Overview
- Letter writers link reduced promotion of flu, RSV and COVID vaccinations to current respiratory surges and emergency pressures in Alberta hospitals.
- Critics argue chronic underfunding, repeated restructuring and expanded private contracting under the UCP have destabilized health services across the province.
- Recently passed Alberta Disability Assistance Program legislation is compared to the U.K.’s work‑capability assessments and faulted for duplicative paperwork and potential harm to disabled people.
- A government statement that Bill 9 preserves youth choices is disputed in letters that contend the law removes choices for children and teens.
- Separately, the election agency says a 2026 separation referendum would proceed if 178,000 signatures are gathered, letters call for stronger oil export access to Asia, and New Brunswick’s year‑end review notes inspections after a major Woodstock diesel spill.