Here’s a look back on over a quarter-century of what Alberta Conservatives deliver in exchange for your vote.

Adriana LaGrange pens article against sex-ed

21 April 1990

LaGrange would later be Education Minister under the UCP – in 1990 she writes an article “applauding” removal of sex education from schools.

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Danielle on smoking

13 March 2003

Danielle on smoking

Danielle writes a newspaper column about how maybe smoking a little is good for you

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Danielle Smith writes that “Schoolkids don’t need computers”

1 April 2003

Danielle Smith writes that “Schoolkids don’t need computers”

Danielle Smith wants to feed the hungry with tainted meat.

22 October 2012

XL Foods recalls tainted meat – Danielle Smith tweets that it should be used to feed those in poverty.

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Premier Alison Redford orders building changes that will lead to “Skypalace” scandal

4 December 2012

By at least this date Redford was ordering changes to the 11th floor of the Federal Building to create a penthouse with lavish drapery, marble tiling, and more.

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Ric McIver attends March for Jesus (organized by Artur Pawlowski)

16 June 2014

Ric McIver attends March for Jesus, an event organized by evangelical and frequent condemner of homosexuality Artur Pawlowski.  McIver has said he considers Pawlowski a friend.

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Danielle Smith calls McIver’s association with Artur Pawlowski “beyond the pale”

18 June 2014

Danielle Smith calls McIver’s association with Artur Pawlowski “beyond the pale”

Danielle Smith is quoted calling Ric McIver’s joining of an anti-gay march hosted by “minister” Artur Pawlowski “beyond the pale”, opining that “Albertans expect that political leaders will stand up against this intolerance”

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Ric McIver’s claim to have “killed” construction on Skypalace not true

27 August 2014

An investigation shows at best he changed the furnishings.

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Wildrose leader Danielle Smith: “There’ll be no more floor-crossings”

26 November 2014

MLA’s Kerry Towle and Ian Donovan had recently swapped sides.

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Wildrose leader Danielle Smith breaks down in tears at schools lacking GSA clubs

2 December 2014

Chokes up at children being beaten by parents after admitting their orientation – “it’s a case of life or death for some of them”

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Danielle Smith crosses floor to Progressive Conservatives

17 December 2014

Takes nine party members with her

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Jason Kenney under investigation

1 March 2017

On this date (and likely prior), the RCMP opens multiple criminal investigations in to Jason Kenney’s leadership win.

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Derek Fildebrandt resigns from UCP

16 August 2017

A number of financial and criminal issues have resulted in him being forced out.

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Danielle Smith pens opinion article “Maybe we need to defund public schools”

7 March 2018

In an article referencing Jordan Peterson four times, Danielle Smith opines that we defund “union-controlled” public schools in favour of 100% private ones.

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UCP staffer Jeff Park fined $10,500 for funnelling election donations

25 April 2019

The Alberta Elections Commissioner fines UCP staffer Jeff Park over ten thousand dollars for misrepresenting as personal campaign donations funds he was provided through a third party.

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Danielle Smith registers as lobbyist for Alberta Enterprise Group

1 June 2019

Danielle Smith registers as a lobbyist for the Alberta Enterprise Group (of which she was president).  The group is an association of ~100 companies, including many oil companies.  At the time Smith held many meetings regarding “RStar”, a program she pushed through when elected.

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The Alberta government fails to fully pay their 2019 municipal taxes

30 June 2019

Fossil fuel corporation database results released

3 July 2019

A new online mapping tool highlighting the 50 most influential fossil fuel industry players in Western Canada

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UCP cuts police budget by millions

3 November 2019

UCP changes to funding mean Edmonton police see their budget reduced by about 9 million, Calgary by about 10.

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Danielle Smith proposes that Alberta annex northern BC

13 November 2019

In a (apparently serious) tweet, Danielle Smith proposes that both Alberta and Saskatchewan gain deep water ports by annexing parts of BC and Manitoba respectively.

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Alberta downsizes Legal Services

28 November 2019

About 90 lawyer positions lost

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Shandro calls private numbers

26 February 2020

Tyler Shandro uses his government position to access health care databases in order to obtain the private home phone numbers of some doctors he had spoken to at a public event prior that day.

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Shandro threatens

20 March 2020

Health Minister Shandro takes personal offence to an email pointing out conflict of interest sent to a private health care business run by his wife, and replies to it from his government email, saying he’ll send “protective services” after the email sender.

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Health Minister Shandro shouting

21 March 2020

At-the-time Health Minister Tyler Shandro takes personal offence to a meme criticizing his conflict of interest (due to involvement in private healthcare whilst being health minister).  Shandro travels to the house of the doctor who posted the meme to yell at him in person.

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Danielle deletes tweet

22 March 2020

Danielle deletes tweet

Danielle deletes tweet asserting that coronavirus can be 100% cured.

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Jason Kenney commits $1.3B to the Keystone XL pipeline project

31 March 2020

The pipeline would be cancelled less than a year later

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Adriana LaGrange tweets about “funding the Red Deer Hospital expansion”

16 April 2020

LaGrange’s tweet showcases “funding the Red Deer Hospital expansion” as one of the main things accomplished in the previous year.

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Progress Alberta release AIMCo report indicating risky investments and large losses

20 April 2020

Alberta doctors sign open letter over medical mask concerns

7 May 2020

“These masks are of poor quality, substandard, consistently malfunction, and do not provide adequate personal protection”

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UCP announce open pit mining to be allowed in foothills

20 May 2020

UCP announce removal of restrictions on open pit coal mines in Foothills

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The Alberta government fails to fully pay their 2020 municipal taxes

30 June 2020

AB Government “overwhelmed” with managing oil well cleanup funding

8 July 2020

Work in the oil well reclamation industry paradoxically slows down as the Alberta government struggles to approve thousands of applications for federal grant money to the sector.

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AIMCo CEO steps down after losses exceed $2B

18 November 2020

The CEO of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation was paid $2.8M in 2019 and $3.4M in 2018

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Finance Minister Toews orders Teacher’s Retirement Fund to be managed by AIMCo

23 December 2020

The Ministerial Order also gave over control of the Local Authorities Pension Plan, the Public Service Pension Plan and the Special Forces Pension Plan.

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UCP reverse course on allowing open-pit mining in the Rockies

8 February 2021

Public consternation forces a reversal on (most of) the earlier regulations allowing open-pit mining in the Rockies.

