Press Releases
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Opposition stands united in call for independant public inquiry into health care crisis
March 11 2011
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If only they would have listened to the Doctor: Liberal response to the H1N1 report
December 16 2010
Edmonton – It’s been more than a year after the unforgettable H1N1 vaccination debacle in Alberta, and the Stelmach administration is only now answering for their complete mismanagement of the H1N1 response.From the beginning, Official Opposition Leader David Swann pleaded with former Health Minister Ron Liepert and the Premier to...… read more >
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Dr. Swann Announces Emergency Plan for the Emergency Room
November 26 2010
Calgary – Official Opposition Leader David Swann is launching his plan to help Alberta weather the emergency room overcrowding crisis. … read more >
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Duckett was Just a Symptom
November 25 2010
Edmonton – Official Opposition Leader David Swann says that Stephen Duckett needed to go, but that his failings were just a symptom of the Stelmach administration’s grave mismanagement of public health care. … read more >
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Dr. David Swann Responds to the Schindler Report
August 31 2010
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How Confidential are your Health Records?
August 30 2010
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Swann Sets Record Straight on Alberta Oil Sands
June 21 2010
Calgary – The city council of Bellingham, Washington recently voted to support a resolution targeting fuels derived from Alberta’s oil sands. Concerned that the Premier’s response has been inadequate and that attacks on the oil sands have been increasing, Official Opposition Leader David Swann spoke today to the city councillor...… read more >
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Dr. Swann Supports Changes to CPP
June 17 2010
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David Swann: No to a National Securities Regulator
June 16 2010
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Undermining Education: report inspires everything but confidence
June 2 2010
Calgary – Harry Chase, Alberta Liberal Education Critic, says that Albertans have provided visionary guidance to the Stelmach administration in the Inspiring Education report. But reading between the lines of the report shows that the Premier might eliminate elected school boards. … read more >
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David Swann unveils Clean Government Initiative
May 12 2010
Edmonton – Citing a need to address the ongoing culture of cronyism in Alberta, Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann is releasing his Clean Government Initiative (CGI) today – twelve steps to transparency, effectiveness and accountability.… read more >
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David Swann on Alberta's Auditor General
April 14 2010
Edmonton - David Swann, Leader of the Official Opposition, says that an Alberta Liberal administration would give the Auditor General greater authority, with binding powers, to help clean up government.… read more >
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Swann asks Stelmach to stop destroying urban cores with school closures
March 10 2010
Municipal governments in Edmonton and Calgary are trying to revitalize their downtown cores - but school closures make it difficult to attract families, and up to 70 schools in Edmonton alone could be on the chopping block thanks to the Stelmach administration's education cutbacks.… read more >
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Liberals want real commitment to independent MLA pay review committee
March 10 2010
Typically this administration establishes committees only to ignore their recommendations. The Official Opposition wants the Premier to set up a committee with the power to make binding recommendations that the Stelmach administration will have no choice but to implement.… read more >
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Swann wants the Premier to reinstate Alberta Cancer Board
March 22 2010
Edmonton - Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann wants the Stelmach administration to reinstate the Alberta Cancer Board, which the Premier eliminated in 2008 along with the health regions. The dissolution made Alberta the only province in Canada without a cancer board.… read more >
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Alberta Liberals propose new plan to enhance farm worker safety
January 20 2011
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