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It’s that (festive) time of the year again: Parkland’s Annual Gala Dinner & Silent Auction is back! Our most important fundraising event will be held on February 26, at the Faculty Club, U of A. Register at parklandinstitute.ca/2026_gala

Parkland report authors: Even in the most anti-union province, “unions can push for policy changes that benefit all workers and people with a stake in their service environments, as in the case of teachers advocating for smaller class sizes.” theconversation.com/organized-labo…

The economy we need: Join Lindsay McLaren (University of Calgary) and Melissa Gorrie (Ecojustice Canada) for a free webinar hosted by Parkland Institute as part of #ReclaimTheEconomyWeek. Tomorrow! ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

What does Bill 11 change about how we access health care? And why are experts warning of ripple effects across Canada’s medicare? Join Andrew Longhurst and Rebecca Graff-McRae on Tuesday, February 3, for a free webinar on Parkland’s new report. ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Alberta’s two-tier health care bill is designed to kill public health care – a new report shows how. albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/albert… #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

Private payment for health care doesn’t shorten wait times. Decades of evidence show the opposite: when care can be bought, public queues grow longer. Bill 11 follows a well-worn and damaging path. parklandinstitute.ca/end_of_medicare

So nice to see media actually doing the work to get the information right and debunk the #abgov lies (rather than just quoting the minister's efforts to dismiss the truth by calling it "ndp talking points"). Thank you Zoe Mason

New from me, on the Parkland Institute blog: Alberta's Budget 2026 brings deficits, instability, and strained infrastructure and services despite obvious solutions. Why does the Alberta government keep punching itself in the face? parklandinstitute.ca/political_choi…

This Wednesday, join Parkland’s E.D. Ricardo Acuña and pension policy expert Ellen Nygaard for a virtual townhall on the CPP and the future of retirement security in Alberta — An event by Public Interest Alberta. Register at pialberta.org/cpp_virtual_to…

Great response by Friends of Medicare to the #ABGov's practice of attacking their critics instead of actually debating the merits of their arguments.

This new op-ed from Gordon Laxer serves to remind Mr. Poilievre that Parkland Institute was proposing strategic petroleum reserves back in 2008--a proposal that was quickly shot down by the Conservative government. thestar.com/opinion/contri…

The oil industry will reap billions in record profits from this war. That windfall should be taxed - it could be used to fund economic diversification and transition. Great piece from @policyalternatives Bluesky @policyalternatives.ca policyalternatives.ca/news-research/…

I just don't get the logic of trying to deal with extreme windfall corporate profits with a tax cut (temporary or otherwise).

“the private insurance companies are working directly with the Smith government to “help facilitate a smooth transition for Albertans” to a new, two-tier health-care system” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli breachmedia.ca/pandoras-box-d…

Something something free markets, blah blah small government, yadda yadda minimal regulation.

wow I love the Alberta Advantage parklandinstitute.ca/expensive_by_d…