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Justice Minister Madu calls police chief over ticket

10 March 2021

Justice Minister Kaycee Madu is pulled over for distracted driving and given a ticket, later calls the Edmonton police chief.

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The UCP “War Room” launch a campaign against a children’s movie

12 March 2021

The FOIP-request-immune Alberta “Canadian Energy Centre” (more commonly called the “war room”) launches a campaign against Netflix-produced children’s movie “Bigfoot Family”.

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Danielle Smith wants people to get used to paying for healthcare

1 June 2021

Danielle Smith pens a paper for the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy.  In it she espouses (by name) “out of pocket” medical payments.

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The Alberta government fails to fully pay their 2021 municipal taxes

30 June 2021

Danielle Smith likens those taking vaccines to those who followed Hitler

10 November 2021

In a podcast with an investment group, Danielle Smith likens 75% of the country (those who lined up for vaccinations to keep themselves, loved ones, and strangers safe) to those who followed Hitler.

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Danielle Smith: There should be a separate minimum wage that is lower

17 December 2021

Danielle Smith says “there should be a separate minimum wage that is lower for someone who has no skills and are entering the workforce”

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UCP asks federal government for help with clearing border protest

5 February 2022

UCP MP Ric McIver writes to Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair asking for federal assistance in removing trucks and people from the US border protest area.  

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After $1B provided to Alberta for oil well cleanup, no oil wells cleaned up.

22 February 2022

Two years after Alberta was provided with a billion dollars of federal money, no oil wells have been cleaned up.  Half of the money has been given to oil companies who don’t seems to have needed it.

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Russia invades Ukraine

24 February 2022

Jason Kenney calls UCP “factions” “lunatics”

26 March 2022

Jason Kenney calls “factions” in the UCP (meaning Danielle Smith and the ‘Take Back Alberta’ backers) “lunatics”.

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Danielle Smith thinks Ukraine should be “neutral”

29 April 2022

Danielle says on her podcast it’s “absurd” that Ukraine has nuclear weapons (it didn’t, and doesn’t) being next to Russia while allied with the United States.

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The Alberta government fails to fully pay their 2022 municipal taxes

30 June 2022

Danielle Smith proposes deputizing every travelling Albertan

11 July 2022

In a proposal to circumvent federal travel restrictions, Danielle Smith muses on deputizing any Albertan flying anywhere.

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Danielle says cancer can be cured

24 July 2022

In a Twitter broadcast involving a naturopath, Danielle Smith asserts that cancer can be prevented prior to stage 4.  Even Brian Jean says she’s wrong.

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Globe and Mail: “AIMCo paid $3.6M to departing executives after $2.1B loss”

26 July 2022

Pay for CEOs reaches $5M/year

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Kenney launches “Alberta is Calling” campaign

15 August 2022

Looks to draw skilled workers from Toronto, Vancouver

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Danielle attends the first UCP debate, hosted by an AB separatist group

25 August 2022

Danielle Smith, Todd Loewen and Brian Jean attend the first UCP leadership debate, hosted by “Alberta Prosperity Project”, a separatist group.

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UCP Candidate Johnson repeats debunked U.S. rumours on transgenderism in schools

1 September 2022

UCP Candidate Jennifer Johnson alleges (incorrectly) that US schools provide litterbox for identifies-as-cats children.  Her solution after many years of thought: Get rid of sex education from schools, up to grade 12.

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Brian Jean warns of “incredible turmoil” if Danielle Smith is made premier

26 September 2022

Referencing her defection from the Wildrose Party, Brian Jean notes that in 2014 “her entire caucus was falling apart” because of her lack of leadership, he says. “People were already leaving.”

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Danielle Smith sworn in as premier

11 October 2022

Danielle Smith sworn in as premier

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Unvaccinated “most discriminated against”

12 October 2022

In her first press meeting, Danielle Smith opines that unvaccinated Canadians “have been the most discriminated group” that she’s witnessed in her lifetime.

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Powerpoint: Danielle Smith told that Canada isn’t the US

12 October 2022

Danielle Smith is given a PowerPoint presentation regarding Canada vs. US.

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Danielle Smith to fix health care in 90 days

20 October 2022

Danielle Smith to fix health care in 90 days

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Danielle Smith appoints Kaycee Madu minister

21 October 2022

Danielle Smith appoints Kaycee Madu labour and immigration minister

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Smith reveals largest cabinet in Alberta history

21 October 2022

The Cabinet is made of up of 27 Ministers, with a dozen additional Parliamentary Secretaries.  This is double the size the NDP initially unveiled in 2015.

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Final report on Kaycee Madu’s conduct released

24 October 2022

Final report on Kaycee Madu’s conduct released

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Tyler Shandro made Justice Minister

10 November 2022

Danielle Smith makes Tyler Shandro Justice Minister

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UCP disqualifies candidate for comparing vaccination rules to Nazi Germany

12 November 2022

The UCP disqualifies potential candidate Nadine Wellwood for recommending Ivermectin and comparing passport policies to Nazi ones.

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Eric Bouchard retweets anti-Ukraine content

17 November 2022

UCP Candidate for Calgary-Lougheed Eric Bouchard retweets anti-Ukraine/anti-trans content using the hashtag “ZelenskyWarCriminal”.

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Alberta orders acetaminophen

6 December 2022

Alberta spends $80,000,000 on ordering acetaminophen and ibuprofen from Turkey.

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Alberta socializes gasoline prices

1 January 2023

Alberta socializes gasoline prices

Finance Minister Toews announces “The average Albertan who fills up their pickup truck once a week will save about $440 over the six-month period.” Those who drive more efficient vehicles or take public transit will see much lower to no savings.

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Danielle Smith says she has directed crown prosecutors

12 January 2023

Danielle Smith says she has directed crown prosecutors on what cases they persue.

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Danielle Smith says she has not directed crown prosecutors

16 January 2023

Danielle Smith says she has not directed crown prosecutors on what cases to pursue.

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Danielle Smith undecided on what she said to crown prosecutors

27 January 2023

After indicating to the public that she would contact Alberta Justice prosecutors, Danielle Smith now asserts she never did

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100 days since Danielle Smith to fix health care in 90 days

28 January 2023

100 days since Danielle Smith to fix health care in 90 days

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David Yager to lead “Advisory Council” for Smith

16 February 2023

The “Premier’s Advisory Council on Alberta’s Energy Future” group is lead by Yager, to report in June.

