"origin":4003,"position":2},"title":"Alberta lost a record 117,000 jobs in March","author":"Kim Siever","date":"10 April 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Alberta government released their March 2020 job numbers yesterday, and\u2014unsurprisingly\u2014they don\u2019t look good. Last month, Alberta lost over 117,000 jobs: 73,600 part-time jobs and 43,500 full-time jobs. Since Jason Kenney introduced his so-called Job Creation Tax Cut in July 2019, we\u2019ve had 4 months with drops in full-time jobs,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/person-1821413_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/person-1821413_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/person-1821413_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/person-1821413_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/person-1821413_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4237,"url":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2020\/03\/06\/alberta-is-not-maintaining-healthcare-spending\/","url_meta":{"origin":4003,"position":3},"title":"Alberta is not maintaining healthcare spending","author":"Kim Siever","date":"6 March 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The health minister is trying to suggest that Alberta is maintaining spending, assuaging fears that they\u2019re making spending cuts to healthcare.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/doctor-1149149_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/doctor-1149149_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/doctor-1149149_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/doctor-1149149_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/02\/doctor-1149149_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4654,"url":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2020\/04\/17\/new-board-announced-for-agriculture-financial-services-corporation\/","url_meta":{"origin":4003,"position":4},"title":"New board announced for Agriculture Financial Services Corporation","author":"Kim Siever","date":"17 April 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Earlier this week, the provincial government announced new appointments to the board of directors for the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation: Mabel Hamilton, board chair \u2013 primary producer, InnisfailRodney Bradshaw \u2013 primary producer, Red Deer CountyRenata Colic \u2013 finance and investor relations, CalgaryTrevor MacLean \u2013 agriculture business consultant, OkotoksChioma Ufodike \u2013\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/cow-2436354_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/cow-2436354_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/cow-2436354_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/cow-2436354_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/cow-2436354_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4177,"url":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2020\/02\/21\/alberta-spends-too-little-on-healthcare-salaries\/","url_meta":{"origin":4003,"position":5},"title":"Alberta spends too little on healthcare salaries","author":"Kim Siever","date":"21 February 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"There were fewer front-line staff serving a larger provincial population. 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