Media releases

EDMONTON - In response to Minister of Education LaGrange’s announcement of fracturing the Alberta Teachers’ Association, Terry Price, the president of Public Interest Alberta and former president of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation, issued the following statement:

EDMONTON - In response to the passing of Bill 78, the Alberta Housing Amendment Act, Public Interest Alberta’s Executive Director Bradley Lafortune issued the following statement: 

EDMONTON -  To mark National Housing Day, housing rights advocates gathered on the steps of the Legislature building to “evict” the provincial government for their doomed-for-failure affordable housing strategy and lack of urgency in addressing the housing emergency in Alberta. 

EDMONTON - In response to the announcement of a child care agreement between the Alberta provincial government and the federal government, Public Interest Alberta’s Executive Director, Bradley Lafortune, issued the following statement:

Following Minister of Seniors and Housing Josephine Pon’s tabling of Bill 78, the Alberta Housing Amendment Act, and the release of the provincial affordable housing strategy, Public Interest Alberta Executive Director Bradley Lafortune issued the following statement:

EDIT (October 18, 2021) - An additional number of candidates have signed on to the agreement. The total is now 206, including submissions from Craig Curtis (Red Deer Council Candidate), Trisha Estabrooks (Edmonton School Board Trustee Candidate), and Grace Yan (Calgary Mayoral Candidate). 

EDMONTON - Public Interest Alberta, a non-partisan and progressive advocacy organization, has released a list of 202 municipal campaigns across the province who have agreed to release their donors publicly in advance of the election. The candidates have also agreed that, if elected, they will use their platform to advocate for changes to election financing laws to require this disclosure prior the election day in future municipal campaigns. Public Interest Alberta sent the pledge invitation to all candidates in Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and Wood Buffalo Municipality last week.

EDMONTON - Public Interest Alberta has called on all municipal candidates in Alberta to release their donors prior to election day on October 18th. Public Interest Alberta sent an individual pledge to all candidates in Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and Wood Buffalo Municipality asking two questions: "will you release your personal donors list before the election?" And, "If elected, will you work with your colleagues to change campaign financing laws to be more transparent by requiring the release of donations prior to the election?"

Today, as anti-vaccination and anti-public health rallies are being held across the province and country, Public Interest Alberta Executive Director Bradley Lafortune made the following statement to demand the UCP government urgently implement a vaccine certification program:

EDMONTON - In response to the latest report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Bradley Lafortune, Executive Director of Public Interest Alberta issued the following statement:

EDMONTON - In response to UCP Minister of Children’s Services Rebecca Schulz comments regarding the Quebec-Canada agreement on a Canada-wide early learning and child care system, Bradley Lafortune, Executive Director of Public Interest Alberta, issued the following: