Father's Day message to the Alberta Government: families want quality accessible childcare now!
Instead of flowers for Mother’s Day, give us a national childcare system!
EDMONTON—“Alberta families are tired of waiting” says Lynn Odynski, with Public Interest Alberta. “The time has come for the Alberta government to offer all parents the choice of access to a quality, affordable and accountable early learning and childcare system that they can trust”.
Read moreSuperficial on-line survey designed to delay national child care agreement
Stop playing politics with child care
Read morePost-secondary education promises need to be put to the test
EDMONTON—Public Interest Alberta is challenging the Klein government to take us "Back to the Future" by committing to support post-secondary education to the same level they found it in 1993.
Read moreAlbertans are anxious to see the proof in the Klein pudding
EDMONTON—When Albertans tune in tonight after their dinner to hear Premier Klein's fireside chat about the future of Alberta, most people will be looking for something with substance rather than the usual fluffy sweet promises that come each year.
Read moreNew Minister of Advanced Education is a good first step
EDMONTON—Public Interest Alberta is pleased that the Klein government has announced the creation of the new portfolio of Minister of Advanced Education. With the announcement today that David Hancock will be the new minister, advocacy groups for post secondary education are optimistic that the government will be taking real action to resolve the issues facing Alberta's post-secondary system.
Read morePoll shows Albertans want government to focus on public interest issues
EDMONTON—Public Interest Alberta, a new political advocacy organization, unveiled today an Ipsos-Reid poll that shows that public interest issues are very important to a vast majority of Albertans and they want the government to make them a top priority.
Read moreA fair deal for Alberta families
EDMONTON—Just days before an expected election call, a network of organizations and individuals launched a new province-wide strategy to get all politicians to make this election about the many serious public interest issues facing this province.
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