Sarah Hoffman, who is deputy leader for the NDP, says an independent review is necessary to look into the United Conservative government’s decision to end isolation requirements, contact tracing and asymptomatic testing.
Alberta
Alberta’s COVID-19 Plan Could Have Ripple Effect In Canada: Top Doctors
Public Health Director Theresa Tam urges people to continue to isolate themselves, get tested for COVID-19, and inform their close contacts, even if it is no longer required.
Alberta’s case levels have risen and the Delta variant is now dominant.
Alberta government receives Steve Allan’s final report on inquiry into oil & gas critics
… Kenney recently said he was not surprised eco-groups are criticizing the inquiry as unfair and tilted toward a prejudged outcome.
“They don’t want the public to realize they have been receiving massive amounts of money from foreign sources to shut down the largest job-creating industry in Canada,” Kenney said on July 22.
“They don’t want the disinfectant of transparency to come down on them. That’s why they went to court. Thankfully, the Court of Queen’s Bench threw their case out.”
Joe Oliver: Liberals just don’t get it when it comes to Alberta
Alberta has a strong case for reform of equalization policy and more generally of its treatment in Confederation. Inequitable equalization payments are typical of Alberta’s status as an exploited cash cow and of the indifference and even disdain it is subjected to by a powerful Laurentian elite, progressive mainstream media and the reigning Liberal party. Central and Eastern Canadians should pay close attention — if they care about national unity and economic growth.
Here’s what environmental groups say the anti-Alberta energy inquiry knows about their foreign funding
A controversial two-year long inquiry into allegations that foreign actors attempted to unfairly sully the international reputation of Alberta oil and gas is scheduled to be completed by July 30.
On that day, commissioner and forensic accountant Steve Allan’s report will be due to Energy Minister Sonya Savage. She is compelled to publicly release his findings within 90 days of receiving them.
In 2019, Allan was initially tapped to report back by July 2, 2020. He had a budget of $2.5 million to investigate any funding furnished by sinister actors to environmental groups, and whether any organization receiving that money to smack-talk oil also receives government grants or holds charitable status in Canada.
Opposition calls for COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Alberta schools this fall
The Alberta NDP wants COVID-19 immunization clinics in schools when classes resume this fall to ensure more students get their second dose of vaccine as soon as possible.
SLOBODIAN: Gay Alberta NDP MLA openly mocks believers of God
Edmonton NDP MLA Janis Irwin mocked Jesus and the Bible, used bully tactics, interfered with a citizen’s right to free speech, and encouraged vigilantism against a street preacher.
And she sported a huge grin during a stunning display of reprehensibly rabid intolerance on Friday.
Canadians don’t want to move to Alberta
The biggest factor, said ATB Deputy Chief Economist Robert Roach, is employment.
“A big driver, especially in Alberta is economic conditions: are people going to find a job?” said Roach. “They come here looking for jobs, and if they can’t find one, or the opposite happens, and unemployment starts to rise, they tend to leave. So that’s exactly what’s happened.”
And who caused that?
Lambda variant detected in Alberta for first time
Hinshaw described the Lambda variant as a ‘variant of interest’, with experts monitoring it to see if it gets upgraded to a ‘variant of concern’.
Jailed Canadian Pastor Alleges Double Standard For Muslims Regarding Lockdown Enforcement
A Polish-Canadian pastor who was arrested and jailed for holding church services in defiance of Alberta’s Public Health Act alleged that provincial health officials and law enforcement apply a different standard to Muslims who violate lockdown orders.
Pastor Artur Pawlowski, who made international headlines when he was arrested in the middle of a busy highway on his way home from church, told The Christian Post (CP) that authorities pick on Christians because they know they will not fight back.
Alberta marks fourth consecutive quarter of losing residents: Statistics Canada
Alberta’s slow economic rebound continues to drive Albertans to other provinces.
More than 3,000 residents were lost to other places in Canada during the first quarter of this year, marking the fourth consecutive quarter in which the number of people who left the province outpaced newcomers arriving from elsewhere in the country, according to the latest Statistics Canada data.
Red swastika spray-painted on Edmonton mosque
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, one of Canada’s largest Muslim communities, took to social media posting images showing the Baitul Hadi Mosque with a spray-painted image of the Nazi symbol.
Alberta Health Services physically closes Calgary church after repeated COVID-19 violations
According to a news release on Saturday morning, the action was taken against the southeast Calgary church after its lead pastor Tim Stephens “continued to disregard public health measures required by law under order of the chief medical officer of health.”