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Premier Danielle Smith advances RStar

17 February 2023

Danielle Smith advances an old program she had previously lobbied for called RStar.  It would involve giving 20 Billion dollars to oil companies to clean up decade-old oil wells they were already obliged to clean up.

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UCP candidate Tanya Clemens attends meeting by far-right parliament member Christine Anderson

18 February 2023

In a since-taken-down post, Tanya Clemens posed for a photo with Christine Anderson. Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre had earlier issued a statement calling Anderson’s politics “vile, racist and hateful”.

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UCP deny issuing health directive

6 March 2023

Copping and AHS tell newspapers that, despite allegations to the contrary, the government has not issued any mandates indicating ambulances must leave patients at hospitals within 45 minutes. Where emails indicating such may have otherwise come from remains unclear.

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Danielle Smith muses about a 70+ year retirement age

11 March 2023

Danielle Smith is asked about having a lower retirement age for trades-workers compared with desk-jobs.  She indicates she’s been speaking with people wanting to remove retirement age provisions.

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Justice Minister breaches privacy in testimony

13 March 2023

Now-Justice Minister Shandro, while testifying regarding incidents occurring while he was Health Minister, shares confidential information regarding one of the witnesses.

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Medication arrives, to be stockpiled

13 March 2023

The first shipment of medicine ordered 4 months ago arrives, to be stockpiled. 

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Danielle Smith tweets that “Alberta is still calling”

14 March 2023

Smith asking for 100,000 new Albertans

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Member Dan Williams chugs a can of beer in the Legislature

16 March 2023

Member Dan Williams chugs a can of beer in the Legislature

UCP member Dan Williams decides to pay his respect to the Legion by chugging a beer on the assembly floor.

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Danielle Smith walks back funeral announcement

18 March 2023

Danielle Smith walks back (but does not apologize for) publicly announcing (incorrect) information about the private funerals for two officers recently killed in the line of duty.  Many say her initial announcement was inappropriate regardless.

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Danielle Smith attends TBA founder Matt Parker’s wedding

18 March 2023

Danielle Smith is one of ~75 attendees at Take Back Alberta founder Matt Parker’s wedding

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Alberta to return $130M in unspent federal funding

24 March 2023

After failing to approve sufficient cleanup jobs during the assigned period, the Alberta government will have to return 130 million in federal funding.

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“Take Back Alberta” starts to trend

28 March 2023

“Take Back Alberta” starts to trend.

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Recording released of Smith saying she discussed case “almost weekly” with crown prosecutors

29 March 2023

A recording is released of an early-January call between Danielle Smith and criminally-charged pastor Artur Pawlowski

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UCP candidate Torry Tanner says teachers expose kids to porn

29 March 2023

In a video she posted herself to her social media, Lethbridge UCP candidate Torry Tanner alleges that teachers expose kindergarten students to pornography. The video was quickly removed and disavowed by the UCP Director of Communications.

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UCP candidate Torry Tanner resigns

30 March 2023

“[…] it’s clear that my choice of words have distracted not only from the issue I was trying to discuss, but are being used by my political opponents to hurt our chances of winning across the province. Accordingly, I have resigned as the candidate for Lethbridge-West.” Lethbridge UCP candidate Torry Tanner

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Danielle Smith “Dinner with the Premier”

30 March 2023

Danielle Smith has a 250$/person fundraising dinner.  Provincial fundraising regulations allow that it be billed as “Dinner with the UCP Leader”, but not “Dinner with the Premier”.  Regardless:

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Jason Kenney nominated for ATCO board membership

31 March 2023

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney has been nominated to energy company ATCO’s board of directors.  Per their 2021 circular, an ATCO director can expect to be paid between a 1/4 and 3/4 million dollars.

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Jonathan Denis cited for professional misconduct

31 March 2023

The Law Society of Alberta has him facing two allegations of misconduct.  Denis was Alberta Justice Minister from 2012 to 2015.

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Tunde Obasan withdraws from race due to “personal reasons”

1 April 2023

The UCP candidate for the Edmonton-South region Tunde Obasan withdraws due to unspecified personal reasons.

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Danielle Smith to stop talking about what she said to crown prosecutors

3 April 2023

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is not going to talk any further about a leaked controversial phone call and her involvement in how COVID-19 cases are prosecuted.

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AHS “compels” hospitals to use Turkish acetaminophen

6 April 2023

In a memo distributed to Alberta hospitals, Alberta Health Services informs hospitals that they are “compelled” to use recently-arrived Turkish-sourced acetaminophen supplies.

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Danielle Smith says she was talking to Pawlowski as fellow party leader

8 April 2023

Danielle Smith says she thought her call to “very extreme view”-holding despicable person Artur Pawlowski (as he was charged with inciting violence, not with any covid restriction regulations) was “in the context of him being a political party leader because he was at the time the head of The Independence Party.” and it just “turned in to” a discussion on covid amnesty. “Your Province. Your Premier.” April 8th 2023 @ 1:55

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Danielle Smith under ethics investigation

10 April 2023

Due to many public requests, the Alberta ethics commissioner starts an investigation in to Danielle Smith’s potential interference with the Alberta justice system.

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Danielle Smith refuses to comment on ethics investigation

11 April 2023

Danielle Smith refuses to comment on the ethics investigation looking in to her recent actions.  At once point she invited journalists to discuss the case with the ethics commissioner, something which the commissioner is obviously precluded from doing.

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Danielle Smith looks to Ron DeSantis

11 April 2023

While visiting Gibbons, Danielle Smith discusses politics in Canada vs. the United States.

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Danielle Smith limits media to one question each

14 April 2023

With the provincial election mere weeks away, Danielle Smith has said she will be answering only one question per reporter at news conferences, with no follow-ups.

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Smith clarifies: It’s one question per media outlet

15 April 2023

Danielle Smith clarified her recent announcement about restricting questions to one only with no follow-ups: it’s one question per media outlet, not one per journalist.

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UCP multicultural council member resigns

17 April 2023

Three days after Danielle Smith unveiled an advisory council on multiculturalism, one member of the council has resigned after it was revealed that he was previously rejected for UCP candidacy in 2018 due to appearing in a video where he called the Holocaust a hoax.

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UCP constituency association backs Zulkifl Mujahid

18 April 2023

Despite knowing what was coming with respect to their originally selected candidate Zulkifl Mujahid, the Fort Mac / Wood Buffalo UCP constituency association votes to support him as their selected candidate.

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UCP candidate Zulkifl Mujahid resigns due to “legal matters”

19 April 2023

UCP candidate Zulkifl Mujahid originally won the Fort-Mac / Wood Buffalo nomination late last year.

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Tany Yao in as Fort Mac / Wood Buffalo candidate

22 April 2023

The UCP announce that Tany Yao is the new candidate for Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo.

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Devin Dreeshen stands in front of a sign for new Sylvan Lake roundabout.

25 April 2023

Devin Dreeshen stands in front of a sign for new Sylvan Lake roundabout.

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Danielle Smith stands in front of a sign for a new Calgary stadium

25 April 2023

Danielle Smith stands in front of a sign for a new Calgary stadium.  The province is pledging 330 million Alberta taxpayer dollars for the project.

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Mayor Jyoti says stadium project is “still in the negotiation phase”

26 April 2023

Mayor Jyoti appears on a podcast with Loren McGinnis.  She repeatedly refuses to indicate who is responsible for project cost overruns

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Danielle Smith photographed with convicted “Convoy” individuals

26 April 2023

Danielle Smith poses for photos with three individuals convicted for events surrounding “Convoy” events.

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UCP attacks Notley for asking for details saying they’ve been provided, using paper that shows they haven’t been.

27 April 2023

The UCP have tweeted a video attacking Notley for asking for details on the stadium project, flashing pages from a pdf referencing important attachments that aren’t publicly available.

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UCP candidate for Lethbridge-West misspells Lethbridge

29 April 2023

UCP candidate for Lethbridge-West Cheryl Seaborn misspells Lethbridge as “Lethrbidge” on her mailout material.

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UCP member Chelsae Petrovic apologises for something

30 April 2023

UCP member for Livingstone-Macleod Chelsae Petrovic apologises for something – probably social media posts.

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Navius Research asks the UCP to retract advertising using their name

3 May 2023

UCP advertising regarding the costs of achieving “net-zero” in Alberta is inaccurate enough to prompt Navius Research (on whose data the UCP ads were ostensibly based) to issue a public statement.

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Danielle Smith’s libertarian tattoo gets public notice

4 May 2023

Visible in a photo posted to her social media, Danielle Smith has a fairly large tattoo on her forearm.  It’s a Sumerian word that roughly translates as “freedom”, popularly used by modern Libertarian individuals and organizations.

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Danielle Smith’s Executive Director warns of January brown-outs under the NDP

4 May 2023

Rob Anderson tweets that under the Notley NDP – your power bills will skyrocket…and then there are the brown outs…in January…

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Sovereignty act, pension plan still on the table (just not on the campaign trail)

5 May 2023

In an interview with Global’s morning show, Danielle Smith said that the sovereignty act, pension plan and RCMP replacement won’t be making an appearance in the UCP campaign.

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Danielle Smith tweets old photo for fire management meeting

7 May 2023

During an outbreak of wildfires, Danielle Smith tweets “This morning I am at the Alberta Emergency Management Centre in Edmonton” accompanied by a photo from 2022.

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Video from 2021 wherein Danielle Smith equates Albertans to Nazis surfaces

7 May 2023

A video from 2021 resurfaces containing a diatribe by Danielle Smith during which she equates those ~75% who took calculated risks in being vaccinated against a virus causing a global pandemic to those who followed Hitler.

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B’nai Brith and Royal Canadian Legion repudiate Danielle Smith’s comments regarding Covid

8 May 2023

Both B’nai Brith Canada and the Royal Canadian Legion post releases regarding Danielle Smith’s comments likening those choosing to be vaccinated to those who followed Hitler, and on boycotting poppies on November 11th.

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Danielle Smith tells UCP fundraisers about emergency announcement before AB

8 May 2023

Danielle Smith appears on a recent video taken at a UCP fundraiser where she tells her supporters the “inside information” about the at-the-time upcoming emergency announcement.

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Alberta Teachers Association accuses the UCP of disseminating false information

10 May 2023

In a Tweet, the Alberta Teacher’s Association says they are following their mandate of raising awareness of education, and says UCP accusations are based on false information.

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The Alberta Health minister announces “largest recruitment of nurses”

10 May 2023

The UCP Health Minister Jason Copping announces the “largest recruitment of nurses”

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The United Nurses of Alberta accuse Health Minister of misleading Albertans

11 May 2023

The United Nurses of Alberta release a statement accusing Jason Copping of misleadingly equating the registration of about 1,400 foreign trained nurses with the provincial Registered Nurse regulatory college with his claim that under his party’s government Alberta has seen the largest recruitment of nurses in the province’s history.

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Jason Kenney elected to ATCO board

11 May 2023

Smith pledges not to privatize hospitals

11 May 2023

“we will not privatize the hospitals that are under the umbrella of Alberta Health Services, […] You should judge me based on what I do.”

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AHS closes Milk River Emergency department for a week

12 May 2023

Alberta Health Services announces that the Milk River Emergency Department will be closed for a week due to a lack of staffing.

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Alberta ethics commissioner finds Danielle Smith to have breached Conflicts of Interests Act

18 May 2023

The Alberta’s ethics commissioner rules Danielle Smith contravened the Conflicts of Interest Act in discussing the Artur Pawlowski case with the province’s justice minister.

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UCP wins the provincial election

29 May 2023

The United Conservatives Party wins the 2023 Alberta general election with 53% of the popular vote.

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Energy company cuts 1500 Alberta jobs

1 June 2023

Despite making 76% more this year so far than last year, Suncor announces that 1500 jobs will be cut in Alberta by the end of this year.

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Patients of Stettler clinic told their clinic is closing permanently later this year.

2 June 2023

Only announced to be opening earlier this year, the clinic is closing permanently in only three months time.

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The Alberta government fails to fully pay their 2023 municipal taxes

30 June 2023

Danielle Smith photographed with man wearing homophobic shirt

9 July 2023

Danielle Smith attends the Calgary Stampede Festival, and is photographed posing with a man wearing a quite loud shirt extolling a homophobic message.

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Danielle Smith asks her minister to examine health spending accounts

12 July 2023

In a mandate letter, Danielle Smith asks her minister to “explore the feasibility of creating Alberta health spending accounts.”

