MLA Update July 24, 2020
It’s still important as we re-open to stay 2 metres away from people outside your cohort. If you are more than a metre away from someone with COVID-19, you are five times less likely to get an infection than someone who is closer, and the risk is even lower when that distance is two metres.
Improving Surgical Wait Times for Albertans
Yesterday, I asked the Minister of Health Tyler Shandro about the progress in our commitment to reduce surgical wait times in Alberta’s publicly-funded health care system
Filibusters
The main opportunity the Opposition has is to bring attention to legislation is debate. They have a number of tools and rules of debate, here are a few of them
Access to Safe and Affordable Child Care
Access to safe and affordable child care is an important for working parents across this province.
Meeting Recently Crowned Savannah and Her Mother Amy
Had the pleasure of meeting recently crowned Savannah and her mother Amy today by video chat.
School Re-Opening
The suspension of in-person schooling in March has been hard for many students and their families in West Yellowhead. Kindergarten to Grade 12 education changed significantly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and I know that students, parents, teachers and school boards did their best to adapt to a different way of learning. However, […]
Bilateral Child Care Funding Agreement.
Today, Minister Schulz was joined by federal Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Ahmed Hussen to announce a bilateral child care funding agreement.
Return to Schools
The suspension of in-person schooling in March has been hard for many students and their families.
Question Period: June 23, 2020
Cormorants have been a huge issue in this area for many years. If we are going to invest in our hatcheries and stocking programs, its imperative we deal with the predators as well.
Receiving Advance Payments from the Disaster Recovery Program
Earlier this week, I learned of a small number of people receiving advance payments from the Disaster Recovery Program, who were later asked to pay the money back.
When we wok, Canada works
Money that built roads, schools and hospitals, paid the salaries of doctors, nurses and teachers and funded programs and services supporting the vulnerable.
When we work, Canada works
Canadian energy is produced under some of the world’s highest environmental and human rights standards.