Edmonton-Strathcona MP Heather McPherson appearing virtually at the emergency debate at the House of Commons Wednesday night on Alberta s COVID-19 situation. Photo Courtesy of the House of Commons
Alberta’s lone non-Conservative MP asked for and was granted an emergency debate in the House of Commons on the COVID-19 situation in the province Wednesday.
Edmonton-Strathcona NDP MP Heather McPherson launched the bid to have the debate, stating the situation in Alberta is so bad that Parliamentarians have an obligation to acknowledge it.
“The premier and prime minister are playing political games,” said McPherson during the debate, “and Albertans are dying.”
Medicine Hat area politicians remain firmly anti-carbon tax
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Some regional politicians are still hopeful they can scrap the carbon tax despite a recent defeat from the Supreme Court and the federal Conservative Party’s adoption of a similar carbon price plan.
Federal party leader Erin O’Toole announced his environmental plan to reviews ranging from cool from some in his own party to verging on ridicule from some right-of-centre commentators.
This comes two weeks after delegates to the party’s national policy convention rejected including stronger language on climate change to broaden appeal outside of its core Western Canadian base of support
Medicine Hat area politicians remain firmly anti-carbon tax
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collin gallant
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Some regional politicians are still hopeful they can scrap the carbon tax despite a recent defeat from the Supreme Court and the federal Conservative Party’s adoption of a similar carbon price plan.
Federal party leader Erin O’Toole announced his environmental plan to reviews ranging from cool from some in his own party to verging on ridicule from some right-of-centre commentators.
This comes two weeks after delegates to the party’s national policy convention rejected including stronger language on climate change to broaden appeal outside of its core Western Canadian base of support
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Parents, advocates embrace idea of $10/day childcare
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The federal government announced Monday its plan to invest $30 billion in early learning and childcare services.
The government says the national plan will decrease childcare fees by 50% by 2022. By 2026, daily childcare costs are to be $10.
Alberta’s pilot project by the former NDP government had the childcare cost at $25 a day at designated places, however it was cancelled by the UCP in 2020. Meanwhile, some local families paying more than $1,000 monthly per kid for childcare.
“You ask yourself if it’s even worth going back to work, because the amount you’re making almost doesn’t outweigh the amount you’re paying to send your child to early learning,” says Medicine Hat’s Tracy Studer, who currently pays $2,200 a month for her two children.