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Danielle Smith asks her minister to examine AB pension plan

13 July 2023

While refusing to discuss it during the election, Danielle Smith has now asked her finance minister to look at moving Albertans from the Canada Pension Plan to an Alberta one.

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Alberta announces pause on renewable energy projects

3 August 2023

Citing “rural concerns”, the UCP announces a moratorium on renewable energy projects in Alberta.

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Smith’s husband attends confidential meeting on $2.6B rail proposal

26 September 2023

“My husband works for minimum wage operating a training restaurant” says Smith

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AHS directed to stop using Turkish acetaminophen

20 October 2023

6 months after being “compelled” to use it, they’re directed to stop.

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Danielle Smith complains she can’t go to hockey games (using other people’s expensive tickets)

1 November 2023

Some super-cheap tickets are okay, but the Premier doesn’t really want those

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UCP’s “Strong and Free Club” lets you* “help the UCP chart a prosperous path for Alberta’s future”

4 November 2023

(* provided you are donating a minimum $1,500 per year to the UCP)

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David Yager lands $70,000 contract to “review” AER

23 November 2023

What he’s meant to investigate about the Alberta Energy Regulator is unclear

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Take Back Alberta founder to appear in event promoting stuffing school boards with conservative members.

27 November 2023

Alberta to send over 100 delegates to COP28 costing 2,000,000$+

30 November 2023

At 18,000$+ per person for airfare, and 2,500$ per room per night for ten days, Alberta is sending over 100 delegates to the COP28 meeting.

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Minister of Health meets with Naturopaths about primary care.

4 December 2023

Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange posts about meeting “with Dr. Rob Roth, President of the College of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta, to discuss the role they play in primary care.”

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UCP remove 200$ limit on gifts that MLAs can receive, limit ethics investigations

6 December 2023

UCP pass an update to the Alberta Conflicts of Interest Act, removing the 200$ limit on individual gifts MLAs can receive.  The amendment also prevents the ethics commissioner from investigating during an election.

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Founder of TBA tweets that he loves being white.

16 December 2023

Founder of Take Back Alberta group David Parker tweets “White people are awesome and I love being white”.

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Danielle Smith says homeless encampment fires are due to organized crime

19 December 2023

Danielle Smith asserts that fires at homeless encampments are due to “organized crime operating drug markets”

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Emergency rooms closed for over 3000 days across 35 AB communities in the past 2½ years

29 December 2023

Alberta Worker reports that over the past two and a half years, 35 Alberta communities have experienced over 3000 days of closed ERs.

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Red Deer hospital MRI out of service, ER uses tarps for extra room

8 January 2024

The Red Deer hospital has been without an MRI for a few days, the same month that ER applicants waited many hours in a space separated by tarps.

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During a power alert, Danielle Smith tweets that wind was only providing “10 homes” worth of power

12 January 2024

Despite the disparaging language against wind power, the AESO actually announces that the shortage is due to two natural gas generators being out of service.  8MW would power closer to 4000 houses.  (Smith deletes the tweet)

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Utilities Minister Neudorf admits UCP energy policy responsible for energy alert

14 January 2024

Alberta’s “energy-only” market (opted for by the UCP in 2019) failed to have available energy that a “capacity market” would.

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AB hospital sends Jann Arden home with scissors to remove surgical staples

16 January 2024

Asked if she should come back to have them removed, the reply is to get a friend to do it.

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Alberta pauses kidney donor program due to lack of surgical capacity.

17 January 2024

AHS has notified the Canadian Blood Services that Alberta is opting out of Canada-wide kidney donor matching for at least February due to a lack of operating room capacity.

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Founder of TBA tweets that whiteness is awesome.

20 January 2024

This is barely a month after David Parker’s previous announcement on the subject, presumably still feeling strongly about it.

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@YourAlberta tweets request for ideas on how to fix AB healthcare

21 January 2024

Alberta Medical Association says almost 2/3 of family physicians considering leaving AB

23 January 2024

Alberta Medical Association president Dr Paul Parks announces that 61% of family physicians are considering leaving Alberta, with less than one in four indicating they can financially sustain another year in Alberta.

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Danielle Smith agrees with “voting machine” conspiracy

27 January 2024

Days after her interview of/with US media personality, right-wing-conspiracy-theorist and fired-during-billion-$$$-lawsuit-against-Fox staffer Tucker Carlson, Danielle Smith announces that Alberta will no longer be using vote tabulators.

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Danielle Smith plans to release “parental rights” legislation, has “consulted very broadly”

27 January 2024

On her radio show (~20:00) Danielle Smith says that the UCP caucus has “had a lot of conversations” and “has consulted very broadly” about upcoming announced “parent’s rights” legislation.

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Alberta Teachers’ Association says they have not been consulted

28 January 2024

Danielle Smith reportedly not to have consulted with 2SLGBTQ+ community

28 January 2024

Alberta School Councils’ Association says parents have not been consulted

29 January 2024

President of Alberta School Councils’ Association Brandi Rai says parents have not been consulted about “parent’s rights”

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Danielle Smith wants to double the population of Alberta

29 January 2024

To 10M with “an aggressive target” to attract immigrants by being “a bastion of liberty”

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Alberta Medical Association Section of Pediatrics urges Premier to reconsider

1 February 2024

“The doctor-patient relationship is inviolable and sacrosanct.”

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Amnesty International Canada condemns ‘appalling’ anti-trans policy

2 February 2024

Amnesty International Canada is deeply troubled that the government did not engage in meaningful consultations with 2SLGBTQQIA+ communities, advocates, community organizations and education and health care experts before implementing these policy changes.

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Alberta Medical Association Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry urges Premier to reconsider

4 February 2024

We stand with our colleagues, who have already issued statements, but even more importantly, we stand with our patients.

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Danielle Smith publicly falls for conspiracy theory believing that rugby player is trans.

5 February 2024

Number of “gender-affirming surgeries” on those under 18 in Alberta basically zero.

6 February 2024

Number of “gender-affirming surgeries” on those under 18 in Alberta *actually* zero.

6 February 2024

Finance ministry refuses to make public results of public AB pension survey

14 February 2024

The 2023 survey was conducted by the AB govt. with public funds, but the results aren’t public.

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Adrianna LaGrange announces Alberta to opt out of a proposed federal pharmaceutical care plan

24 February 2024

Adrianna LaGrange announces Alberta to opt out of a proposed federal pharmaceutical care plan that would provide federal coverage for diabetic supplies and contraceptives.  Alberta currently provides no coverage for adults with diabetes.

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Alberta ranks last in education spending

27 February 2024

According to Statistics Canada, Alberta ranks last among provinces by a significant margin in per-student spending.

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Health Minister LaGrange halts South Edmonton hospital project

2 March 2024

$69 million has been spent on the project since 2019.

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Paralyzed Edmonton senior moved to “facility”, actually a motel

4 March 2024

“They told me I was going to a facility for long-term care,” said Blair Canniff.  He was placed in a taxi that dumped him at a Leduc Travelodge.

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AIMCo investing millions in to failing Razor Energy

5 March 2024

The allegation from Press Progress

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Smith: Family doctors told compensation plan done in “matter of weeks”

16 March 2024

PCCM promised to doctors Real Soon Now

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Health Minister says hotel-bound senior ended up there through “proper procedures”

18 March 2024

Danielle Smith blames NDP for “Motel Medicine”

21 March 2024

After 1803 days in power, Premier Smith blames the NDP for patients in the province being housed in motel rooms inappropriate for their mobility and care requirements.

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Chelsae Petrovic assigned position assisting AB Health Minister

21 March 2024

Previously in a February podcast she had accused heart patients of neglecting their health.

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Take Back Alberta refuses to list donors, leader threatens Elections Alberta

21 March 2024

As a registered political group, TBA is required to report all donations over $250 for public access. “I wouldn’t want to be naming those donors if I was Elections Alberta.  It’s a dangerous game messing with the powerful.”  

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Smith says she has “concerns” about Edmonton city council, says “a letter is coming”.

27 March 2024

This at a press conference March 27th

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Danielle Smith writes to Trudeau, demands more Ukrainian refugees

27 March 2024

Her letter argues for over twice what was federally calculated

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500+ Canadian artists denounce anti-transgender legislation

31 March 2024

The open letter specifically calls out Alberta’s Danielle Smith.

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Alberta raises gas tax

1 April 2024

Prices to rise 4¢/litre

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Low electricity supply means Edmonton experiences rolling power blackouts

5 April 2024

Danielle Smith won’t say how she knew about letter before it arrived, didn’t keep a copy

6 April 2024

The premier claims she forwarded the letter on to Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver, but didn’t keep a copy.

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Danielle Smith tables Bill 18

10 April 2024

Danielle Smith introduces Bill 18, intended to gatekeep federal research funding by requiring provincial approval to ensure “all people from all political perspectives are able to engage in a robust debate and have a robust research agenda.”

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CAFA issues press release regarding Bill 18

12 April 2024

“The Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations condemns the introduction of Bill 18 […] as an unprecedented attack on ethical research and the ability of Albertans to compete with other Canadians for federal dollars”

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EZMSA open letter indicates that neonatal ICUs are operating at unsafe capacities

16 April 2024

In an open letter, the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association indicate that both staffing and bed capacities are dangerously high

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CAUT calls on the Alberta government to scrap Bill 18

17 April 2024

The Canadian Association of University Teachers asks the AB government to protect scientific integrity by withdrawing or amending Bill 18.

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AB announcement: PCCM to be implemented fall of 2024

17 April 2024

AMA President says this is “very positive news”

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Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) under investigation by AER

23 April 2024

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is investigating the AESO after a complaint alleging discrimination against a US-based energy company.

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Over 40 Alberta medical clinics charging “membership” fee

24 April 2024

Albertans were previously told by Smith that: “no one pays out-of-pocket for a family doctor, and no one pays for hospital services. That’s in writing.”

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Councillor Keren Tang says comments made by the premier are ‘irresponsible’

24 April 2024

Political scientist Lori Williams “It isn’t appropriate to speculate about an entire city council […] based on an anonymous letter”

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UCP draws up Bill to give provincial government power to remove municipal bylaws, councillors.

25 April 2024

Bill 20 provides a number of powers for the province over cities.

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Red Deer-South Constituency board members ask that Jennifer Johnson be re-instated to the UCP

25 April 2024

New teaching directive: AB is “the most ethical producer of oil in the world”

26 April 2024

Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides added the regulation to the K-12 framework without consulting educators  

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Emails indicate AHS was surprised by Smith’s January transgender announcement

30 April 2024

A FOIP request shows that Danielle Smith did not consult with AHS regarding her announcement.

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FOIP request shows AESO did not request “pause” in renewable energy construction

3 May 2024

Danielle Smith had previously asserted the pause was at the request of the Alberta Electric System Operator – but this is untrue.

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FOIP documents show UCP was warned of delays reducing demand for $80M of imported Turkish acetaminophen

7 May 2024

Documents show the Alberta government were warned of shipping delays, other existing supplies increasing, and that approval should be obtained prior to the medicine’s arrival.

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Union calls out low pay as a reason less than half of qualified wildland firefighters have returned this year

7 May 2024

The government has failed to meet at least one self-imposed hiring deadline, despite “fire season” starting 4 months ago.

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Brian Jean deletes tweet defending UCP renewable policies using solar farm example after reply from developer of the solar farm he used as his example.

9 May 2024

Pension Plan survey data doesn’t exist, or maybe does but is incomplete

9 May 2024

Either way, it’s (still) not being released under FOIP

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Danielle Smith watches Oilers Game 2 from a private box

10 May 2024

Danielle Smith watches Oilers Game 2 from a private box

B.C. Premier David Eby and Danielle Smith were photographed in a Rogers Arena suite in Vancouver

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UCP organize anti-vax “town hall”

13 May 2024

UCP organize church-hall presentation “An Injection of Truth”

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Brian Jean’s chief of staff misspells “You’re”

15 May 2024

While abusing an angry Albertan over social media, Brian Jean’s chief-of-staff Vitor Marciano misspells several words.

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RCMP “disappointed and disgusted” at Minister Mike Ellis during National Police Week

16 May 2024

Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services Minister Mike Ellis issued a statement for National Police Week promoting changes made by the Alberta government and criticising federal policies generally.

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Unvaccinated Canadian child under 5 years old dies of measles

16 May 2024

They were one of five children aged 9 and younger hospitalized in Ontario.

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UCP to limit debate on Bills 18,20,21 and 22 to one hour each

28 May 2024

During their tenure, the NDP used the motion an average of once per year.  So far the UCP have used it over 10 times as often.

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Political Science professor writes that Bill 20 will restrict voting

29 May 2024

Professor Wesley notes that Bill 20 removes the option of vouching for neighbours with out-of-date ID,

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Upcoming UCP talk guest calls everyone a pedophile on Twitter

30 May 2024

Makis is invited to the UCP-organized “An Injection of Truth” “town hall” later this month.

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Alberta Medical Association says Alberta very short on oncologists

31 May 2024

Diagnoses are up over 40% from a decade ago, while oncologists are up less than 20%

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Danielle Smith appears to believe that oncologists only need to visit each patient once

1 June 2024

It would likely take an entire day for someone to have treatment options explained to them, never mind test for remission or reoccurrence, deal with side-effects, examine alternative therapy, explain outcomes to a parent or provide palliative care options to someone our current technology can’t help.

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Tyler Shandro is a board member of Covenant Health

2 June 2024

It appears the former Alberta health minister has been a board member of the Catholic health services giant since Dec 2023, but this information was not publicly announced.

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Former UCP MLA Derek Fildebrandt faces criminal charges

4 June 2024

Police indicate he threatened a group of 13 and 14-year olds on the way to a convenience store.

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AHS sued by health care workers

5 June 2024

The plaintiffs are seeking $125 million claiming violations regarding overtime payments, rest periods and 12-hour shift lengths.

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UCP declares amendment in Bill C-59 to be a petro-company gag-order

5 June 2024

Item 236(1) will require proof of any claimed environmental benefits

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Alison Redford appointed to board of Invest Alberta

9 June 2024

Concern for future of Alberta facial reconstruction clinic

13 June 2024

The Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine (operated by Covenant Health in partnership with Alberta Health Services) has been phasing out physician contracts, and is soon to lose the last specialist.

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Law Society of AB holds hearing on Former UCP Justice Minister

17 June 2024

The hearing is to determine whether Madu: “undermined respect for the administration of justice when he contacted the [EPS] Chief of Police regarding a traffic ticket”

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Town of Hinton declares “Local Health Care Crisis” over lack of doctors.

24 June 2024

The town council is considering pitching in a half-million dollars per year to try to help the situation

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Alberta to opt out of federal dental plan by 2026

26 June 2024

Four months after “opting out” of the federal pharmacare plan, Smith announces Alberta to also ditch dental.

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Alberta ends fiscal year up 4.3 billion dollars

27 June 2024

Critics of the budget point out that healthcare is well below standards, school funding is at a low, and municipal taxes remain unpaid

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Danielle Smith suggests AISH clients wouldn’t be covered by federal dental program

29 June 2024

The federal program in fact covers users already enrolled in provincial programs such as AISH

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Province terminates Legal Aid Alberta’s contract

2 July 2024

Up until last week, Legal Aid Alberta was expecting Justice Minister Mickey Amery to contact them with a well-discussed contract for signing.

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Alberta Ministry of Health issued reprimand by Elections Alberta

3 July 2024

Exactly what it means for an entire Ministry to be reprimanded isn’t clear

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AESO issues grid alert

8 July 2024

   

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Alberta to allow sport hunting of “problem” grizzly bears

9 July 2024

Grizzly bears are listed as a threatened species in Alberta, with hunting banned for almost 2 decades.  Other wildlife quotas have also increased

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Hospital “diversions” becoming more frequent

9 July 2024

This often means that surgeons are available, but other required resources are not.

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29 rural hospitals currently experiencing some sort of closure

10 July 2024

Alternatives are generally ~100km away

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Tyler Shandro cleared of professional misconduct by Law Society of Alberta

18 July 2024

The tribunal addressed three allegations from early 2020

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Danielle Smith’s hockey ticket reportedly paid for by Invest Alberta board member

18 July 2024

Other staff reported to have attended other games paid for by various companies.

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Smith’s Press Secretary threatens to sue over data from expense disclosure site

21 July 2024

The Alberta.ca site showed Samuel Blackett submitted expenses on May 10, a date on which the Premier was watching a hockey game in Vancouver

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Government hiring practices blamed for lack of child service staff

21 July 2024

40% have more work than gov’t benchmark, turnover is at 30%

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Significant parts of Jasper burn in wildfire

24 July 2024

Mike Ellis requests federal help in fighting provincial fires

24 July 2024

The Public Safety minister writes “I have requested assistance from the Canadian Armed Forces to ensure all resources are brought to bear on this situation”

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Tax cut “coming sooner than we had initially expected” says Smith

25 July 2024

Per an article by Rick Bell

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Alberta Treasury Board and Finance refuses to disclose pension survey data

29 July 2024

Won’t provide it in case Postmedia tells anybody else – refuses over a dozen FOIP filings

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TBA founder facing contempt of court

29 July 2024

As a registered political group, Take Back Alberta is required to report donations, but hasn’t

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FOIP refused because “The [finance] ministry may be impacted”

29 July 2024

“The applicant may further release the information into the public domain.”

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Calgary Lougheed UCP has another town hall – this time a 1-on-1 with Danielle Smith

30 July 2024

Questions include: Why won’t you give us Hydroxychloroquine without a prescription?

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UCP association president calls Ukrainian immigrants Nazis

30 July 2024

Calgary-Lougheed association president Darrell Komick made the comment to Danielle Smith at their UCP “Town Hall”

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President of Alberta Medical Association still trying, but admits the AB gov has been no help so far

1 August 2024

No improvements for rural physicians, oncologists

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Ministry of Mental Health & Addiction issued FOIP by drug policy journalist

1 August 2024

Gets back less than 20% of what they admit exists

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Last year’s “pause” in renewables so far killed 53 projects offering 8,630 megawatts of capacity

2 August 2024

According to a Pembina Institute research paper, this extra amount would have been enough to power virtually every single home in Alberta

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400 patients awaiting hip or knee surgery at the Royal Alex to keep waiting more

7 August 2024

June operations had already been pushed to Aug 18, but they’re now cancelled even further to Sept 3rd

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Calgary-Lougheed MLA Eric Bouchard walks back claim UCP to stop permitting vaccinations

8 August 2024

Unclear what “multiple lengthy conversations” with Minister Lagrange were really about

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Smith: legislation on school pronouns coming this year

15 August 2024

Smith tackles the important policy of requiring parents be notified if kids under 16 want to change their names or pronouns

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Smith to turn some hospitals over to Covenant Health

17 August 2024

The Catholic-run private health-care provider is chaired by previous conservative members

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Royal Alex ortho surgery cancellations pushed even further

26 August 2024

Now the end of September.

