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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

UCP policies are deepening the affordability crisis in Alberta. When the goal is to always place private market interests first, there is no room left for helping Albertans cope with one of the highest costs of living in Canada.
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Expensive by Design: How UCP Policies Sabotage Affordability in Alberta UCP policies are deepening the affordability crisis in Alberta. When the goal is to always place private market interests first, there is no room left for helping Albertans cope with one of the highest costs of living in Canada.

When the power goes out, when supply chains fracture, when missiles fly, it’s not the smart dashboard that keeps a city running: it’s the sidewalk, the bicycle, the local food network, the neighbour who knows your name. Register now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mikael-colville-andersen-urbanism-in-times-of-war-crisis-tickets-1985868193224

How can we future-proof our cities? In times of crisis, resilience comes from human-scale design, walkability, proximity, and low-tech infrastructure that cannot crash or be hacked. Next Friday, May 1, Edmonton.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mikael-colville-andersen-urbanism-in-times-of-war-crisis-tickets-1985868193224

Parkland Institute is partnering with Public Interest Alberta on this important event about post-secondary education in Alberta. Register now!

PIA Public Interest Alberta is a non-profit, non-partisan, province-wide organization focused on education and advocacy on public interest issues.

In 2008, a Parkland report by Gordon Laxer made the case for Canada to set up strategic petroleum reserves. The report’s recommendations went unheeded, leaving us as the only IEA country without oil reserves. “We could sure use them now,” says Laxer.
https://archive.is/ZJusq

Recently, our Executive Director spoke at a PIA virtual townhall about the UCP's plans to remove us from the CPP. Here's a clip of his presentation.

✂️ Our pensions are not safe in their hands. 51 seconds · Clipped by Ricardo Acuna · Original video "CPP Virtual Townhall - March 11th 2026" by PIAlberta