The federal government is getting in on the deal, too, propping up the American company by an additional $300 million.
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The UCP announced joint funding with the federal government for two Indigenous communities, but they left out the part where they gutted the programme they’re using to fund it.
Alberta doctors recently voted in favour of a new agreement with Alberta Health, which will see funding increases that will be insufficient for addressing inflationary pressure.
The UCP government released the first quarter fiscal update for the current budget year and while it’s true Alberta will have a surplus of over $13B, there’s some stuff they’re not telling us.
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UCP cut arts funding by $4.3 million
And that’s not counting inflation or population growth.
Alberta is spending hundreds of millions of dollars less on income support than originally budgeted. And that all changed with the pandemic.
And underspending while costs increase is essentially a funding cut.
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Alberta spending $200M less on home care
A recent increase to home care funding announced by the UCP isn’t even enough cover increases to inflation.
The UCP government released their latest budget, and it’s not good news for K–12 schools.
In an announcement made by Jason Kenney yesterday, the Alberta government plans to spend nearly $2 billion on the expansion over the decade.