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Public beds the answer (0)
Letter to the Editor printed in Edmonton JournalFebruary 21, 2012 Public beds the answer Re: "Bed supply is key to solving ER wait times," The Journal, Feb. 18.  I concur with Dr. Alan Drummond's view that Health Minister Fred Horne has missed the... 		Feb. 21, 2012 PIA in the news, Seniors, Privatization
CBC Radio - PIA Comments on Proposed Alberta Education Act (0)
Provincial Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk has proposed a new Alberta Education Act, which would place more focus on bullying and change the mandatory school age. Bill Moore-Kilgannon speaks to CBC Radio about the need to see some real proof, in the... 		Feb. 15, 2012 PIA, PIA in the news, Post-Secondary Education, Education
Seniors feeling the crunch (0)
By Catherine Griwkowsky If you're looking to save money, don't go with a fixed-rate contract. Andrew Leach, University of Alberta energy expert, said fixed rates will not be cheaper. "They're not offering you a discounted electricity price, they're... 		Feb. 11, 2012 PIA in the news, Seniors
Video: 2012 Budget on Alberta Primetime (0)
Click here to watch the video of PIA discussing the 2012 budget on Alberta Primetime's February 9, 2012 edition, "2012 Budget-Money". "Addicted to spending", here to determine whether or not that's the case, Scott Hennig, Alberta Director for the... 		Feb. 09, 2012 PIA, Democracy, PIA in the news, Post-Secondary Education, Education, Human Services & Poverty, Seniors
Poverty Reduction in Question Period - 2012-02-08 (0)
The following is the transcript of an exchange on poverty reduction with MLA Dave Taylor (Calgary-Currie), Premeir Redford, and Minister Hancock.  Poverty Reduction 		Feb. 08, 2012 PIA in the news, Human Services & Poverty
Throne speech pledges fiscal overhaul (0)
By Karen Kleiss, Edmonton Journal EDMONTON - Alberta’s Conservative government on Tuesday pledged sweeping changes to the way the province manages its money, trumpeting plans for a radical change in the budgeting process and a major review of provincial... 		Feb. 08, 2012 PIA in the news, Human Services & Poverty, Seniors
Province looks to prevent poverty (0)
Alleviating symptoms not enough: report By Elisie Stolte, Edmonton Journal Alberta is working on a plan to reduce poverty, provincial Human Services Minister Dave Hancock said Monday in response to a new report estimating poverty costs the province $9.5... 		Feb. 07, 2012 PIA in the news, Human Services & Poverty
Poverty costs Alberta up to $9.5B a year, report suggests (0)
Expenses for social services, subsidies extra By Bryce Forbes, Calgary Herald  In a province where billion dollar energy deals happen regularly, a Calgary agency has tried to put a price tag on the cost of poverty. In a report being released today,... 		Feb. 06, 2012 PIA in the news, Human Services & Poverty
Preventing poverty would save billions: study (0)
Alberta's current charity model costs $9 billion and is less humane, coalition says By Karen Kleiss, Edmonton Journal EDMONTON - Failure to address root causes of poverty costs Alberta as much as $9.5 billion each year, a new study says. The report,... 		Feb. 06, 2012 PIA in the news, Human Services & Poverty
New Report Reveals High Cost of Poverty in Alberta (0)
(This is a Vibrant Communities Calgary and Action to End Poverty in Alberta Media Release. Both are members of PIA's Human Services and Poverty Task Force, and PIA is assisting with the launch of this new report.) Media ReleaseFebruary 6, 2012 		Feb. 06, 2012 PIA in the news, Human Services & Poverty
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