Tonight, my colleague @janisirwin.bsky.social and I joined NDP volunteers in Spruce Grove to knock on doors and talk to voters about the issues that matter most to them. As usual, I found that there is much more that unites Albertans than divides us. #abpoli #bettertogethersummer

As of today, Alberta has the lowest minimum wage in the country. Alberta also has the highest youth unemployment in Canada. The argument that raising the minimum wage increases youth unemployment is clearly not based in fact. It's time to raise Alberta's minimum wage. #abpoli #bettertogether

On Monday, Calgary high school student Evan Li tried to raise concerns about education at a town hall hosted by the UCP but the moderator refused to let him speak. Last night @naheednenshi.bsky.social gave Evan the opportunity to speak that the UCP denied him. www.youtube.com/live/VGmRBAL...

Yesterday, I chatted with Lloydminster Airport staffers Terry and Dayne about their hope that a new passenger carrier soon steps up to replace WestJet, which ended service to Lloydminster in 2023. This region deserves regularly scheduled air service. #bettertogethersummer #abpoli

After the UCP increased co-payments by 40% on seniors’ drug plans, a leaked cabinet document reveals that Danielle Smith has secret plans to charge Albertans hundreds of millions more for their prescription drugs. Swipe the photos for our full statement. #abpoli #ableg #abhealth

Danielle Smith and the UCP's vision for Alberta "Pharmacare" is to charge seniors hundreds of millions more each year for prescription drugs--at a time when many Albertans are struggling with increased cost of family essentials. www.albertandpcaucus.ca/news/post/uc...

What we heard during our Better Together Town Halls was what my staff and I hear every day in Edmonton-McClung. Albertans can get timely access to tests, surgery and vaccines. Health care providers can work as a team. We just need a govt that believes in public health care. #betterispossible

Last weekend, I stopped by the Aldergrove Community League Day event. Many thanks to the volunteers who organize these events! They do amazing work, with and for their neighbours, to make our communities better places to live, work and raise a family. #communityleaguedayyeg

Last weekend, I attended the Daughters' Day event held every year at Edmonton City Hall to celebrate the contributions that women of all ages have made to building our community. I am always inspired after events like these and this year was no exception. #daughtersday

I was fortunate to be able to share a few moments with former Senator, global historian and renowned human rights advocate, author and scholar Doug Roche at the 17th Annual Sir John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights Awards Ceremony. #humanrights #abpoli

Today, I met with my constituent Mike, a disability advocate. He shared some thoughts with me about the UCP's planned changes to AISH that I would like to share with you. Later today, my colleague @marierenaud.bsky.social is hosting a Town Hall. To register: www.albertandpcaucus.ca/events/event...

Today, the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce hosted Canada's Minister of International Trade, Maninder Sidhu, who spoke of the need for trade diversification & the value of our International Trade Commissioner Services in a wide ranging fireside chat with Chamber President Doug Griffiths. #abpoli

After knocking on doors in Edmonton-McClung, I joined several @albertandp.ca colleagues at our Better Together Town Hall in Sherwood Park. More great conversations and further confirmation that Albertans are united on the things that matter, including health care, education & a united Canada #abpoli

Thanks to my good friend Mike for joining me on the doors last night in Edmonton-McClung. I learn so much from these conversations with my constituents We have more in common with one another than we sometimes think. Don't let the UCP tell you otherwise. #abpoli #bettertogethersummer

As part of the @albertandp.ca's ongoing conversations with Albertans, I attended the Rural Development Network's AGM today. Participants shared insights on important rural issues like housing, rural economic development & bus transportation. Thanks for the conversation! #abpoli #ruralalberta

Last night's Better Together Town Hall in Spruce Grove was an incredible success! People shared their hopes & fears about public health & education, community safety, the cost of living & the future of rural Alberta. Thanks for a great evening, Spruce Grove! #abpoli #bettertogethersummer

Pleased to meet with West Edmonton Business Association (weBA) board members to listen to their ideas about small business & to renew my own membership in weBA. If you are a business owner in west Edmonton or the surrounding area, go to Weba.org to learn more. #abpoli #smallbusiness

Last in the parking lot as usual. Great conversations in Spruce Grove tonight about how we are all Better Together across Alberta and throughout Canada. Thanks for sharing, Spruce Grove! #abpoli #bettertogethersummer #abndp

See you in a few hours, Spruce Grove! My @albertandp.ca colleagues @pancholirakhi.bsky.social, @jodiabndp.bsky.social and I are looking forward to hearing about the issues that matter most to you and how Albertans and Canadians are Better Together. #abpoli #abndp #bettertogethersummer

Alberta families deserve a government that is caring and that puts their health, well-being, and affordability ahead of picking fights with Ottawa.

My pal Laura joined me again tonight for conversations with some of my constituents. No matter the neighbourhood, the same issues keep coming up: the rising cost of car insurance, overcrowded classrooms, growing wait times for health care, & UCP attacks on Albertans with disabilities. #abpoli

Pleased to join families at the Edmonton and District Labour Council annual Labour Day BBQ. We must continue to work in solidarity for fair wages, safer workplaces, basic labour standards including holiday and sick pay & the right to bargain for a better deal at work. #bettertogether❤️ #labourday

This Labour Day, I salute my late father, Walter Dach, a career Union Carpenter, & all workers. Workers' rights, including the right to join a union and to strike, were hard-won rights &must be protected. Stand together. Fight to preserve these precious democratic pillars. #bettertogether #labourday

Thanks to my great volunteers with Team McClung for braving the heat to go knocking on doors with me today in Callingwood. I've met a lot of people getting ready for the return to school who are worried about the UCP government's ongoing attacks on public education. #abpoli #backtoschool

On September 4th, our Leader @naheednenshi.bsky.social and @amandachapman.bsky.social @amandachapmanndp will be holding a virtual town hall on the future of our public education system. Join us on YouTube Live at 7 PM.

@naheednenshi.bsky.social &I are calling on the UCP to abandon its attempt to steal the $200 a month federal benefit from AISH recipients, drop its plan to replace AISH with a "work for your supports" program, re-index AISH payments to inflation & support accessibility legislation. #abpoli

WATCH LIVE: Shadow Minister for Community and Social Services @marierenaud.bsky.social and I will be joined by Disability Advocate Zachary Weeks to call on the UCP government to end its attack on disabled Albertans. youtube.com/live/of0lAjU...

On August 24, 1991, Ukraine declared its independence from the former Soviet Union. Today, Albertans of Ukrainian descent gathered at the legislature to mark this occasion and pray for better times for their troubled homeland. Slava Ukraini! Happy Independence Day!

Every year, young people across the city run lemonade stands to raise money for #stollerykids. This morning, I met dozens of Junior Lemon Squeezers and their parents in my constituency to congratulate them on their important work. So proud to celebrate their community spirit! #abpoli

The Alberta Legislature belongs to the people of Alberta. It is supposed to be a welcoming and inclusive place for all. The UCP is the only government in the country to welcome a performer who preaches hate towards its people onto public land and waste public resources while doing it.

New location for our #bettertogethersummer Town Hall in Edmonton on August 28th! #abpoli

Danielle Smith’s travel tip of the year: head to B.C. if you want a free COVID shot. 🧳

Back to school is just around the corner and Alberta’s New Democrats want to remind you to make sure your measles vaccinations are up to date. This is a completely preventable disease and we’re in a massive outbreak. Call 811 for more information and book your measles vaccination.

My office has been hearing from Albertans with disabilities anxious about having to reapply for AISH despite having already proven their need. And this is on top of the UCP clawing back the Canada Disability Benefit. Why is the govt hellbent on making their lives harder? #abpoli #disabilities

Join @naheednenshi.bsky.social, my @albertandp.ca colleagues & I for one of our #bettertogethersummer town halls across the province. We want to hear from Albertans about the issues that really matter to you such as the high cost of living, health care and the future of Alberta within Canada!

Are you sure you’re listening? 🤨 Danielle Smith’s waste-of-taxpayer-money “Alberta Next” panels turned rowdy in Edmonton. It’s clear they’re not interested in hearing from Albertans. The UCP just wants to continue to push their costly, destabilizing ideas on Alberta.

Out on the doors again last night with Team Edmonton McClung. A lot of folks continue to be concerned about the cost of living, public health care, and the consequences a potential referendum on separation could have on our economy. #bettertogethersummer #abpoli

Join me this Saturday, August 16th from 12 to 3 PM for my Annual Summer BBQ at the West Meadowlark Community League, 9311 165 Street. There will be free food and family-friendly activities. Come enjoy some time with your neighbours & enjoy summer while we still can! #bettertogethersummer #abpoli

I am saddened to hear about the passing of former Alberta NDP MLA, Alex McEachern. Not only did Alex represent the residents of Edmonton-Kingsway for two terms, his dedication to the party and advocating for the well-being of all Albertans remained strong his entire life.

"Your pension isn’t just a line on your pay stub. It’s the reward for a lifetime of hard work." Read my colleague @courtellingson.bsky.social's piece in the Edmonton Journal on the Canada Pension Plan. #handsoffmycpp #abpoli #pensions #betterispossible edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

One of the best things I do as an MLA is knock on doors to hear firsthand from my constituents about the issues which matter most to them. And I'm grateful to the volunteers from Team Edmonton-McClung who join me, especially when it's as hot outside as it was yesterday. #BetterIsPossible #abpoli

My @albertandp.ca colleagues and I are travelling the province this summer. We want to hear from you about how we can build better public health care and education, make life more affordable & build our economy within a united Canada. We know #betterispossible. Join us for #bettertogethersummer!

Another afternoon on the doors talking to constituents in Aldergrove. Sadly, I continue to hear concerns about the state of our public health care system. People can't believe that, with all of the problems in health, the UCP is spending the summer talking about separatism. #BetterIsPossible

It was great to connect with two dedicated community volunteers- Stephanie Walsh and Christina Reboh Park-who helped spearhead the rejuvenation of the Oleskiw-Wolf Willow Bike Pump Park and Playground at its grand opening last night! #abpoli

The UCP claws back payments intended to make Albertans' lives easier and then claims it's Ottawa's fault that folks can't keep up with the rising cost of living. Now the Auditor General has confirmed the UCP failed to pass on the federal child care subsidy to Alberta parents. #betterispossible

Proud member of #TeamCanada. I will always speak up for people in my community, and sometimes that will mean disagreeing with the federal government.. But unlike the UCP ,I know that solutions can be found while keeping Alberta in Canada. #BetterIsPossible #abpoli calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Recently, the UCP announced that most Albertans will be forced to pay $110 to receive the COVID vaccine starting this fall. Another example of the UCP breaking their promise in the last election that no Albertan would have to pay more for medically necessary services. #BetterIsPossible #abpoli

This latest report suggests nearly half of Albertans are within $200 dollars of being out of money. The cost of essentials like car insurance, utilities and groceries is rising. Meanwhile, the UCP wants to get their grubby hands on your CPP and pander to separatists. #BetterIsPossible #abpoli

I hear a lot from parents who wait up to two years for FSCD applications to be approved, and often another two years for their kids to begin receiving those supports. It's time lost that these families and these kids never get back and it can have a life-long impact. #betterispossible #abpoli

When I was a kid, I had the measles. I would not recommend the experience to anyone. Do what you can to avoid it, both for yourself and for your loved ones. Make sure everyone in your family has received 2 doses of the measles vaccine. We deserve leadership on public health. #BetterIsPossible.