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Danielle Smith wants legislation so AB psychologists can tell people to kill themselves

27 August 2024

As the November leadership review approaches, Smith announces new policies (but only to UCP members)

2 September 2024

97.5% of Albertan’s don’t have a UCP party membership

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Alberta schools to be opt-in (rather than opt-out) for sex-ed

3 September 2024

Nobody seems sure who asked for this or why

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Red Deer city councillors shocked as tabulator-free elections to triple costs

3 September 2024

Extra election workers equals extra $$$

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Former Alberta justice minister guilty of professional misconduct

12 September 2024

Jonathan Denis was a minister from 2008 to 2015

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Smith admits AB schools full

12 September 2024

“Every single school is facing these capacity issues”

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Smith reverses course on AB immigration

13 September 2024

Was previously bullish, with “Alberta’s Calling” campaign, and refugee request

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LaGrange walks back hospital abortion access claims – access will be affected

14 September 2024

Says she “was referring to elective surgical abortions”, when almost half use only medication.

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Energy minister says public money could finance Alberta oil well cleanup

16 September 2024

Brian Jean: “we might have to do some investment”

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Smith says Alberta’s problems not hers

18 September 2024

The conservatives were elected over 5 years ago; Smith has been in power for almost 2.

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Oil companies owe rural AB $¼B

19 September 2024

Smith fights for oil companies, but not for them to pay their share

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Alberta Municipalities vote 86% to keep using electronic vote counters

26 September 2024

Costs to be borne by localities, Smith not changing her mind.

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Smith tells UCP member she’ll investigate “chemtrail” conspiracy theory

28 September 2024

Suggests it could be “the US Department of Defence”

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Pertussis, other vaccines unavailable as province fails to renew distribution contract

4 October 2024

Whooping cough, tetanus, diptheria, flu and covid affected.

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Danielle Smith to guest-star at Rebel News event

5 October 2024

If you want to see how the “most controversial” Premier deals with no-off-limits questions, it’ll cost you at least $120

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Royal Alex ortho surgery cancellations continue

5 October 2024

Now to Dec 1st

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Danielle Smith panders to WEF-conspiracy believers

8 October 2024

Smith made the comments in a Medicine Hat town hall meeting

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UCP welcomes back Jennifer Johnson

9 October 2024

She was ousted from the party by Smith in 2023 in a “final” decision for comments likening transgender students in class to adding poop to cookies

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Health Minister LaGrange says vaccine contract wasn’t renewed due to “quality and safety issues”

9 October 2024

Asked for comment, Accuristix says they were never notified of safety of quality concerns.

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UCP release policy list to be voted on during upcoming AGM

10 October 2024

Of 35 resolutions, 20% relate to gender, 0% to  jobs, spending, or near-term healthcare.

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AMA feels obliged to start a periodical addressing health care misinformation

10 October 2024

The first issue from the Alberta Medical Association deals specifically with funding (basically, AB is way behind)

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Edmonton Muslim schools to bus students to attend UCP AGM

11 October 2024

Leaked documents show students would have fees, membership paid

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Smith spends 7M$ on ads against federal regulations

15 October 2024

Feds call it “debunked disinformation to appease her base ahead of her leadership review”

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Law Society sanctions former UCP justice minister Kaycee Madu

15 October 2024

Actions “incompatible with the best interests of the public or of the members of the Society”

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AMA releases 2nd statement on health care misinformation

18 October 2024

The second issue of the Alberta Medical Association’s “Fact Checkup” addresses mainly family doctor staffing and funding models

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Allegation: non-UCP members are receiving refunds for memberships they never purchased

20 October 2024

Who may have used their email addresses to purchase memberships on their behalf is currently a mystery

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Brutal -3°C cold snap triggers AESO Grid Alert

22 October 2024

Alberta Energy System Operator noted it was “the coldest we’ve had and there were three large generators that were offline.”

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Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services Spam-bins federal grant offer

23 October 2024

Jason Nixon insists he never saw any offer

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Danielle Smith follows up on legislation so AB psychologists can tell people to kill themselves

23 October 2024

Law Society of Alberta is also called out by name.  Unrelatedly, they happened to have sanctioned former UCP Justice Minister Madu last week what a co-incidence!

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“Unboxing” video shows manufacturer knew medicine to be non-standard when made

27 October 2024

Warning of non-standard concentration is printed on the box by the Turkish acetaminophen supplier Atabay themselves

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Skybox owner alleged to have received over $250M in sole-sourced contacts

27 October 2024

The Breakdown obtained FOIP documents also indicating family members on AB Govt payroll, part of healthcare privatization lobby

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Fifth Alberta cabinet minister admits to taking Oilers playoff tickets

30 October 2024

(In addition to the Premier)

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Danielle Smith blames doctors for opioid addiction problems

31 October 2024

The Alberta Medical Association issued a news release refuting that claim, calling the opioid crisis a “multi-system failure of regulation.”

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Bill 29: Gov’t must be notified any time a mixed-gender sports league is established

31 October 2024

Minister Schow demands to know

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Danielle Smith passes leadership review

2 November 2024

Of approximately 84,000 UCP members, Smith secured votes from about 4,239 of them

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Trapping limits removed, including for at-risk wolverines

4 November 2024

2019 study calls wolverine trapping “not sustainable” in Alberta

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Entire board of AIMCo fired

7 November 2024

Agriculture ministry refuses to make public results of energy development survey

13 November 2024

The 2024 survey was conducted by the AB govt. with public funds, but the results aren’t public.

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UCP committee members vote to increase Allowance

26 November 2024

MLA Accommodations Allowance increased by 14%

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Implementation date for PCCM

1 April 2025

This April 1st 2025 is the date for the Physician Comprehensive Care Model, as per Danielle Smith on Oct 16th 2024

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Alberta is Calling “Moving Bonus” becomes available

1 May 2025

May 1st is the first date on which the “Alberta is Calling” campaign moving bonus bringing people to Alberta can be applied for

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