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16 May 2012

Alberta Liberals announce critic and committee roles as MLAs sworn in

Edmonton – With today’s swearing in of Alberta Liberal MLAs, Alberta Liberal leader Raj Sherman says his team is looking forward to continuing to speak up for Albertans on issues of critical importance.

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03 May 2012

Major misses the mark

Edmonton – Alberta Liberal Leader Raj Sherman says Justice Major’s review of MLA compensation is well-intentioned but misses the mark.

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23 March 2012

Sherman joins concerned parents as they fight for their school

Edmonton – Only a year and a half after Sister Annata Brockman School opened its doors, grades seven through nine face elimination due to the government’s refusal to amend the P3 contract and expand the school.

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22 March 2012

Sherman: government must release AHS quarterly report

Edmonton – On the eve of an election, the PC government has delayed the release of the latest Alberta Health Services (AHS) quarterly report, prompting Official Opposition Leader Raj Sherman to speculate that the news it contains must be devastating for Premier Redford.

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22 March 2012

Do-nothing government commissions yet another review

Edmonton – Official Opposition Energy Critic Kent Hehr doesn’t expect a new committee to provide Albertans with much relief from skyrocketing power bills.

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21 March 2012

Lukaszuk confirms homeschoolers will be allowed to deny evolution, the Holocaust and climate change

Edmonton – During Question Period this afternoon, Official Opposition Education Critic Kent Hehr asked Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk if the minister would “continue to uphold the Alberta curriculum, which teaches evolution, climate change, and racial and sexual orientation tolerance?”

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21 March 2012

Pre-election physician contract sounds oddly familiar

Edmonton – Official Opposition Health Critic David Swann says the government is again trying to silence disgruntled physicians with an agreement in principle on doctor compensation to avoid labour strife during the upcoming provincial election – a reversal on last month’s announcement of a temporary one-year salary scheme for doctors.

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20 March 2012

Way too little, way too late: PC ploy to pay back fraction of committee pay a slap in the face

Edmonton – Official Opposition Leader Raj Sherman says Premier Redford clearly doesn’t have enough control over her caucus to make them pay back all the money they received to sit on the infamous no-meet committee.

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