As nine H1N1  vaccination clinics opened their doors Monday morning in Calgary and Edmonton, they greeted thousands of people, many small children and seniors.  Line ups were long, and many “high risk” candidates were forced to spend hours standing outside as clinics were under order to “not turn anyone away.”

On Monday in the opening question [...]

I invite you to participate in a community consultation, hosted by the Alberta Liberal Caucus, on issues surrounding the health care system in Alberta.
October 14th
7:00-9:00pm
Cochrane  Ranche House
101 RancheHouse Road, Cochrane AB
For more information please contact Kim: 780 422-0506
David

Canada’s Senators have unanimously agreed to recognize Alberta’s Famous Five as Honourary Senators, a fitting tribute for this month’s celebration of the 80th anniversary of the ‘Persons’ Case, which led to women being recognized as persons under the British North America Act and therefore eligible to serve as Senators. 
The Famous Five were Nellie McClung, [...]

 
My Caucus colleagues and I send our thoughts, best wishes and heartfelt thanks to the soldiers and officers of Task Force 3-09, who left for Afghanistan yesterday.
 
Our military members make tremendous sacrifices to serve our country and help others in need. Soldiers and officers who left yesterday will be away for six months. They will [...]

 
The Stelmach administration continues to ignore the Auditor General’s recommendations for saving taxpayer dollars, even as they rack up a deficit approaching $10 billion.
This is a government that has totally lost control of its budget, lost any respect of Albertans around its lack of management and has created a fiscal deficit that is the largest [...]

 
I hope that all Albertans will join me and my Alberta Liberal Caucus colleagues in celebrating the International Day of Older Persons. 
Seniors have played a tremendous role in building and maintaining our communities. While it is important to recognize the significant contributions seniors have made to Alberta, we must also acknowledge the many serious [...]