Parkland study confirms AUPE position: privatization costs Albertans more money, provides less accountability
EDMONTON – A new Parkland Institute study found tax dollars spent on private contracts for government building maintenance skyrocketed tenfold in just three years, while the details of those contracts and the condition of the buildings being maintained are kept secret.
Wildrose plan for more private health care will damage public system
EDMONTON – The Wildrose Party’s plan to divert health care dollars into private health care will cause immense damage to the public health care system, warns Guy Smith, President of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees.