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In a healthcare emergency, wait times can be a matter of life or death. A recent visit to the emergency room highlighted the degree to which the Alberta government's policies - meant to fix health care - have only served to exacerbate the crises in the system.

A Patient or Just Another Number? How UCP Policies Exacerbate the Crises in Health Care

Western separatist waves come and go — and this one is no bigger a threat than its predecessors. This is a “crisis” manufactured by a premier struggling to win favour with her base and distract from real crises in health care, education and affordability.

The West Wants Out: A Manufactured Threat From an Old Playbook

It was a busy year for Parkland Institute — and our annual report covers it all.

Check out the research and analysis we produced in 2025-2026 to keep Albertans informed about public policies that matter to them. https://assets.nationbuilder.com/parklandinstitute/pages/1/attachments/original/1780975585/2025-2026_Annual_Report.pdf?1780975585

From major publications to public forums, Parkland Institute’s presence in 2025-2026 was strong. Read our latest annual report and find out how Parkland’s research is contributing to a stronger, more democratic Alberta.
https://assets.nationbuilder.com/parklandinstitute/pages/1/attachments/original/1780975585/2025-2026_Annual_Report.pdf?1780975585

Took them long enough, but the federal government has finally broken its silence about Bill 11 and the threat it represents to Canada’s public health system. Just don’t expect the cavalry to come anytime soon.

Will Mark Carney push back against dual practice, private health insurance, and Alberta Pension Plan? The federal government finally admits UCP's Bill 11 caught their attention

Wars, pandemics, climate change: as crises grow bigger and meaner, one urban designer has been paying attention to what happens to cities when everything fails — and what helps them hold together. In-person, at the U of A. Tickets still available!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mikael-colville-andersen-urbanism-in-times-of-war-crisis-tickets-1985868193224

Since the UCP took office in 2019, electricity prices rose 47%, tuition fees 29%, and auto insurance premiums 45%. A new Parkland article looks at the policy choices behind Alberta's affordability crisis — and what could have been done differently.
https://www.parklandinstitute.ca/expensive_by_design

As Albertans struggle with the second-highest cost of living in Canada, the UCP government is intent on making their lives measurably harder by driving up prices, suppressing wages, and favouring private market solutions over public ones.
https://www.parklandinstitute.ca/expensive_by_design